Catalyst Investors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Venture Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Catalyst Investors has invested in 1 company.

Catalyst Investors’ most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (33%) and communications (29%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (44%) and venture (31%). In total, Catalyst Investors has invested in 23 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 1998 when it acquired Intermedia Partners Of Tennessee Lp for $932M.

In the last 3 years, Catalyst Investors has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (49%). Catalyst Investors’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Western Wireless for $6.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity92
    • M&A Buy Activity53
    • M&A Sell Activity39
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 54

Catalyst Investors

711 Fifth Avenue, Suite 400,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 863-4848
www.catalyst.com
businessplans@catalystinvestors.com

Catalyst Investors is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications and internet services industries. Specific areas of interest include, video and audio content and distribution, print and online publishing, out-of-home advertising, music publishing, wireless voice and data, wireless spectrum and other infrastructure, outsourced applications providers / software as a service (SAAS), subscription based services, and online advertising. Catalyst looks for the growth companies located in the US and Canada requiring $10 to $60 million in capital. Catalyst prefers businesses with 'high-margin economics', 'defensible market positions', and 'recurring revenues'. Catalyst was formed in 1999 and is based in New York.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Digital Media, Education, Electronics, Food, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Media, Publishing, Safety/Security, Software, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 60
Enterprise Value - 250
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 52 - 1 - - - 53
vol $1.6B $1.6B
Sell (1.2/yr) # 33 2 1 1 - 2 39
vol $14.7B $3.5B $18.2B
  92

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Reptrak 2024-11-19 - Secondary Sale
Boston, Massachusetts · www.reptrak.com
Datavail Corp. 2024-01-16 - Secondary Sale
Broomfield, Colorado · www.datavail.com
Clinicient, Inc. 2022-01-18 - Trade Sale
Portland, Oregon · www.clinicient.com
BrightFarms, Inc. 2021-08-17 - Trade Sale
Irvington, New York · www.brightfarms.com
Pax8, Inc. 2021-01-06 - Venture
Greenwood Village, Colorado · www.pax8.com
InSite Wireless Group LLC 2020-11-05 3.5B USD Trade Sale
Alexandria, Virginia · www.insitewireless.com
Xplornet Communications, Inc. 2020-02-27 - Secondary Sale
Woodstock, New Brunswick · www.xplornet.com
Jobvite, Inc. 2019-02-11 - Trade Sale
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.jobvite.com
WeddingWire, Inc. 2018-09-25 - Merger
Bethesda, Maryland · www.weddingwire.com
Videology, Inc. 2018-05-10 - Bankruptcy
Baltimore, Maryland · www.videologygroup.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
MediaMath, Inc. 2011-07-22 Akamai Technologies, Inc. - Advertising Decision Solutions 2013-01-24 6
New York, New York · www.mediamath.com Cambridge, Massachusetts

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 4 (57%) - 17 (32%) -
Communications - - 15 (28%) -
Media - - 4 (8%) 932M (60%)
Business Services 1 (14%) - 4 (8%) -
Software 1 (14%) - 4 (8%) -
Publishing - - 2 (4%) 630M (40%)
Digital Media 1 (14%) - 2 (4%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (4%) -
Education - - 1 (2%) -
Food - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) -
Total 7 - 53 $1.6B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 7 (100%) - 51 (96%) 1.6B (100%)
  California 2 (29%) - 6 (11%) -
  New York 2 (29%) - 5 (9%) -
  Colorado 1 (14%) - 5 (9%) -
  Virginia - - 3 (6%) -
  Rhode Island - - 3 (6%) -
  Ohio - - 3 (6%) -
  Florida - - 3 (6%) -
  Illinois 2 (29%) - 2 (4%) -
  Tennessee - - 2 (4%) 932M (60%)
  Oregon - - 2 (4%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (4%) -
  Maryland - - 2 (4%) -
  Kansas - - 2 (4%) -
  Washington - - 2 (4%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (2%) 630M (40%)
  New Jersey - - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (2%) -
  Delaware - - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (2%) -
  Arkansas - - 1 (2%) -
  Alaska - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Canada - - 1 (2%) -
  New Brunswick - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 7 (100%) - 51 (96%) 1.6B (100%)
Cross-border - - 2 (4%) -
Total 7 - 53 $1.6B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (14%) - 23 (43%) -
Venture 6 (86%) - 16 (30%) -
Growth Capital - - 8 (15%) -
Stake Purchase - - 4 (8%) 932M (60%)
Recapitalization - - 1 (2%) 630M (40%)
Divestiture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 7 - 53 $1.6B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 11 (28%) 7.4B (40%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (23%) 10.9B (60%)
Secondary Sale 7 (18%) -
IPO 5 (13%) -
Unknown 4 (10%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (3%) -
Merger 1 (3%) -
Recapitalization 1 (3%) -
Total 39 $18.2B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.6B
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Intermedia Partners Of Tennessee Lp
$932M (1998-04-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 5 $15.8B
$100M to $1B 5 $2.4B
TOTAL $18.2B
Largest Western Wireless Corp.
$6.0B (2005-01-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
18%
7 (18%)
Strategic(s)
51%
20 (51%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Venture Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

377M USD

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Brian Rich

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Ryan McNally

Co-Founder & Partner, Head of Business Development

Kapil Desai

Partner

Tyler Newton

Partner

Gene Wolfson

Partner, Investor Relations

FAQ

When was Catalyst Investors founded?

Catalyst Investors was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is Catalyst Investors?

Catalyst Investors is a venture capital firm.

Where is Catalyst Investors headquartered?

Catalyst Investors is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Catalyst Investors have under management?

Catalyst Investors has 377M USD under management.

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