Dolphin Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Dolphin Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment arecommunications (29%) and software (22%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (86%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (8%). In total, Dolphin Equity Partners has invested in 7 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired BOLT Solutions for $12M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (37%). Dolphin Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2009 when it sold Gomez for $295M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15

Dolphin Equity Partners

330 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor,
New York, New York 10017
United States
(212) 446-1600
www.dolphinequity.com
info@dolphinequity.com

Dolphin Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in technology-enabled service based companies. Specific areas of interest include software as a service, on demand software, mobile-enabled technology, communication services, and new media/internet. Dolphin looks for investment candidates operating primarily in North America and the UK. Dolphin prefers to invest in companies in need of expansion capital but will also consider early-stage businesses, recapitalizations, and buyouts. Dolphin Equity Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.Dolphin Equity Partners discontinued operations in 2012.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Business Services, Communications, Education, Information Technology, Marketing, Media, Publishing, Retail, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 3 5
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 14 - - - - - 14
vol $26M $26M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 11 - - - - - 11
vol $450M $450M
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Artful Home LLC 2015-09-01 - Secondary Sale
Madison, Wisconsin · www.artfulhome.com
MegaPath Networks, Inc. 2014-09-08 - Merger
Costa Mesa, California · www.megapath.com
Telwares, Inc. 2012-11-28 - Trade Sale
Parsippany, New Jersey · www.telwares.com
Sensis Corp. 2011-06-29 155M USD Trade Sale
Syracuse, New York · www.sensis.com
Overtone, Inc. 2011-04-05 - Trade Sale
San Francisco, California · www.overtone.com
Mobile Armor, Inc. 2011-02-07 - Trade Sale
St. Louis, Missouri · www.mobilearmor.com
Gomez, Inc. 2009-12-04 295M USD Trade Sale
Lexington, Massachusetts · www.gomez.com
Voxitas, Inc. 2009-08-09 - Merger
St. Louis, Missouri · www.voxitas.com
TouchCommerce, Inc. 2009-04-08 - Venture
Agoura Hills, California · www.touchcommerce.com
Overtone, Inc. 2008-07-01 - Venture
San Francisco, California · www.overtone.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications - - 4 (29%) -
Software - - 3 (21%) 18M (69%)
Information Technology - - 2 (14%) -
Marketing - - 1 (7%) 8M (31%)
Aerospace - - 1 (7%) -
Business Services - - 1 (7%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (7%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (7%) -
Total - - 14 $26M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 13 (93%) 26M (100%)
  California - - 4 (29%) -
  New York - - 3 (21%) 12M (45%)
  Missouri - - 2 (14%) 6M (24%)
  Illinois - - 1 (7%) 8M (31%)
  Wisconsin - - 1 (7%) -
  Washington - - 1 (7%) -
  Texas - - 1 (7%) -
Canada - - 1 (7%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (7%) -
Domestic - - 13 (93%) 26M (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (7%) -
Total - - 14 $26M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture - - 12 (86%) 18M (69%)
Growth Capital - - 1 (7%) 8M (31%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 1 (7%) -
Total - - 14 $26M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 4 (36%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (27%) 450M (100%)
Merger 2 (18%) -
Secondary Sale 2 (18%) -
Total 11 $450M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $26M
TOTAL $26M
Largest BOLT Solutions, Inc.
$12M (2006-08-15)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $450M
TOTAL $450M
Largest Gomez, Inc.
$295M (2009-12-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
36%
4 (36%)

FAQ

When was Dolphin Equity Partners founded?

Dolphin Equity Partners was founded in 1998.

What type of investor is Dolphin Equity Partners?

Dolphin Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Dolphin Equity Partners headquartered?

Dolphin Equity Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Dolphin Equity Partners have under management?

Dolphin Equity Partners has 340M USD under management.

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