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Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe Acquires Paycom

On July 3, 2007, private equity firm Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe acquired internet software and services company Paycom for 56M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 20th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 48th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 1st transaction in Oklahoma.
Investment Fate
  • Paycom went public in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-07-03
Target Paycom
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 56M USD

Target

Paycom

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Paycom is a cloud-based HCM software solution delivered as Software-as-a-Service. The Company provides functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the complete employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. Paycom's solution requires virtually no customization and is based on a core system of record maintained in a single database for all HCM functions, including talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, talent management and HR management applications. Paycom was established in 1998 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Buyer

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 104
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 24 of 42
State: Oklahoma M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 48 of 99
Year: 2007 M&A 4 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 20 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-14 TransFirst

Hauppauge, New York, United States

TransFirst LLC is a provider of secure transaction processing services and payment enabling technologies.

Buy $683M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-05 Ruesch International

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Ruesch International is a leading global financial institution specialising in international business-to-business payment products and solutions. The corporation has full-service corporate foreign exchange operations in the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States that have served more than 30, 000 corporate clients.

Sell $450M
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