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Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to FixStream

BOSTON, October 9, 2019 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that the acquisition of FixStream Networks by Resolve Systems, announced on August 20, 2019, has closed. Bowen Advisors acted as the exclusive financial advisor to FixStream and its primary owner, Tech Mahindra.

Headquartered in San Jose, CA, FixStream provides a cutting-edge AIOps platform that automates dependency mapping and dynamically tracks the changes between applications and underlying infrastructure to quickly diagnose the root cause of performance issues and outages. FixStream additionally leverages artificial intelligence … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to InCrowd

BOSTON, September 18, 2019 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that InCrowd, a pioneer of real-time data and market insights in the life sciences industry, has been acquired by an affiliate of SARORAS Private Capital, a private equity investment firm focused on the technology-enabled services industry. Bowen Advisors’ Healthcare Technology team, led by Bob Fleming and Ryan Wukie, acted as the exclusive sellside M&A advisor to InCrowd in this transaction.

Headquartered in Watertown, MA, InCrowd was founded in 2010 and led by entrepreneurs Janet … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to Brand Embassy

BOSTON, May 29, 2019 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that Brand Embassy, a leading provider of digital customer care engagement, has been acquired by NICE (Nasdaq: NICE), the world’s leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. Bowen Advisors acted as the exclusive sellside M&A advisor to Brand Embassy in this transaction.

Headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, Brand Embassy provides a cloud-based omnichannel platform … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to PlumChoice

BOSTON, December 18, 2018 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that PlumChoice, a leading IoT, cloud and IT support services provider, has been acquired by The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL), the largest publicly held personal property and casualty insurer in America. PlumChoice will become part of SquareTrade, Allstate’s provider of protection plans for mobile phones, consumer electronics and appliances. Bowen Advisors acted as the exclusive sellside M&A advisor to PlumChoice in this transaction.

PlumChoice is a market leader in technology support, providing customer … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to Lax.com

BOSTON, December 12, 2018 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that Lax.com has been acquired by a private investor consortium, led by Peter Hopper (CEO and Co-Founder, DH Capital) and Bill Luby (Founding Partner, Seaport Capital). Since its inception, Lax.com has established itself as a leading e-commerce retailer of lacrosse equipment, a trusted partner for customized team apparel and a producer of original lacrosse content and statistics. Bowen Advisors acted as the exclusive sellside M&A advisor to Lax.com.

Based in Norwalk, Connecticut, Lax.com … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to LUX

BOSTON, October 10, 2018 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that LUX Products has been acquired by Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a Global 500 diversified technology and multi-industrial company. A market leader in residential thermostats and smart home products, LUX will become part of JCI’s Building Technologies & Solutions group. Bowen Advisors acted as the exclusive sellside M&A advisor to LUX.

“Given the exciting growth opportunities in IoT, we were looking for a partner in LUX Products which could help the business achieve … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to VisionWare

BOSTON, May 30, 2018 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that VisionWare Ltd., a leading provider of enterprise master data management (MDM) software solutions, has been acquired by Civica Group Limited, a portfolio company of the private equity division of Partners Group, a Swiss-based, global private markets investment manager. Civica is an international market leader in providing business-critical software applications, digital solutions and managed services to customers in the government, healthcare, education and other regulated private market sectors. With a team led … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to FSEnet+

BOSTON, March 20, 2018 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that FSEnet+, a rapidly growing provider of cloud-based product data management solutions, has been acquired by Gladson, a portfolio company of The Wicks Group, a New York City-based private equity firm. Gladson is known for its industry-leading digital content hub of consumer goods product information and images that enables companies to efficiently and accurately transfer information across the brand and retailer ecosystem. Bowen Advisors acted as exclusive sellside M&A advisor to FSEnet+ … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to TelStrat

BOSTON, October 26, 2017 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that its client, TelStrat, a Dallas-based leading provider of call recording, quality, analytics, and workforce management (WFM) solutions, has been acquired by Serenova, a globally scalable contact center-as-a-service (CCaaS) provider. Serenova, formerly known as LiveOps Cloud, is backed by Marlin Equity, a global investment firm with over $6.7 billion of capital under management. Bowen Advisors acted as the exclusive sellside M&A advisor to TelStrat. The transaction, Bowen Advisors’ 14th of 2017, represents the … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Strategic Advisor to BroadReach

BOSTON, October 19, 2017 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that its client, BroadReach Healthcare, LLP, a leading provider of SaaS-based advanced analytics and workflow solutions to healthcare systems in the developing world, has completed a growth financing with PG Impact Investments (PGII). PG Impact Investments is a private sector, mission-driven, global investment firm specializing in investment solutions aimed at delivering financial returns as well as creating a positive social and/or environmental impact. While being independent from Partners Group, PG Impact Investments entities … Read More

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., JULY 6, 2017 — Neutral Connect Networks (NCN), a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, announced today the purchase of DAS Communications and 5 Bars. Additionally, M/C Partners has committed up to $30 million to fund NCN’s continued expansion.

DAS, founded in 2007 by Tyler Kratz, has successfully built and continues to operate multiple wireless networks at strategic venues in Boston and New York.

5 Bars, an Irvine, California-based neutral host distributed antenna system (DAS) operator, is a leader in deploying DAS systems in the sports … Read More

Bowen Advisors Serves as Exclusive Strategic Advisor to Miva

BOSTON, May 14, 2017 – Bowen Advisors is pleased to announce that its client, Miva Inc., a leading provider of eCommerce software and hosting services to the “emerging enterprise” market, has completed a growth recapitalization investment with Los Angeles-based private equity firm Bison Capital. With a team led by Managing Director Tom Crews, Bowen Advisors acted as San Diego-based Miva’s exclusive strategic advisor.

Since 1997, Miva’s eCommerce solution has powered over $100 billion in online sales for some of the world’s most successful B2B … Read More

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Transaction expands ams’ value chain in optical sensor solutions for mobile 3D sensing and imaging, consumer augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) and automotive applications

Premstaetten, Austria (16 March 2017) – ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor and analog solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Princeton Optronics, Inc., a leading provider of Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs), in an all-cash transaction.

Princeton Optronics develops and supplies high performance VCSELs which offer specific differentiation for mobile, consumer, automotive, and industrial applications. In the mobile … Read More