William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone (Blackstone) and Vista Equity Partners (Vista) in connection with their pending acquisition of Energy Exemplar.
About the Companies
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. The firm seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term value for their investors, the companies they invest in, and the communities in which they work. Blackstone achieves this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. The firm’s $881 billion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets, and secondary funds, all on a global basis.
Vista is a leading global investment firm with more than $96 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2022. The firm exclusively invests in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled organizations across private equity, permanent capital, credit, and public equity strategies, bringing an approach that prioritizes creating enduring market value for the benefit of its global ecosystem of investors, companies, customers, and employees. Vista's investments are anchored by a sizable long-term capital base, experience in structuring technology-oriented transactions and proven, flexible management techniques that drive sustainable growth.
Energy Exemplar is the leading global provider of energy market simulation software. Energy market participants worldwide rely on Energy Exemplar’s platform to optimize decision-making across both new asset development and existing operations. Utilities, power producers, grid system operators, and others in the energy transition ecosystem use the software to forecast market operations, drive long-term investments, and optimize ongoing operations across their assets and systems. Energy Exemplar’s solutions offer best-in-class functionality, allowing users to model and understand the increasingly complex energy transition landscape in a single unified platform. The company has grown at 30 percent CAGR since 2018 and currently serves over 500 customers in 79 countries.
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