M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-08-01 |
| Target | Patriot Media and Communications |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | Comcast |
| Sellers(s) |
Spire Capital Partners
Spectrum Equity |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 483M USD |
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Comcast is a media and communications company. Comcast provides entertainment, information, and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. Comcast was incorporated in 1963 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 25 |
| Sector (Communications) | 4 of 7 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 3 of 20 |
| State (Connecticut) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 5 of 23 |
| Year (2007) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-01 |
Fandango
Los Angeles, California, United States Fandango, Inc. is an online movie destination and ticketing source. Fandango entertains and informs consumers with reviews, commentary, celebrity interviews and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance. |
Buy | $200M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-14 |
Plaxo
Sunnyvale, California, United States Plaxo is a provider of software tools and services to manage contacts. |
Buy | $150M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 900M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Spire Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets buyout investments in mid-sized information services, media, communications, and business service companies. The Firm looks for cash-flow positive, US-based businesses with high barriers to entry. Spire seeks to commit $15 to $125 million of equity per transaction and has an investment horizon of three to seven years. Spire Capital Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 7 of 26 |
| Sector (Communications) | 2 of 3 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 7 of 19 |
| State (Connecticut) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 6 of 25 |
| Year (2007) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-01 |
American Community Newspapers
Leesburg, Virginia, United States American Community Newspapers LLC is a publisher of community newspapers, daily newspapers, a weekly shopper and business and specialty publications. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-02 |
Certiport
American Fork, Utah, United States Certiport, Inc. is a developer, marketer and distributor of education and certification testing programs for end-users of Microsoft, Adobe and Digital Literacy programs in the academic, corporate and workforce segments worldwide. Certiport is a well positioned, scalable business services company with a worldwide marketing and distribution network, consisting of more than 12,000 testing centers. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.7B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Spectrum Equity Management L.P. is a private equity investor focused on service businesses. Spectrum specifically targets established businesses in the media, communications, IT, information, and business services industries. The Firm looks to commit $25 to $100 million of equity capital per transaction and focuses on opportunities throughout North America and Western Europe. Prospective transaction situations include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisition financings, and secondary purchases. Spectrum Equity Investors was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 70 |
| Sector (Communications) | 7 of 9 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 12 of 43 |
| State (Connecticut) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 16 of 63 |
| Year (2007) | 4 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 15 of 27 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-19 |
Interbank Fx
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Interbank FX, LLC is a leading provider of online foreign exchange trading services, offering individual traders, fund managers and institutional customers proprietary technology and tools to trade spot foreign currency online. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 |
RiskMetrics Group
New York, New York, United States RiskMetrics Group, Inc. is a provider of risk analytics and information processing to the global financial services community. The RiskMetrics service offering allows investors, shareholders, managers, and regulators to measure and manage financial risk. |
Sell | - |
