| Date |
Size |
Company/Asset Acquired |
Acquiror |
Synopsis |
| 17/8/2010 |
Undisclosed |
|
beCogent Ltd.
|
|
|
Teleperformance SA
(ENXTPA:RCF)
|
|
|
Advised beCogent, an outsourced contact centre vendor, on its sale to Teleperformance SA
|
|
 |
| 21/7/2010 |
$152 million |
|
Easynet Ltd.
|
|
|
Lloyds TSB Development
Capital
|
|
|
Advised Lloyds TSB Development Capital on its acquisition of Easynet, a global managed network, hosting and telepresence company, from BSkyB Plc
|
|
|
| 28/6/2010 |
Undisclosed |
|
Acturis Ltd.
|
|
|
Summit Partners
|
|
Advised Acturis, a provider of insurance software solutions, on its growth equity investment by Summit Partners
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|
|
|
| 17/6/2010 |
c.$260 million |
|
PriceMinister S.A.
|
|
|
Rakuten, Inc.
(JASDAQ: 4755)
|
|
Advised PriceMinister, the #1 online shopping destination in France, on its sale to Rakuten, Japan's largest online shopping mall operator
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|
|
|
| 3/6/2010 |
$75 million |
|
Maconomy A/S
(OMX: MACO)
|
|
|
Deltek, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PROJ)
|
|
Advised Deltek on its acquisition of Maconomy, a provider of business solutions for project- and knowledge-intensive organisations
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|
|
|
| 19/11/2009 |
$409 million |
|
freenet AG
(Strato webhosting business)
(DB: FNT)
|
|
|
Deutsche Telekom AG
(DB: DTE)
|
|
Advised freenet, an alternative telecoms company, on the sale of its Strato webhosting business to Deutsche Telekom AG
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|
|
|
| 13/7/2009 |
$680 million |
|
IDS Scheer AG
(XTRA: IDS)
|
|
|
Software AG
(XTRA: SOW)
|
|
Advised Software AG on its acquisition of IDS Scheer, a provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, solutions and services
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|
|
|
| 10/7/2009 |
$42 million |
|
Steek SA
|
|
|
F-Secure
Corporation
(HLSE: FSC1V)
|
|
Advised F-Secure on its acquisition of Steek, an online storage and data management software provider for fixed and mobile operators
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|
|
|
| 26/5/2009 |
$172 million |
|
freenet AG
(DSL business)
(DB: FNT)
|
|
|
United Internet AG
(1&1 Internet AG)
(DB: UTDI)
|
|
Advised freenet, an alternative telecoms company, on the sale of its DSL division to United Internet, a major German Internet Service Provider
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|
|
|
| 6/5/2009 |
$113 million |
|
Borland
Software Corporation
(NASDAQ: BORL)
|
|
|
Micro Focus
International plc
(LSE: MCRO)
|
|
Advised Micro Focus on its acquisition of Borland, a provider of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions
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|
|
|
| 6/5/2009 |
$80 million |
|
Compuware Corporation
(ASQ business)
(NASDAQ: CPWR)
|
|
|
Micro Focus
International plc
(LSE: MCRO)
|
|
Advised Micro Focus on its acquisition of Compuware's Automated Software Quality business
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|
|
|
| 6/3/2009 |
$100 million |
|
Snell & Wilcox Group
|
|
|
Lloyds TSB Development
Capital / Pro-Bel
|
|
Advised Snell & Wilcox, a digital media infrastructure provider, on its sale to Lloyds TSB Development Capital and subsequent merger with Pro-Bel
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|
|
|
| 20/1/2009 |
Undisclosed |
|
Danet GmbH
|
|
|
Devoteam SA
(ENXTPA: DVT)
|
|
Advised Danet, an IT consulting and service company, on its acquisition by Devoteam
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|
|
|
| 9/12/2008 |
$30 million |
|
Wayfinder Systems AB
(NGM: WAYF)
|
|
|
Vodafone Group Plc
(LSE: VOD)
|
|
Advised Wayfinder Systems, a provider of innovative mobile location-based services, on its acquisition by Vodafone Group
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|
|
|
| 8/12/2008 |
Undisclosed |
|
Relativity
Technologies, Inc.
