Generation Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Generation Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (15%) and marketing (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (65%) and stake purchase (15%). In total, Generation Partners has invested in 10 US states.

In the last 3 years, Generation Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (34%). Generation Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2000 when it sold American Cellular corp. for $2.4B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity29
    • M&A Buy Activity14
    • M&A Sell Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18

Generation Partners

2 Lafayette Court,
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
United States
(203) 422-8200
www.generation.com
info@generation.com

Generation Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth companies at various stages of development. Generation looks to commit $10 to $50 million of equity capital per investment. The Firm is a hands-on investor, helping managers take their companies to the next level. Areas of interest include business, information, and consumer services; media, communications and entertainment; and healthcare services and technology. Generation will consider both majority and minority positions. Generation Partners was formed in 1995 and has offices in Greenwich, Connecticut; Austin, Texas; and San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Media, Publishing, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 14 - - - - - 14
Sell (0.2/yr) # 14 - - - - 1 15
vol $2.9B $2.9B
  29

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Agility Recovery Solutions, Inc. 2023-11-30 - Secondary Sale
Las Vegas, Nevada · www.agilityrecovery.com
Captivate Network, Inc. 2013-09-26 - Growth Capital
Chelmsford, Massachusetts · www.captivatenetwork.com
ShopWiki Corp. 2011-01-28 - Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.shopwiki.com
Leaf Group Ltd. 2011-01-15 - IPO
Santa Monica, California · www.leafgroup.com
Sterling Infosystems, Inc. (Sterling Talent Solutions) 2010-12-02 - Secondary Sale
New York, New York · www.sterlingbackcheck.com
iCrossing, Inc. 2010-06-02 - Trade Sale
Scottsdale, Arizona · www.icrossing.com
Fortis Institute 2009-12-15 - Trade Sale
Grand Prairie, Texas · www.fortis.edu
High End Systems, Inc. 2008-06-10 55M USD Trade Sale
Austin, Texas · www.highend.com
Virtual Radiologic Corp. 2007-11-14 - IPO
Eden Prairie, Minnesota · www.virtualrad.net
The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. 2007-03-01 - Secondary Sale
Lake Forest, California · www.johnnyrockets.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 2 (14%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (14%) -
Marketing 1 (50%) - 2 (14%) -
Communications - - 1 (7%) -
Diversified - - 1 (7%) -
Education 1 (50%) - 1 (7%) -
Environmental - - 1 (7%) -
Gaming - - 1 (7%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (7%) -
Media - - 1 (7%) -
Staffing - - 1 (7%) -
Total 2 - 14 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 14 (100%) -
  New York - - 4 (29%) -
  Nevada - - 2 (14%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (50%) - 1 (7%) -
  Connecticut 1 (50%) - 1 (7%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (7%) -
  California - - 1 (7%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (7%) -
  Texas - - 1 (7%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (7%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (7%) -
Total 2 - 14 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 9 (64%) -
Stake Purchase - - 2 (14%) -
Venture - - 2 (14%) -
Growth Capital 1 (50%) - 1 (7%) -
Total 2 - 14 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (33%) 2.9B (100%)
Secondary Sale 5 (33%) -
Trade Sale 3 (20%) -
IPO 2 (13%) -
Total 15 $2.9B

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.4B
$100M to $1B 1 $436M
< $100M 1 $55M
TOTAL $2.9B
Largest American Cellular corp.
$2.4B (2000-02-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
5 (33%)
Strategic(s)
33%
5 (33%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B USD

Established

1995

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

John Hawkins

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Mark Jennings

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Andrew Hertzmark

Managing Partner

Louis Marino

Senior Vice President & CFO

FAQ

When was Generation Partners founded?

Generation Partners was founded in 1995.

What type of investor is Generation Partners?

Generation Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Generation Partners headquartered?

Generation Partners is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

How much capital does Generation Partners have under management?

Generation Partners has 1.0B USD under management.

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