Acton Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Venture Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Acton Capital has invested in 7 companies.

Acton Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (45%) and information technology (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (79%) and growth capital (22%). In total, Acton Capital has invested in 2 US states and 8 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Acton Capital has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (55%). Acton Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold Knix Wear for $320M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity49
    • M&A Buy Activity38
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 4

Acton Capital

Widenmayerstr. 29,
Munich, 80538
Germany
+49 89 2421 887 0
www.actoncapital.com
info@actoncapital.de

Acton Capital is a late-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in web-based companies benefiting from the 'digital revolution'. The Firm has a special interest in companies and sectors benefiting from the transition to online activity and will consider opportunities across Europe and North America. Acton Capital Partners was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software

Target Transaction Types: Growth Capital, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 10
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 T
Buy (2.4/yr) # 26 5 5 2 - - 38
Sell (0.8/yr) # 7 - 1 - 2 1 11
vol $320M $320M
  49

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Knix Wear, Inc. 2022-07-08 320M USD Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.knix.com
sofatutor GmbH 2021-03-17 - Secondary Buyout
Berlin, Germany · www.sofatutor.com
Cluno GmbH 2021-02-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Munich, Germany · www.cluno.com
Convelio 2020-02-04 - Venture
Paris, France · www.convelio.com
Elder 2020-01-02 - Venture
London, United Kingdom · www.elder.org
ArtNight 2019-12-03 - Venture
Berlin, Germany · www.artnight.com
Knix Wear, Inc. 2019-11-26 - Venture
Toronto, Ontario · www.knix.com
Maple Corp. 2019-09-18 - Venture
Toronto, Ontario · www.getmaple.ca
Themis Solutions, Inc. 2019-09-04 - Secondary Buyout
Burnaby, British Columbia · www.clio.com
expertlead 2019-06-25 - Venture
Berlin, Germany · www.expertlead.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 9 (39%) - 17 (45%) -
Information Technology 6 (26%) - 6 (16%) -
Business Services 2 (9%) - 3 (8%) -
E-Commerce 1 (4%) - 3 (8%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Gaming - - 1 (3%) -
Media 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (3%) -
Retail - - 1 (3%) -
Staffing 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 23 - 38 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Germany 11 (48%) - 21 (55%) -
United Kingdom 4 (17%) - 5 (13%) -
Canada 3 (13%) - 5 (13%) -
  British Columbia 2 (9%) - 3 (8%) -
  Ontario 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) -
United States 1 (4%) - 3 (8%) -
  New York 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
France 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Finland 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Russia 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Sweden 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 23 - 38 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 21 (91%) - 30 (79%) -
Growth Capital 2 (9%) - 8 (21%) -
Total 23 - 38 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 5 (45%) 320M (100%)
Secondary Sale 3 (27%) -
IPO 2 (18%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (9%) -
Total 11 $320M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Altium Capital Ltd.
 1
Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division
 1
Legal Deals
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
 1
Gütt Olk Feldhaus Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $320M
TOTAL $320M
Largest Knix Wear, Inc.
$320M (2022-07-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
27%
3 (27%)
Strategic(s)
55%
6 (55%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Venture Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

600M EUR

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Dr. Christoph Braun

Managing Partner

Dr. Paul-Bernhard Kallen

Managing Partner

Frank Seehaus

Managing Partner

Fritz Oidtmann

Managing Partner

Jan-Gisbert Schultze

Managing Partner

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