|
|
|
Micro Focus
International plc
(LSE: MCRO)
|
|
Advised Micro Focus on its acquisition of Relativity Technologies, a provider of Enterprise Application Modernisation solutions
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|
|
|
| 9/9/2008 |
$50 million |
|
SPI Lasers plc
(AIM: SPIL)
|
|
|
TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG
|
|
Advised SPI Lasers, a provider of fiber lasers, on its acquisition by TRUMPF, a provider of production technology
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|
|
|
| 1/8/2008 |
$108 million |
|
Anite plc
(Anite Public Sector division)
(LSE: AIE)
|
|
|
Northgate Information Solutions UK Limited
|
|
Advised Anite, an IT solutions and services company, on its disposal of its Anite Public Sector division to Northgate
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|
|
|
| 1/5/2008 |
$73 million |
|
NetManage, Inc.
(NASDAQ: NETM)
|
|
|
Micro Focus
International plc
(LSE: MCRO)
|
|
Advised Micro Focus on its acquisition of NetManage, a provider of software for transforming legacy applications into new web-based solutions
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|
|
|
| 27/4/2008 |
$2,550 million |
|
debitel Group
|
|
|
freenet AG
(DB: FNT)
|
|
Advised freenet, an alternative telecoms company, on its acquisiton of debitel Group, the largest MSP provider in Germany
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|
|
|
| 6/2/2008 |
Undisclosed |
|
Cape Clear
Software Inc.
|
|
|
Workday, Inc.
|
|
Advised Cape Clear Software, an ESB platform vendor, on its acquisition by Workday, the pioneer in on-demand ERP solutions
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|
|
|
| 23/1/2008 |
Undisclosed |
|
Xeye, Inc.
|
|
|
Odyssey Financial
Technologies, S.A.
|
|
Advised Odyssey Financial Technologies on its acquisition of Xeye, a provider of wealth-asset management platforms
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|
|
|
| 21/12/2007 |
$110 million |
|
GloNav Inc.
|
|
|
NXP Semiconductors
|
|
Advised GloNav, a fabless semiconductor GPS solutions company, on its acquisition by NXP Semiconductors
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|
|
|
| 16/4/2007 |
$124 million |
|
LatentZero Limited
|
|
|
Fidessa group plc
(LSE: FDSA)
|
|
Advised Fidessa group on its acquisition of LatentZero, a supplier of front-office software to investment managers
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|
|
|
| 5/4/2007 |
$546 million |
|
webMethods, Inc.
(NASDAQ: WEBM)
|
|
|
Software AG
(XTRA: SOW)
|
|
Advised Software AG on its acquisition of webMethods, a business integration and optimization software company
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|
|
|
| 31/1/2007 |
$39 million |
|
Tiscali S.p.A (German
B2C access customers)
(BIT: TIS)
|
|
|
freenet.de AG
(DB: FNT)
|
|
Advised freenet.de on its acquisition of Tiscali’s German broadband and narrowband customer relationships
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|
|
|
| 12/1/2007 |
$75 million |
|
NordNav
Technologies AB
|
|
|
CSR plc
(LSE: CSR)
|
|
Advised NordNav Technologies, a world-class software-based GPS solutions provider, on its strategic acquisition by CSR
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|
|
|
| 3/11/2006 |
$124 million |
|
Elektrobit Group Plc
(Network test business)
(HLSE: EBC1V)
|
|
|
Anite Group plc
(LSE: AIE)
|
|
Advised Elektrobit Group on the divestiture of its Network Test Business
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|
|
|
| 9/6/2006 |
Undisclosed |
|
IGEFI Group S.à.r.l
|
|
|
Summit Partners
|
|
Advised IGEFI, a provider of investment management software, on its recapitalisation, including an equity investment by Summit Partners
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|
|
|
| 17/1/2006 |
$106 million |
|
Kreatel
Communications AB
|
|
|
Motorola, Inc.
