M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-08-22 |
| Target | Quest Analytics |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) | Vestar Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
| Advisor(s) | Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and growth capital investments across North America and Europe in the consumer, business services, and healthcare sectors. The Firm looks to invest $50 to $150 million in transactions valued up to $1 billion. Specific areas of interest include food, apparel, household goods, retail, consumer services, industrial services, information services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial services, media/communications, digital health media, and medical technology. Vestar Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 74 of 82 |
| Sector (Software) | 3 of 3 |
| Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) | 40 of 40 |
| State (Wisconsin) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 59 of 66 |
| Year (2017) | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-02 |
Don
Woodridge, Illinois, United States Don is a distributor of food service equipment and supplies to all types of food service businesses including independent restaurants, national chains, health care, hospitality, country clubs, schools and universities, government institutions, and food service management. Don was formed in 1921 and is based in Woodridge, Illinois. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-07 |
ISS
Rockville, Maryland, United States Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. is a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment (RI) solutions for asset owners, asset managers, hedge funds, and asset service providers. ISS’ solutions include objective governance research and recommendations; RI data, analytics, advisory, and research; end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions; turnkey securities class-action claims management (provided by Securities Class Action Services, LLC); and reliable global governance data and modeling tools. Clients rely on ISS’ expertise to help them make informed corporate governance and responsible investment decisions. Institutional Shareholder Services was formed in 1985 and is based in Rockville, Maryland. |
Sell | $720M |
