M&A Deal Summary

Guidepost Growth Equity Acquires Ingenious Med

On October 22, 2014, growth capital firm Guidepost Growth Equity acquired software company Ingenious Med from Council Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Guidepost Growth Equity’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Guidepost Growth Equity’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Guidepost Growth Equity’s 1st transaction in Georgia.
Investment Fate
  • Ingenious Med was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-22
Target Ingenious Med
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Guidepost Growth Equity
Sellers(s) Council Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Ingenious Med

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Ingenious Med delivers easily implementable mobile and web solutions that improve physician productivity and hospital performance at the point of care. Ingenious Med helps health systems and physician groups increase revenues, make data more intelligent, align care with quality measures and automate workflows across the healthcare continuum. Ingenious Med was founded in 1999 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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DESCRIPTION

North Bridge is an investment firm focused on providing seed, venture, and growth capital to technology enabled companies. Specific areas of interest include communications and infrastructure, software, materials, and digital media. For later stage growth transactions, North Bridge generally looks to acquire majority (or minority) positions to help fund liquidity needs, growth initiatives, or acquisitions. North Bridge was formed in 1994 and has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 33
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 14 of 28
Year: 2014 M&A 5 of 5
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

Spoonflower is an online community involved in fabric and textile printing. Spoonflower is a global marketplace offering custom, print-on-demand fabric, wallpaper, and home decor designed by global independent artists. Spoonflower was founded in 2008 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Council Capital

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 300M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Council Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in lower-middle market healthcare services and healthcare IT businesses across the US. The Firm targets control and minority investments in companies with growth potential, EBITDA up to $15 million, and between $5 and $50 million in revenue. Council Capital was founded in 2000 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 14
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 5
State: Georgia M&A 1 of 4
Country: United States M&A 6 of 14
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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