FTV Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, FTV Capital has acquired 4 companies. It has also invested in 16 others.

FTV Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (22%) and software (21%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (44%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (28%). In total, FTV Capital has invested in 21 US states and 12 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 1999 when it acquired Edelman Financial Engines for $85M.

In the last 3 years, FTV Capital has exited 17 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (63%). FTV Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold MarketShare Partners for $450M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity184
    • M&A Buy Activity125
    • M&A Sell Activity59
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 69
  • M&A Advisors 4

FTV Capital

FTV Management Company L.P

601 California Street, Floor 19,
San Francisco, California 94108
United States
(415) 229-3000
www.ftvcapital.com
info@ftvcapital.com

FTV Capital is a multi-stage private equity firm focused on providing capital to high-growth companies. FTV generally seeks to invest in software, business services, and financial services companies which enable financial institutions to expand and to operate more efficiently. Investment proceeds are typically used to fund rapid organic growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue add-on acquisitions, or acquire divestitures. FTV prefers to act as the lead or control investor and targets equity commitments of $10 to $85 million per transaction. FTV Capital was established in 1998 and was formerly known as FTVentures. FTV Capital is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Digital Media, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 100
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 20 300
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (6.2/yr) # 94 13 7 6 2 3 125
vol $126M $126M
Sell (3.8/yr) # 42 2 7 3 - 7 61
vol $2.2B $250M $2.5B
  186

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
LiveIntent, Inc. 2024-10-08 250M USD Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.liveintent.com
Vald Pty Ltd. 2024-09-25 - Growth Capital
Newstead, Australia · www.vald.com
Morningstar Commodity Data, Inc. 2024-09-23 - Divestiture
Chicago, Illinois
Docupace Technologies, Inc. 2024-07-23 - Secondary Sale
Culver City, California · www.docupace.com
ZEMA Global Data Corp. 2024-07-09 - Growth Capital
Richmond, British Columbia · www.zema.global
Agiloft, Inc. 2024-05-30 - Secondary Sale
Redwood City, California · www.agiloft.com
Solid Financial Technologies, Inc. 2024-04-29 - Stake Sale
San Mateo, California · www.solidfi.com
Egress Software Technologies Ltd. 2024-04-24 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.egress.com
Tango Card, Inc. 2024-01-31 - Trade Sale
Seattle, Washington · www.tangocard.com
Neptune Flood Incorporated 2023-05-11 - Growth Capital
Petersburg, Florida · www.neptuneflood.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 8 (18%) - 27 (21%) 41M (33%)
Software 8 (18%) - 26 (20%) -
Internet Software and Services 12 (27%) - 25 (20%) -
Financial Services 3 (7%) - 22 (17%) 85M (67%)
Business Services 5 (11%) - 16 (13%) -
Information Services 2 (5%) - 3 (2%) -
Insurance 2 (5%) - 3 (2%) -
Staffing 2 (5%) - 2 (2%) -
Digital Media 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Marketing - - 1 (1%) -
Total 44 - 127 $126M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 32 (73%) - 103 (81%) 126M (100%)
  California 8 (18%) - 29 (23%) 85M (67%)
  New York 4 (9%) - 13 (10%) -
  Illinois 4 (9%) - 12 (9%) -
  Florida 5 (11%) - 6 (5%) -
  Texas 2 (5%) - 5 (4%) 41M (33%)
  Colorado 1 (2%) - 5 (4%) -
  Washington - - 5 (4%) -
  Georgia 1 (2%) - 4 (3%) -
  Oregon 2 (5%) - 3 (2%) -
  Virginia 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (2%) - 3 (2%) -
  Utah 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  Connecticut 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  Wisconsin - - 2 (2%) -
  Tennessee - - 2 (2%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (2%) -
  Minnesota 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (1%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (1%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (1%) -
  Maine - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom 5 (11%) - 11 (9%) -
Canada 2 (5%) - 3 (2%) -
  Ontario 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
  British Columbia 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Brazil 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
China 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
India 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Australia 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Greece 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Bermuda - - 1 (1%) -
Ireland - - 1 (1%) -
Israel - - 1 (1%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 32 (73%) - 103 (81%) 126M (100%)
Cross-border 12 (27%) - 24 (19%) -
Total 44 - 127 $126M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 31 (70%) - 55 (43%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (5%) - 35 (28%) 41M (33%)
Venture 8 (18%) - 31 (24%) 85M (67%)
Secondary Buyout 2 (5%) - 4 (3%) -
Divestiture 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (1%) -
Total 44 - 127 $126M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 26 (43%) 2.5B (100%)
Trade Sale 18 (30%) -
IPO 5 (8%) -
Secondary Sale 5 (8%) -
Recapitalization 2 (3%) -
SPAC 2 (3%) -
Stake Sale 2 (3%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (2%) -
Total 61 $2.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
D.A. Davidson
 1
KPMG Corporate Finance
1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 3
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $126M
TOTAL $126M
Largest Edelman Financial Engines LLC
$85M (1999-12-16)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $2.2B
< $100M 7 $316M
TOTAL $2.5B
Largest MarketShare Partners LLC
$450M (2015-11-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
4 (3%)
Strategic(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
13%
8 (13%)
Strategic(s)
62%
38 (62%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

6.2B USD

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Richard Garman

Founding Partner Emeritus

Brad Bernstein

Managing Partner

Paul Cabral

CFO

Dylan Bishop

Director of Research

Jean Zhao

Head of Finance

FAQ

When was FTV Capital founded?

FTV Capital was founded in 1998.

What type of investor is FTV Capital?

FTV Capital is a growth capital firm.

Where is FTV Capital headquartered?

FTV Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How much capital does FTV Capital have under management?

FTV Capital has 6.2B USD under management.

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