Guidehouse (Veritas Capital-backed) Acquires Navigant Consulting for $1.1 Billion

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Guidehouse from Veritas Capital

December 14, 2023

Consulting

Bain Capital Private Equity completed the acquisition of Guidehouse from Veritas Capital for $5.3 billion. Guidehouse, a McLean, Virginia–headquartered consulting and managed services firm with more than 17,000 professionals, will continue to be led by CEO Scott McIntyre as it pursues further organic and inorganic growth under Bain.

Guidehouse Acquires Grant Thornton Public Sector Advisory Practice

August 22, 2022

Professional Services

Guidehouse, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, signed an agreement to acquire Grant Thornton LLP’s Public Sector Advisory practice. The deal brings additional public-sector consulting professionals to Guidehouse and is expected to close in the second half of 2022; it was later completed on October 3, 2022.

Veritas Capital to Acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) for $2.8 Billion

February 22, 2022

Education

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) entered into a definitive merger agreement with affiliates of Veritas Capital to acquire the company for $21 per share, implying an equity value of about $2.8 billion. The transaction was completed via a tender offer, with HMH becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veritas and ceasing trading on NASDAQ.

Guidehouse (Veritas Capital) Acquires Dovel Technologies from Macquarie Capital

October 18, 2021

Government & Public Sector

Guidehouse, a Veritas Capital portfolio company, has acquired Dovel Technologies from Macquarie Capital. The add-on expands Guidehouse's technology and advanced analytics capabilities in health IT, life sciences, public safety and grants management, and brings roughly 1,800–1,900 employees into the combined firm.

Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital Acquire athenahealth

February 11, 2019

Healthcare Services

An affiliate of Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital (Elliott affiliate) completed the acquisition of athenahealth, Inc. for approximately $5.7 billion in cash. The deal combines athenahealth with Veritas-owned Virence Health under the athenahealth brand, creating a larger healthcare IT provider headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, led by Bob Segert.

Navigant Consulting Acquires Easton Associates

October 3, 2012

Healthcare Services

Navigant Consulting, Inc. has acquired Easton Associates, LLC, a New York–based life sciences strategy and advisory firm. 7 Mile Advisors served as exclusive sell-side advisor to Easton, with Equiteq providing strategic preparation; financial terms were not disclosed.