Infor Acquires SSA Global, Extensity and Systems Union Group

Infor Global Solutions, one of the largest global providers of enterprise software and a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, completed three acquisitions on July 28, 2006. In addition to closing its acquisition of SSA Global, Infor acquired Extensity, a leading financial performance management software company, and Systems Union Group, a UK-based provider of financial and performance management solutions.

The two-stage transaction was financed through a combination of cash and debt financing. The aggregate credit facilities consisted of a US$150 million revolving credit facility, a US$2.25 billion term loan facility and a US$1.425 billion senior subordinated bridge facility.

J.P. Morgan Securities, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Merrill Lynch Co. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted as joint bookrunners and co-lead arrangers for both stages of the transaction. Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., Wells Fargo Foothill, General Electric Capital Corporation and Barclays Bank PLC acted as co-documentation agents for the first-stage senior secured credit facilities and the second-stage senior credit facilities. Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., General Electric Capital Corporation and Barclays Bank PLC acted as co-documentation agents for both the first- and second-stage senior subordinated bridge credit facilities.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal advisor to Infor and Golden Gate Capital, with a team that included Bruce Steinert, David Milligan, Yongjin Im, Patricia Costello, Amy Peters, Helen Griffiths, Marisa Murillo and Leah Palmer. Cravath, Swaine & Moore acted for the lenders with a team that included Amon Nunns.

In Canada, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP acted for Infor and Golden Gate Capital, with a team that included Howard Silverman, Will Wallace and Monique Higham. McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP acted for the lenders in Canada, with a team that included Bill Woloshyn and Manju Jessa. Hayley Clarke of McInnes Cooper acted for Infor and Golden Gate Capital regarding Nova Scotia matters.

Lawyer(s)

Manju Jessa Will W. Wallace Monique F. Higham William Woloshyn Howard S. Silverman Hayley E. Clarke

Firm(s)

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) McMillan LLP McInnes Cooper