Transactions

"DBO was an early believer in Appgate and has provided invaluable counsel to us, including robust analysis on structure, and drove the negotiation of the key terms in this unique and complex transaction. The DBO team deeply understands the security market and the importance of Appgate in the emerging Zero Trust market. We’re fortunate to have worked with Brian and Bryant and look forward to them being a long-term partner to us in our next chapter as a public company."

"DBO was the ideal investment banking partner for Centrify. They partnered early with Centrify to develop a growth strategy and ultimately advised us on the transaction with TPG. Brian and the DBO team are terrific partners to me and the Thoma Bravo team – and we look forward to working with them again."

"Today’s announcement of the sale of our Civil construction business, together with the sale of our Power construction business in October, represents a significant milestone in advancing our strategy and focusing our efforts on our higher-margin and lower-risk Professional Services businesses."

"Planview is another example of Thoma Bravo working with existing management to implement our proprietary, operational approach to value creation while complementing the organic growth of the business with strategic and creative M&A"

"Our acquisition of Xilinx marks the next leg in our journey to establish AMD as the industry’s high performance computing leader and partner of choice for the largest and most important technology companies in the world"

"As an institution that has long seen the potential of investing in the technology sector, we are excited to partner with Silver Lake, one of the world’s most respected technology investors, to capitalize on major opportunities within and beyond the industry."

"DBO was a fantastic partner in our recent transaction. The DBO team adapted to the Coronavirus pandemic with lightning speed and great precision. They opened the aperture of the possible for all of us and helped guide Lastline and our Board to a great outcome and into the arms of a marquee buyer whose deal synergies were breathtaking. Their skills are peerless, their ethics and integrity beyond reproach and I look forward to working with them again."

"The DBO team, led by Brian White, advised and supported us through this very complex transaction. The entire DBO team have been great to work with, they were laser-focused on getting the desired results. They are experienced, well connected, very professional, highly organized, detailed oriented, and extremely effective in overcoming challenging obstacles. I would highly recommend DBO and would love the opportunity to work with them again in the future."

"We’re delighted to join the Nominet family. At CyGlass, we’ve developed a game-changing solution that makes sophisticated threat detection capabilities universally available to organizations of all sizes. With Nominet’s backing and investment moving forward, we enter a new and exciting phase of our development."

"The combination of Continuum and ConnectWise enables solution providers to transform their business leveraging artificial intelligence, autonomic remediation, and a global workforce when necessary providing our partners with infinite and elastic scale"

"Our vision has always been to ensure that organizations realize the full benefits of IoT devices without sacrificing security. By joining forces with Palo Alto Networks, we will be able to secure connected devices at scale to help organizations embrace digital transformation."

"I’m thrilled to combine our team with their powerful arsenal of operating and financial expertise, and the Colony balance sheet and fundraising channels, which will enable us to scale and stay ahead of trends in digital infrastructure. Our combined vision will focus on the reality that ever-larger numbers of people will use ever more devices, and the true explosion of use, driven by interconnected devices, cloud computing, mobility, big data, the internet of things, and especially the 5G roll-out, is still to come."

"This significant growth investment will allow us to further help enterprises around the world navigate the rapidly evolving data privacy regulatory landscape."

"This primary investment follows more than a decade long Limited Partner and co-investor relationship between Industry Ventures and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. We have built a trusted and multi-dimensional relationship with the Goldman Sachs team and are very happy to strengthen our relationship with them."

"We are excited to welcome the ClearStory Data team to Alteryx. We have been anticipating consolidation in the market and when we identified the great talent and compelling technology of ClearStory, we embraced the opportunity."

"Integrating ProtectWise's capabilities with Verizon's leading global network services further enhances our ability to detect and respond to security threats."

"We are excited to partner with Goldman Sachs and contribute to the future of mobility, working closely with Automotive OEMs around the world."

"Ethertronics is a premier brand that we are proud to add to the AVX family. The combination of AVX and Ethertronics offers exciting growth potential for the years ahead."

"Forcepoint is absolutely committed to empowering customers with human-centric security systems, and RedOwl fits squarely into this promise."

"Aerobie is a classic award winning brand, built around high-performance product for your everyday outdoor enthusiast...The Aerobie acquisition also emphasizes our willingness to invest in smaller companies to create value."

"Gordon and team delivered wise counsel and excellent advice throughout every phase of our investment transaction. I found their input invaluable in reaching a successful outcome in a process that was all new to me."

"SGI's innovative technologies and services, including its best-in-class big data analytics and high-performance computing solutions, complement HPE's proven data center solutions designed to create business insight and accelerate time to value for customers."

"MWH brings new geographic presence, acclaimed industry reputation, and most importantly, shared values in their dedication to communities."

"By leveraging Financial Engines' scalable advice technology to power The Mutual Fund Store's services and in-person advisers, we believe we will be able to make high-quality investment advice and comprehensive financial planning available to everyone with access to our services through their employer."

"This strategic partnership and investment combine Silver Lake’s expertise in technology products, services and information solutions with our vision to create safer communities and more successful businesses. It represents a strong vote of confidence in our company’s strategy and future growth opportunities."

"This combination creates an industry leader with the ability to deliver more capabilities from a broad global platform to reach more clients in more industry end markets...In one step, we will dramatically accelerate our strategy of creating an integrated delivery platform with superior capabilities to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world."

"The acquisition of CytoSport expands our offerings of portable, immediate, protein-rich foods, and broadens our appeal with younger consumers. Muscle Milk premium protein products further enhance our balanced business model."

"I’m honored and delighted to lead 24 Hour Fitness – which has pioneered so many breakthroughs in the fitness industry – into the next chapter of the Company’s success...Our new owners are firmly committed to supporting a strong, sustainable future."

"...We believe Cloudera will be the company to lead this global shift in extracting value from data. This position of strength and leadership is evidenced by the strong support of public market investors, large institutional investors and now key strategic investors including Intel, who’ve made sizable and significant contributions to cement our platform offering."

"By acquiring Millard, we are executing on our long-term strategy to grow Lineage by adding a great family-owned company with deep entrepreneurial roots, values and culture."

"Today’s announcement marks the next step in an exciting journey for MultiPlan. Starr’s historical relationship with MultiPlan and its executives was fundamental in bringing our firms together. "

"IMG has incredible strategic value to WME. The brand's global reach, outstanding management team and leadership across sports, fashion and media are a strong complement to our business. "

"Today’s announcement represents the next evolution in our strategic plan to better position both our solar and semiconductor businesses for sustainable, long-term success...Given the significant accomplishments of the businesses to date, it is the right time for this transaction which we believe maximizes value to our investors while benefiting our customers and employees. "

"Silver Lake is looking forward to partnering with him, the talented management team at Dell and the investor group to innovate, invest in long-term growth initiatives and accelerate the company's transformation strategy to become an integrated and diversified global IT solutions provider."

"DBO is a top tier and trusted advisor. The level of experience, competence, and executional intensity was remarkable."

"It has been my pleasure to work with the founders of Dean Bradley Osborne for over twenty years. They consistently have exceeded every challenge put to them, and always placed our interests ahead of their own. One of the strengths of the new firm is the ability to work directly with the owners, and I believe that they can be responsive to any size of company in any industry."

"Partnering with Silver Lake aligns WME with the global leader in technology investing, and ensures that all of our clients across film, TV, music, literature and other genres can capitalize on the dramatic new opportunities emerging from the digital media revolution."