NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Funds advised by Apax Partners, one of the world's leading private equity firms, with a strong heritage of technology investment, today announced that they have completed the acquisitions of Epicor Software Corporation and Activant Solutions Inc.

LIVERMORE, Calif., April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Activant Solutions Inc., a leading technology provider of ERP and point-of-sale software serving mid-market retailers and distributors, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds advised by Apax Partners, one of the world's leading private equity firms with a strong heritage of technology investment.

NEW YORK, April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Funds advised by Apax Partners, one of the world's leading private equity firms, with a strong heritage of technology investment, today announced that they have entered into definitive agreements to acquire Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, and Activant Solutions, Inc., a leading technology provider of business management software solutions for mid-market retail and wholesale distribution businesses.

YARDLEY, Pa., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Activant Solutions Inc., a leading technology provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for distributors and specialty retailers, shared its vision for using ERP systems of record in combination with social media to help wholesale distributors improve efficiencies, customer engagement and collaboration at Summit 2011, held in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month.

LIVERMORE, Calif., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Activant Solutions Inc., a leading provider of retail and distribution business management solutions, today announced that it has signed an Approved Technology Vendor agreement with ALLPRO Corporation.