Problem: The Catalyst Group was engaged by the owner of Manager Software Products to sell the company. MSP was an international vendor of meta-data and repository-based information management products with a complicated international ownership and operating structure. While headquartered in The Netherlands, the company had major operations in the U.K., Germany, and the U.S.

Solution: The Catalyst Group identified several viable candidates as acquirers, including Allen Systems Group, Inc. a U.S.-based vendor of enterprise productivity software.

Result: Manager Software Products was acquired by Allen Systems Group, with The Catalyst Group steering the course through the complex ownership and operating structure issues.