FT Partners Advises Zywave on its Sale to Aurora Capital
Overview of Transaction
- On November 4, 2013, Zywave, Inc., the leading provider of insurance and financial planning software solutions, announced the sale of its Insurance Solutions business to Aurora Capital Group ("Aurora")
- Zywave Insurance Solutions provides technology-enabled content and communication, agency automation, business intelligence and analytics tools to the employee benefits and P&C insurance distribution industry
- The business will retain the "Zywave" name post-close
- Aurora is a Los Angeles-based private equity firm managing over $2 billion of capital across multiple funds
- Vista Equity Partners ("Vista"), a U.S.-based private equity firm with offices in San Francisco, Chicago and Austin, will retain ownership of the Zywave Financial Solutions business, which will be renamed Advicent Solutions ("Advicent")
- The transaction is expected to close in the next 30 days; terms of the transaction were not disclosed
Significance of Transaction
- Transaction represents a highly attractive outcome for Vista and other shareholders of Zywave, Inc.
- Positions the Insurance Solutions business well to pursue additional growth opportunities and continue to enhance its market leading platform
- Provides Aurora the opportunity to leverage its extensive industry experience and partner with a leading insurance technology provider
FT Partners' Role
- FT Partners served as exclusive Strategic and Financial advisor to Zywave and Vista, the Company's controlling shareholder
- FT Partners leveraged its deep knowledge, extensive experience and broad insurance industry relationships to help achieve a highly favorable outcome for all stakeholders
- Transaction demonstrates FT Partners' continued success in achieving highly attractive outcomes for leading insurance, benefits and healthcare IT and services firms in the financial technology landscape