Stake Sale • Insurance

Otter Capital, Hellman & Friedman and Warburg Pincus Exits Arch Capital

On January 1, 2007, invested in insurance company Arch Capital from Otter Capital, Hellman & Friedman and Warburg Pincus

Investment Context
  • This is transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is transaction in Bermuda.

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Investment Summary

Date January 1, 2007
Target Arch Capital
Sector Insurance
Sellers(s) Otter Capital
Hellman & Friedman
Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Stake Sale

Target Company

Arch Capital

Pembroke, Bermuda
Arch Capital is a reinsurance and insurance company. The proceeds of this financing were used to launch a major underwriting initiative to meet current and future demand in the global insurance marketplace. Arch Capital was founded in 1995 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.
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Seller Profiles 3

SELLER

Otter Capital

Woodside, California, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Otter Capital is an unsponsored private equity firm focused on investments in growth companies. Otter looks for businesses demonstrating high barriers to entry and other competitive advantages. The Firm typically partners with management when pursuing transactions. Otter Capital is based in Palo Alto, California.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector: Insurance 1 of 1
Type: Stake Sale 1 of 1
Country: Bermuda 1 of 1
Year: 2007 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 WSA Global Holdings

Encino, California, United States

WSA Global Holdings owns and operates The WSA Show, the largest footwear and related accessories trade show in the world.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-16 AgraQuest

Davis, California, United States

Agraquest is a leading developer of biopesticides. Agraquest leverages its proprietary screening technology and microorganism database to discover, develop, manufacture and market safe and effective natural pest management products for agricultural and other markets. Mr. Pasquesi serves as a director of Agraquest.

Sell $425M
SELLER

Hellman & Friedman

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 115.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Hellman & Friedman is a large private equity firm on the West Coast of the US. H&F focuses on control and minority investments in a variety of transaction structures and will consider opportunities across the US and Europe. H&F seeks buyouts and business in need of restructurings that operate in defensible markets with predictable revenue and earnings growth. Target sectors include financial services, healthcare, indusrial, energy, insurance, media, marketing, professional services, software, and information services. H&F's target equity investment size is $300 million to $1 billion. Hellman & Friedman was formed in 1984 and has offices in San Francisco, New York City, and London.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 12 of 64
Sector: Insurance 1 of 5
Type: Stake Sale 3 of 5
Country: Bermuda 1 of 2
Year: 2007 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-14 ProSiebenSat.1 Media

Unterfohring, Germany

ProSiebenSat.1 Media is a media company that operates 27 TV channels in 10 countries. The entertainment segment operates free TV stations, such as SAT.1, prosieben, kabel eins, sixx, SAT.1 gold, prosieben MAXX, and kabel eins doku, as well as distributes prosiebenSat.1 HD stations. ProSiebenSat.1 Media was founded in 1984 and is based in Unterfohring, Germany.

Sell $3.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-23 UKG

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

UKG is a provider of cloud-based workforce management solutions. The company solutions, which include time and labor, scheduling, talent management, human resources, payroll, absence management, labor activity tracking, data collection, self-service and workforce analytics are designed for a wide range of businesses and organizations from single-site to large multi-site enterprises. UKG was founded in 1977 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Buy $1.8B
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 Context for Seller #
Overall 31 of 265
Sector: Insurance 2 of 6
Type: Stake Sale 2 of 11
Country: Bermuda 1 of 2
Year: 2007 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Lepu Medical

Beijing, China

Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co. is a interventional cardiology device company in China. Its product portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, occlusion devices, angioplasty-accessories and other cardiology-related devices and equipment. Lepu Medical Technology was founded in 1999 and is based in Beijing, China.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-26 Aramark

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Aramark is a professional services company, providing food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to healthcare institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, businesses, and government departments and agencies. Aramark was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Buy $8.3B

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