Stake Purchase • Financial Services

General Atlantic Invests In KCG Holdings

On April 13, 2007, growth capital firm General Atlantic invested in financial services company KCG Holdings

Investment Context
  • This is General Atlantic’s 4th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 32nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 2nd transaction in New Jersey.
Investment Fate
  • KCG Holdings was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2017 for 1.4B USD.

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Investment Summary

Date April 13, 2007
Target KCG Holdings
Sector Financial Services
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

KCG Holdings

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
KCG Holdings, Inc. is a securities firm offering services designed to address trading needs across asset classes, product types and time zones. KCG Holdings is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

General Atlantic

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 105.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 53 of 365
Sector: Financial Services 4 of 32
Type: Stake Purchase 8 of 42
State: New Jersey 2 of 2
Country: United States 32 of 175
Year: 2007 7 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-01 Fandango

Los Angeles, California, United States

Fandango, Inc. is an online movie destination and ticketing source. Fandango entertains and informs consumers with reviews, commentary, celebrity interviews and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance.

Sell $200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-16 Getco

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Global Electronic Trading Company (GETCO),A leading electronic liquidity provider and trading firm.

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