This transaction represents a primary leveraged buyout marking the first entry of a private equity sponsor into the company's capital. Following a highly competitive auction process managed by a premier investment bank, the incoming financial partner secured absolute majority control, allowing the founding shareholders to exit their positions. The deal follows a period of rapid internationalization and the establishment of a dominant technical database that has become an industry standard for global manufacturers. To capitalize this operation, the structure includes a tailored unitranche and subordinated debt package provided by a specialized asset manager, including a dedicated acquisition line to support the next major phase of geographic expansion into new emerging markets.

A2MAC1, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2017, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN premium to the average currently observed in the TMT (Tech, Media, Telecom) sector (12.8x).

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