A Penton Publication

blank

MARKET SEGMENTS


MANUFACTURERS

REPS

DISTRIBUTORS

CONTRACTORS



COMMERCIAL

INDUSTRIAL

RESIDENTIAL

UTILITY

RETAIL



ASSOCIATIONS

BUYING/MARKETING GROUPS

SERVICE PROVIDERS



M&A WATCH

ELECTRICAL ECONOMY

LIGHTING

WIRE & CABLE

DATACOM

AUTOMATION

ENERGY


RESOURCES

SUBSCRIBE TO EM ONLINE

SUBMIT NEWS

ABOUT US

CLASSIFIEDS


RELATED SITES

ELECTRICAL WHOLESALING

EC&M

TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION WORLD

Penton Media

blank



Activant Solutions/Prophet 21 To Be Acquired By Equity Investment Firms

Activant Solutions Inc., Austin, Texas, a provider of business software that bought Prophet 21 Inc., Yardley, Pa., in September 2005, will have new owners.

The company agreed to be acquired by funds affiliated with private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman LLC and private equity investment firm Thoma Cressey Equity Partners. The firms will acquire Activant Solutions Holdings Inc. and all its subsidiaries from investment funds affiliated with HM Capital Partners LLC. Hellman & Friedman will own a majority interest in the company, while Thoma Cressey will hold a significant minority stake. Management will also have an interest. The deal is valued at about $785 million.

For Subscriber Access
User Name:
Password:
Save Username/Password


Thank you for using the Electrical Marketing site. Our Home Page and Calendar pages are open to everyone. The rest of our site is only available to subscribers.

You have reached this page because you attempted to view material that is only available to on-line subscribers. If you are already an on-line subscriber, please log in using the login box on the right. If you still cannot access the rest of this site, please email or call our customer service department:

US Toll Free: (866) 505-7173
International: (847) 763-9504
Email: custserv@newsletter.penton.com

If you are interested in being an online subscriber, please check out our Subscription page (or the tab above right).

Thank-you from the staff of Electrical Marketing.



Browse Back Issues



Industry Calendar

Jan. 21-24, 2009
NAED Western Region Conference:
Palm Desert, Calif.; National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED),
(314) 991-9000,
www.naed.org

Feb. 25-28, 2009
NAED South-Central Region Conference:
Orlando, Fla.; NAED,
(314) 991-9000,
www.naed.org

March 10-14
Electronic House Expo Spring 2009:
Orlando, Fla.; EH Publishing,
508-663-1500,
www.naed.org

March 17-20
Electric West Conference:
Las Vegas, Penton Media Exhibitions,
203-358-3704,
www.electricshow.com

March 18-21
NEMRA Annual Conference:
Orlando, Fla.; National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association,
800-446-3672,
www.nemra.org

April 19-23
NAILD Convention:
Scottsdale, Ariz.; National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors (NAILD),
716-875-3670,
www.naild.org

April 20-23
A-D Electrical Supply Division Network Meeting:
Houston; Affiliated Distributors (A-D),
610-977-3100,
www.mya-d.net

April 29-May 1
2009 Equity/EDN Annual Meeting:
Dallas; Equity/EDN Electrical Associates;
800-373-1894,
www.equityedn.org

May 3-4
Lightfair International: New York; AMC Inc.;
204-220-2004, www.lightfair.com

May 4-7
Windpower 2009 Chicago: American Wind Energy Association (AWEA);
202-383-2512

May 16-20
NAED National Electrical Leadership Summit: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; NAED;
888-791-2512; www.naed.org

June 28-July 1
Women in Industry Forum: Santa Fe, N.M.; NAED;
888-791-2512; www.naed.org

July 30-August 1
NAED LEAD Conference: Orlando, Fla.; NAED;
888-791-2512; www.naed.org

 
Back to Top

blank
About Us | For Search Partners | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use
blank