Investment Summary

Calculus Capital and Northern Trust Invest In Essentia Analytics

On January 23, 2019, private equity firm Calculus Capital and Northern Trust invested in information technology company Essentia Analytics

Investment Highlights
  • This is Calculus Capital’s 2nd and Northern Trust’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Calculus Capital’s 26th and Northern Trust’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Essentia Analytics was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-01-23
Target Essentia Analytics
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Calculus Capital
Northern Trust
Deal Type Venture

Target

Essentia Analytics

London, United Kingdom
Essentia Analytics is a provider of behavioral analytics and consulting services that utilize a cutting-edge cloud-based platform to bring together historical data and behavioral science to identify and address biases in thinking that impact investment performance. Essentia Analytics is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Calculus Capital is a UK-based investment group focused on fast-growth companies. Calculus Capital is sector agnostic and looks to commit £2 to £5 million per investment. Calculus Capital is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 47
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 5
Type: Venture M&A Deals 6 of 8
Country: United Kingdom M&A 26 of 45
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-23 MIP Diagnostics

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

MIP Diagnostics is a manufacturer of synthetic polymer alternatives to antibodies, known as Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) and nanoMIPs. The company develops and manufactures synthetic affinity reagents small molecules that are designed to bind to specific target molecules for detection, purification, or extraction purposes. MIP Diagnostics was founded in 2015 and is based in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-12 Wonderhood Studios

London, United Kingdom

Wonderhood Studios is a TV program maker and advertising agency. Wonderhood Studios was founded in 2018 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Investor

Northern Trust

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1889
Sector Financial Services
Employees23,300
Revenue 8.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Northern Trust's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Northern Trust's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Northern Trust is a financial holding company that is a provider of asset servicing, fund administration, asset management, fiduciary and banking solutions for corporations, institutions, families and individuals. The Corporation conducts business through various U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries, including The Northern Trust Company (Bank). Northern Trust was formed in 1889 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-04 BEx

Chicago, Illinois, United States

BEx LLC is a financial technology software firm develops automated FX trading solutions. BEx was founded in 2013 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-29 Belvedere Advisors

Tiburon, California, United States

Belvedere Advisors LLC owns Emotomy, an open-architecture digital investment advice platform designed for financial professionals.

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