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Golden Gate in $1bn software dealTech specialist Golden Gate Capital has agreed to take Geac Computer Corp. private in a $1 billion deal. The San Francisco-based firm intends to split the company up once the deal closes.
- Silver Lake clinches Serena Software deal
Silver Lake Partners agreed to take Serena Software private for roughly $1.2 billion, in what has been a busy week for public-to-private transactions.
- Shareholders block Vector take-private
Vector Capital and BroadVision have walked away from a proposed $29m transaction that would have taken BroadVision off the public market.
- Golden Gate buys Blue Martini
The San Francisco firm, founded by former Bain Capital partners, has agreed to purchase the customer relationship software company for $54m.
- Tom Lee in $450m Eye Care exit
After scrapping plans for an IDS, the Boston buyout firm has agreed to sell Eye Care Centers of America to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital and eyewear products maker Moulin International.
- Equity trio buys legacy-software maker
Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners have teamed to buy WRQ, a developer of software that emulates legacy software.
- North Castle makes 2.5x return on nutrition co
The Connecticut-based healthcare investor has closed its sale of EAS to pharma giant Abbott Laboratories for $320m.
- Golden Gate closes second fund on $1.8bn
The San Francisco-based firm, founded by former Bain Capital managing directors, will continue to focus its newest fund on multi-sector, ‘change-intensive’ businesses.
- Ripplewood backs Japanese multilevel spinout
Ripplewood Holdings is backing the spinout of Shaklee, a California-based multilevel marketer of nutrition and filtration products, from Tokyo-based Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical, for approximately $310m.