Steadfast Partners for Entrepreneurs in Information Technology

Oracle Acquires LogFire Financial Terms: not publicly available   Oracle announced Tuesday that it is acquiring LogFire, an Atlanta, GA-based company that provides cloud-based warehouse management system (WMS) applications. The addition of LogFire will complement the logistics functionality of the Oracle SCM Cloud. LogFire received a Series A investment led by Edison Ventures with co-participation…

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HNA Acquires Pactera (NASDAQ: PACT) from Blackstone Transaction Size – Estimated $800mm – $1bn   Blackstone hired Morgan Stanley to run a sale process for Pactera in February 2016 Pactera announced on Aug. 22, 2016, that Blackstone Group L.P. and other shareholders of Pactera have entered into a share purchase agreement with HNA EcoTech Group…

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Vista Equity Partners Completes Acquisition of Cvent and Announces Merger with Lanyon Solution Enterprise Value: $1,413.64M EV/LTM Revenue: 7.1x EV/NTM Revenue: 6.1x   Cvent, Inc. and Lanyon Solutions, Inc. are both cloud-based enterprise event and hospitality management companies The acquisition of Cvent was originally announced April 18, 2016 and was met with headwinds from DOJ…

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GE Transportation Acquires ShipXpress Transaction Size – Undisclosed   GE Aims to Strengthen Cloud Software Expertise   ShipXpress is a provider of cloud-based rail-road management software for the transportation, industrial, and commodities sectors; the acquisition seeks to bolster GE’s rail-industry supply chain offerings The deal will complement GE’s sensor technology and likely integrate with its…

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We provide clear, impactful, and unique advice built uniquely from deep domain knowledge, keen strategic understanding, and critical judgment that can only come from extensive experience. Unlike most investment banks and boutiques, True Blue Partners is not involved in trading, research, or lending, each of which can create conflicts when advising clients. We provide a…

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BLACKSTONE to make equity investment in JDA SOFTWARE   Financial Information   Equity Investment to recapitalize JDA’s debt structure and spurn Honeywell Acquisition Backed by New Mountain Capital, JDA drove a series of acquisitions to scale and consolidate market The resulting debt threatened JDA’s ability to reinvest in R&D and created a landscape ripe for…

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With the deep domain knowledge and transaction expertise we have built in our target sectors, True Blue Partners provides sound advisory services to entrepreneurs looking to raise private capital. For later-stage private companies seeking growth capital and/or partial liquidity for founders and early investors while remaining private, we work to optimally position our clients and…

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