M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-05-19 |
| Target | Stats Perform |
| Sector | Information Services |
| Buyer(s) | Vista Equity Partners |
| Sellers(s) |
Fox Sports
The Associated Press |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 100.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Vista Equity Partners is a mega-sized asset management firm focused on private equity, public equity, credit, and other strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to invest in and acquire software and technology enabled services companies. Specific areas of interest include software, software-as-a-service (SaaS), technology-enabled business services, and technology-enabled information services. Vista can commit up to $700 million per transaction and will consider a variety transaction situations, including management/leveraged buyouts, growth or acquisition financings, recapitalizations or restructurings, spinouts, and take privates. Vista Equity Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 42 of 143 |
| Sector (Information Services) | 1 of 4 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 8 of 12 |
| State (Illinois) | 3 of 7 |
| Country (United States) | 38 of 131 |
| Year (2014) | 3 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-14 |
DealerSocket
Irving, Texas, United States DealerSocket is a provider of SaaS enterprise relationship management solutions for the retail and independent automotive industries. DealerSocket’s platform enables dealerships’ marketing, sales and automotive service departments to operate more effectively by helping them identify and track actionable sales leads, engage these leads through a number of channels, and streamline the sale, lease and service booking process. DealerSocket supports over 140,000 active users at more than 3,500 dealerships around the world. DealerSocket was founded in 2001 and is based in Irving, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-09 |
Autotask
East Greenbush, New York, United States Autotask Corp. is a provider of hosted IT business management software to streamline and optimize business processes for technology solution providers. |
Buy | - |
FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing 21st Century FOX’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector (Information Services) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 1 |
| State (Illinois) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 1 |
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world’s population sees news from AP.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 2 |
| Sector (Information Services) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 2 |
| State (Illinois) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 2 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-13 |
iCircular
United States iCircular is a provider of coupons, ads and offers into the mobile sites of newspapers on phones and tablets. |
Sell | - |
