M&A Deal Summary

First Data Acquires FundsXpress

On April 16, 2007, First Data acquired internet software and services company FundsXpress from Warburg Pincus, TGF Management and Beacon Investment Management Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is First Data’s 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is First Data’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is First Data’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-04-16
Target FundsXpress
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) First Data
Sellers(s) Warburg Pincus
TGF Management
Beacon Investment Management Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Lane, Berry & Co. International LLC (Financial)

Target

FundsXpress

Austin, Texas, United States
FundsXpress, Inc. is a provider of online banking and bill payment services for consumers and small businesses.

Search 215,058 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

First Data

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Financial Services
Employees24,000
Revenue 8.7B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION
First Data's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
First Data's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

First Data is a provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants, financial institutions and card issuers. First Data was formed in 1989 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 23
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 20
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 17
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-21 Datawire Communication Networks

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Datawire has proven the benefits of the VXN through successful connectivity to industry-leading payment processors and integration with many point-of-sale applications and devices to provide fast and secure transaction transport. The successful adoption of the Datawire network by the financial transaction processing services industry has led to cost savings, flexibility, increased revenue and increased ease of use for its customers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-21 First Data - Peace International Business

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

First Data - Peace International Business is a provider of utility customer information system.

Sell -

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 265
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 16
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 97
State: Texas M&A 3 of 27
Country: United States M&A 20 of 150
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-04 Metavante

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Metavante Corp. is a financial services technology company providing integrated banking and payments products and services to banks, retailers, healthcare providers and government entities. Metavante provides core processing technology to run bank operations including account processing for deposit, loan and trust systems, e-banking, risk and compliance and commercial treasury.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-01 UGS PLM Solutions SL

Dallas, Texas, United States

UGS PLM Solutions, a leader in product data management, collaboration and product design software and services with 42,000 clients and more than 2.8 million seats of technology operating in the market, is the product lifecycle management (PLM) subsidiary of EDS. The company works collaboratively with its clients to create solutions enabling them to transform their process of innovation and thus begin to capture the promise of PLM.

Sell -
SELLER

TGF Management

Austin, Texas, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 700M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TGF Management is a private equity firm focused on management buyouts and recapitalizations of profitable, middle-market companies generating sales of $50 to $250 million and EBITDA of $5 of $25 million. Areas of interest include manufacturing, distribution, construction, industrial service, outsourced business services, food, and consumer products. TGF's target investment size is $25 to $100 million and the Firm's geographic focus is on opportunities in the Southwest US. TGF will not invest in oil/gas exploration and production companies, real estate, and businesses with 'significant technology risk'. TGF Management was formed in 1992 and is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 18
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 8
State: Texas M&A 5 of 12
Country: United States M&A 9 of 18
Year: 2007 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-22 TIMEC Holdings

Vallejo, California, United States

TIMEC Holdings, Inc. is a contractor of industrial services with a primary focus on providing routine and turnaround maintenance repair for oil refineries and petrochemical plants.

Sell $100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-05 Orion Marine

Houston, Texas, United States

Orion Marine is an operator and maintains a fleet of more than 400 pieces of specialized marine equipment. Its specialty services include salvage, demolition, diving, surveying, towing and underwater inspection, excavation and repair. Orion Marine was founded in 1994 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Sell -
SELLER

Beacon Investment Management Group

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Real Estate
Founded 1995
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Beacon Investment Management Group (Beacon IMG) is a private investment firm and hotel management company that develops and operates hotels in the Southeastern United States. Beacon Investment Management was formed in 1995 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-05 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites is conveniently located off of I-85 at Exit 60 in Kannapolis/Concord, where you get a complimentary breakfast bar and deluxe rooms close to stellar family attractions and outlet shopping.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-22 Playa Matapalo

Guanacaste Region, Costa Rica

Playa Matapalo is a hospitality development in Costa Rica.

Buy -