(NYSE: MOT)
|
|
Advised Kreatel Communications, a developer of innovative Internet Protocol (IPTV) digital set-tops, on its sale to Motorola
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|
|
|
| 2/6/2005 |
$55 million |
|
Inca Digital
Printers Ltd.
|
|
|
Dainippon Screen
Manufacturing Co., Ltd
(TSE: 7735)
|
|
Advised Inca Digital Printers, the specialist wide-format digital inkjet printer manufacturer, on its sale to Dainippon Screen
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|
|
|
| 27/4/2005 |
$45 million (agg.) |
|
Anite Group plc
(Austrian subsidiary)
(LSE: AIE)
|
|
|
Softlab GmbH Austria
(BMW Group company)
|
|
|
Advised Anite Group, an IT solutions and services company, on the sale of Anite Consulting GmbH to Softlab
|
|
|
| 21/4/2005 |
Undisclosed |
|
Cirpack S.A.S.
|
|
|
Thomson SA
(ENXTPA: TMS)
|
|
Advised Cirpack, a provider of next generation Class-5 voice switching platforms, on its sale to Thomson
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|
|
|
| 8/2/2005 |
$45 million (agg.) |
|
Anite Group plc
(French subsidiary)
(LSE: AIE)
|
|
|
Financière RDM
|
|
|
Advised Anite Group, an IT solutions and services company, on the sale of Datavance Informatique SAS to Financière RDM
|
|
|
| 20/12/2004 |
$94 million |
|
S.E.S.A. AG
|
|
|
TietoEnator Oyj
(HLSE: TIE1V)
|
|
Advised S.E.S.A., a provider of R&D outsourcing services, on its sale to TietoEnator Corporation
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|
|
|
| 2/12/2004 |
Undisclosed |
|
Ubitrade SA
|
|
|
GL TRADE SA
|
|
Advised Ubitrade, a provider of electronic trading and back office solutions, on its sale to GL TRADE
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|
|
|
| 9/11/2004 |
$52 million |
|
Mosaic Software
Holdings Ltd.
|
|
|
S1 Corporation
(NASDAQ: SONE)
|
|
Advised Mosaic Software, a provider of electronic funds transfer and financial services transaction processing software, on its sale to S1 Corporation
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|
|
|
| 4/10/2004 |
$112 million |
|
Dione Plc
|
|
|
Lipman Electronics
Engineering Ltd.
|
|
Advised Dione, a provider of smart card-based payment systems, on its sale to Lipman Electronics Engineering
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|
|
|
| 3/8/2004 |
$45 million (agg.) |
|
Anite Group plc
(Space subsidiary)
(LSE: AIE)
|
|
|
Vega Group plc
(LSE: VEG)
|
|
|
Advised Anite Group, an IT solutions and services company, on the sale of Anite Systems GmbH to Vega Group
|
|
|
| 26/1/2004 |
$44 million |
|
NXN Software AG
|
|
|
Avid Technology, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AVID)
|
|
Advised NXN Software, a provider of digital asset management systems, on its sale to Avid Technology
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|
|
|
| 23/12/2003 |
Undisclosed |
|
Cartesis S.A.
|
|
|
Apax Partners Funds &
Venture Capital Consortium
|
|
Advised VC funds led by Apax Partners on the acquisition of Cartesis, a provider of business management software, from PricewaterhouseCoopers
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|
|
|
| 4/11/2003 |
$210 million |
|
SUSE Linux AG
|
|
|
Novell, Inc.
(NASDAQ: NOVL)
|
|
Advised SUSE Linux, the leading Enterprise Linux company, on its sale to Novell
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