Edison Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Edison Partners has invested in 14 companies.

Edison Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (36%) and internet software and services (24%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (65%) and venture (36%). In total, Edison Partners has invested in 19 US states and 4 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Edison Partners has exited 15 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (78%). Edison Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold PandoLogic for $150M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity80
    • M&A Buy Activity59
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 32

Edison Partners

Edison Partners

281 Witherspoon Street,
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
United States
(609) 896-1900
www.edisonpartners.com
investorrelations@edisonpartners.com


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 25
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 30
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (4.4/yr) # 37 8 3 8 2 1 59
Sell (4.2/yr) # 1 6 9 2 4 - 22
vol $200M $200M
  81

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
120 Water Audit, Inc. 2024-01-10 - Growth Capital
Zionsville, Indiana · www.120water.com
Take Command Insurance Agency, Inc. 2023-09-19 - Growth Capital
Richardson, Texas · www.takecommandhealth.com
Vox Mobile 2023-08-24 - Trade Sale
Independence, Ohio · www.voxmobile.com
Northpass, Inc. 2023-07-11 - Trade Sale
Parsippany, New Jersey · www.northpass.com
GoHenry Ltd. 2023-04-03 - Trade Sale
Lymington, United Kingdom · www.gohenry.com
Nuula 2023-01-25 - Trade Sale
Toronto, Ontario
RapidDeploy, Inc. 2023-01-25 - Venture
Austin, Texas · www.rapiddeploy.com
K1X, Inc. 2022-12-15 - Growth Capital
Chicago, Illinois · www.k1x.io
Lokavant, Inc. 2022-12-07 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.lokavant.com
SPHERE Technology Solutions 2022-11-30 - Venture
Newark, New Jersey · www.sphereco.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 15 (38%) - 21 (36%) -
Internet Software and Services 10 (25%) - 14 (24%) -
Software 7 (18%) - 13 (22%) -
Marketing 2 (5%) - 4 (7%) -
Financial Services 2 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
Business Services - - 1 (2%) -
E-Commerce 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Insurance 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Real Estate 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Retail 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 40 - 59 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 39 (98%) - 55 (93%) -
  New York 10 (25%) - 15 (25%) -
  Texas 6 (15%) - 6 (10%) -
  New Jersey 3 (8%) - 4 (7%) -
  Pennsylvania 3 (8%) - 4 (7%) -
  Massachusetts 2 (5%) - 3 (5%) -
  California 2 (5%) - 3 (5%) -
  Virginia 1 (3%) - 3 (5%) -
  Illinois 2 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
  Georgia 2 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
  Ohio 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
  Indiana 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
  Maryland - - 2 (3%) -
  Oregon 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
  Florida 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
  Tennessee 1 (3%) - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
  Ontario 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Other-Not Shown - - 1 (2%) -
Total 40 - 59 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 26 (65%) - 38 (64%) -
Venture 14 (35%) - 21 (36%) -
Total 40 - 59 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 10 (45%) 50M (25%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 7 (32%) 150M (75%)
Secondary Sale 3 (14%) -
IPO 1 (5%) -
SPAC 1 (5%) -
Total 22 $200M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $150M
< $100M 1 $50M
TOTAL $200M
Largest PandoLogic, Inc.
$150M (2021-07-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
3 (14%)
Strategic(s)
77%
17 (77%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.6B USD

Established

1986

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Chris Sugden

Managing Partner

Gregg Michaelson

General Partner

Lenard Marcus

General Partner

Ryan Ziegler

General Partner

Kelly Ford Buckley

General Partner & COO

FAQ

When was Edison Partners founded?

Edison Partners was founded in 1986.

What type of investor is Edison Partners?

Edison Partners is a growth capital firm.

Where is Edison Partners headquartered?

Edison Partners is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

How much capital does Edison Partners have under management?

Edison Partners has 1.6B USD under management.

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