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Archer Technologies, LLC

Transaction Summary

McColl Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to Archer Technologies, LLC ("Archer" or the "Company") in its minority equity recapitalization with Bain Capital Ventures ("Bain").  This partnership with Bain allows Archer, a leading provider of governance, risk, and compliance solutions, to continue to grow at a rapid pace with strategic guidance from a premier growth investor in the technology sector.

About Archer Technologies, LLC

Archer delivers enterprise governance, risk, and compliance management software.  With more than six million licensed users and a client list that includes one in four of the Fortune 100, Archer enables highly regulated companies to reduce enterprise risks, manage and demonstrate compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into corporate risk and security controls.  All Archer solutions are built on the highly flexible Archer SmartSuite Framework, allowing clients to tailor the solutions according to their unique requirements and to build new on-demand applications to solve business problems.  Archer is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

About Bain Capital Ventures

Bain is an investment firm specializing in all stages of a company's growth from providing seed capital through late stage growth equity, growth capital, and leveraged buyouts. With over $1 billion under management, Bain has been one of the premier investors in the technology industry with investments including Ameritrade, DoubleClick, and LinkedIn.  Bain is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

About McColl Partners, LLC

McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies.  With significant experience working with private equity groups, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, public companies, financial institutions, and divisions of large companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

For more information about our Business Services Group, please contact Eric Andreozzi at (704) 333-0525.  More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.

"We are tremendously pleased with this transaction and with the valuable advice provided by McColl Partners as we worked to select the right partner for our continued growth strategy. McColl Partners demonstrated the utmost commitment to Archer, preparing our company and our leadership team for success in all aspects of the transaction process."

Jon Darbyshire

Chief Executive Officer
Archer Technologies, LLC

"The rapid adoption of Archer’s software by the world’s leading companies directly results from the Company’s truly unique product offering and unwavering dedication to client service. This transaction positions Archer for its next stage of growth by combining Bain’s proven experience in working with leading technology companies with Archer’s extraordinary leadership team."

Lorin DeMordaunt

Managing Director
McColl Partners, LLC

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