Safeguard - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Safeguard M&A Summary

Safeguard has acquired 10 companies. It has also divested 9 assets.

Safeguard’s largest acquisition to date was in 2003, when it acquired Alliance Consulting for $55M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2011, when it sold Shire Regenerative Medicine to Shire for $750M. Safeguard has acquired in 8 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (20%) and life science (20%).

Safeguard Business Overview

Where is Safeguard headquartered?

Safeguard is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

What is Safeguard’s revenue?

Safeguard disclosed revenue of 6M USD for 2023 and 5M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Safeguard have?

Safeguard has 30 employees.

What sector is Safeguard in?

Safeguard is a financial services company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Safeguard

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

150 North Radnor Chester Road Suite F-200,
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
United States,
(610) 293-0600
www.safeguard.com

Safeguard is a provider of capital and operational expertise to emerging and growth-stage healthcare and technology enterprises that are developing innovative products and services.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $77M $77M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 8 - 1 - - - 9
vol $1.6B $1.6B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Zipnosis, Inc. 2021-04-05 - Divestiture
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.zipnosis.com
Transactis, Inc. 2019-05-03 - Trade Sale
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.transactis.com
Zipnosis, Inc. 2015-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.zipnosis.com
DriveFactor, Inc. 2015-04-22 22M USD Add-on Acquisition
Glen Allen, Vermont · www.drivefactor.com
Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. 2014-02-04 270M USD Divestiture
South San Francisco, California · www.crescendobio.com
Alverix, Inc. 2014-01-07 40M USD Divestiture
San Jose, California · www.alverix.com
ThingWorx, Inc. 2013-12-30 130M USD Divestiture
Exton,, Pennsylvania · www.thingworx.com
Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. 2013-01-03 - Stake Purchase
South San Francisco, California · www.crescendobio.com
Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc. 2011-06-28 750M USD Divestiture
Westport, Connecticut
Portico Systems, Inc. 2011-06-22 90M USD Divestiture
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania · www.porticosys.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 2 (20%) - 3 (33%) 1.3B (84%)
Software 1 (10%) - 2 (22%) 220M (14%)
Information Technology 2 (20%) 55M (71%) - -
Healthcare Services 1 (10%) - 1 (11%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (10%) - 1 (11%) -
Medical Products 1 (10%) - 1 (11%) 40M (3%)
Communications 1 (10%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (10%) 22M (29%) - -
Safety/Security - - 1 (11%) -
Total 10 $77M 9 $1.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 77M 9 1.6B
  Pennsylvania 2 55M 3 520M
  California 2 - 2 310M
  North Carolina 1 - 1 -
  Minnesota 1 - 1 -
  Maryland 1 - 1 -
  Connecticut 1 - 1 750M
  Vermont 1 22M - -
  Florida 1 - - -
Total 10 $77M 9 $1.6B

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $77M
TOTAL $77M
Largest Alliance Consulting
$55M (2003-11-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.5B
< $100M 2 $130M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc.
$750M (2011-06-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
9 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

6   20% 2023
5   29% 2022
7   2021
(millions of USD)

Employees

30

Public

SFES

Former Name

Lancaster Corp.

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