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activeSoftware — Vista Equity Partners
Deal Terms
Entry Year2014
Entry EV$4.3B
Entry Multiple18x
Leverage7x
Debt Amount$2.97B
Risk Metrics
LTV (est.)69%
Debt / EV0.69x
Notes
Vista $4.3B LBO — largest tech deal of 2014. 18x EBITDA multiple. $2.97B in debt ($2.02B term loan + high-yield bonds). Middleware/integration software. Vista's standard playbook: cut costs, raise prices, extract. Merged into Cloud Software Group alongside Citrix.
Sponsor
Partners Group$185B AUM