Talk about ROI! Eighteen months after Accel-KKR acquired Alias Systems
for $57.5-million, it sold Alias to Autodesk for $182-million. That's a
cool 300% return. Toronto-based Alias, which makes special effects
software used for movies such as Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park, has
been a hot potato in the past few years. Before Accel-KKR appeared on
the scene in April 2004, it was owned by SGI. Alias has sales of
$83 million and 600 employees, mostly in Canada.
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