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Antares Provides Credit Facility in Clearlake Capital’s Acquisition of Vision Solutions

June 21, 2016, 07:22 AM
Filed Under: Technology


Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. together with its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Vision Solutions, Inc., a global data protection, high availability and cloud migration software provider with a proven track record of technological innovation on the IBM Power Systems, Windows, and Linux platforms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Antares Capital provided a fully underwritten facility to help finance the transaction and acted as administrative agent.

Vision Solutions is a leading provider of software solutions designed to protect data, minimize downtime and maximize resources for the modern data center as enterprises migrate to the cloud and transform their operations. Vision’s software offerings facilitate near-zero downtime migration of data, applications and systems using real-time replication technology to significantly reduce time, cost, and risk.

“Our investment represents a substantial commitment to Vision’s global customer base and reflects our confidence in the company as a buy and build platform to grow organically and through acquisition,” said Behdad Eghbali and Prashant Mehrotra of Clearlake. “With the transaction now complete, Vision can leverage Clearlake’s substantial resources to propel its growth strategy and build on its lengthy track record as a leading enterprise software provider.”

UBS Investment Bank, Evercore, and Foros served as financial advisors to Clearlake. Jefferies LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Vision. Clearlake professionals Behdad Eghbali, Prashant Mehrotra and Paul Huber have joined Nicolaas Vlok on the Company’s Board of Directors. In addition, Clearlake operating advisor Keith Bradley and technology industry veteran Lonne Jaffe also joined Vision’s Board of Directors.

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a private investment firm with a sector-focused approach. The firm seeks to partner with world-class management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake’s operational and strategic expertise. The firm’s core target sectors include industrials, energy and power; technology, communications and business services; and consumer products and services. Clearlake currently has over $3.5 billion of assets under management.







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