Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-10-01 |
| Target | Wayfair |
| Sector | E-Commerce |
| Sellers(s) |
Great Hill Partners
Battery Ventures HarbourVest Partners |
| Deal Type | IPO |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| PE ASSETS | 12.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth equity and recapitalization investments in well established public and private companies valued put to $1 billion. Great Hill targets companies within consumer services, business services, financial technology, healthcare, internet, logistics, media, communications, technology services, software and transaction processing. The Firm invests in the range of $25 to $500 million per transaction. Great Hill prefers companies located in the US, but will also consider opportunities in Europe and Latin America. Great Hill Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 24 of 64 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Type: IPO M&A Deals | 2 of 4 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 2 of 9 |
| Country: United States M&A | 20 of 54 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-22 |
PAI Group
Moorestown, New Jersey, United States PAI Group, Inc. dba PayChoice is a provider of payroll processing and benefits management solutions to small and mid-markets. |
Sell | $158M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 |
Momondo Group
London, United Kingdom Momondo Group Ltd. is an online travel media and technology company that provides travel search tools and inspiration to millions of visitors a month across 30 core international markets. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| PE ASSETS | 13.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Battery Ventures is a private investment firm focused on opportunities in the technology and related-sectors. Battery will invest at all company stages, from seed and early-stage capital situations to leveraged buyouts, PIPEs, spin outs, rollups and take-privates of established companies. Battery's private equity group focuses on investments in companies with revenue of $5 to $200 million and EBITDA up to $25 million. Battery can commit up to $100 million in equity per transaction. Specific areas of interest include software; IT services and outsourcing; communications components, systems, and services; and financial services and tech-enabled businesses. Battery will consider investments throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Battery Ventures was formed in 1983 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 28 of 67 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: IPO M&A Deals | 12 of 16 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 4 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 25 of 52 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 7 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-29 |
Bluestem Brands
Eden Praire, Minnesota, United States Bluestem Brands is a multi-brand retailer, delivering a wide selection of products and shop-at-home convenience through e-commerce and direct marketing via the Fingerhut and Gettington.com brands. In addition to offering a large selection of brand name products, our brands also offer a variety of credit options to provide families on a budget the flexibility of paying over time. Bluestem Brands was founded in 2002 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. |
Sell | $565M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 |
Zayo
Boulder, Colorado, United States Zayo is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure and network neutral colocation and interconnection services. Zayo's services allow its customers, which include telecom carriers, wireless service providers, media and content companies, and other bandwidth-intensive businesses, to transport data, voice, video, and internet traffic, as well as to interconnect their networks. Zayo was founded in 2007 and is based in Boulder, Colorado. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 147.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 53 of 150 |
| Sector: E-Commerce M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: IPO M&A Deals | 18 of 32 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 5 of 6 |
| Country: United States M&A | 32 of 91 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 9 of 14 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 |
Flinn Scientific
Batavia, Illinois, United States Flinn Scientific is a supplier of educational science supply products to the K-12 and Higher Education markets. Flinn Scientific was founded in 1977 and is based in Batavia, Illinois. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-02 |
York Risk Services Group
Parsippany, New Jersey, United States York Risk Services Group is a provider of customized claims management, managed care, risk management, pool administration, and specialized loss adjusting services to markets including public entities, programs, carriers and all types of self-insureds. |
Sell | $1.3B |
