Long Ridge Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Long Ridge Equity Partners has invested in 6 companies.

Long Ridge Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (35%) and internet software and services (27%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (70%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (18%). In total, Long Ridge Equity Partners has invested in 13 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2012 when it acquired Stonegate Mortgage for $25M.

In the last 3 years, Long Ridge Equity Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (55%). Long Ridge Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Ametros Financial for $350M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity34
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 15
  • M&A Advisors 5

Long Ridge Equity Partners

1120 Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor,
New York, New York 10036
United States
(212) 951-8651
www.longridgecap.com
info@longridgecap.com

Long Ridge Equity Partners is a private investment firm focused on the financial services sector. The Firm seeks growth capital and special situation investments. Specific areas of interest include financial technology, specialty finance, securities and trading, asset management, payments, and exchanges. Long Ridge was formed in 2007 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Venture

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 60
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.0/yr) # 13 4 4 2 - - 23
vol $25M $25M
Sell (1.2/yr) # 5 1 2 - 1 2 11
vol $476M $350M $826M
  34

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Acqueon Technologies, Inc. 2024-08-08 - Trade Sale
Irving, Texas · www.acqueon.com
Avetta LLC 2024-04-02 - Secondary Sale
Lehi, Utah · www.avetta.com
Ametros Financial Corp. 2023-12-14 350M USD Trade Sale
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.ametros.com
MessageGears LLC 2022-12-12 - Growth Capital
Atlanta, Georgia · www.messagegears.com
Acqueon Technologies, Inc. 2022-10-25 - Growth Capital
Irving, Texas · www.acqueon.com
Oritain 2021-10-21 - Growth Capital
Otago, New Zealand · www.oritain.com
SALI Fund Services LLC 2021-10-07 - Trade Sale
Austin, Texas · www.sali.com
TRUE 2021-08-10 - Growth Capital
Forest Hills, New York · www.true.ai
AuthenticID, Inc. 2021-07-22 - Growth Capital
Kirkland, Washington · www.authenticid.com
Carson Group 2021-07-15 - Secondary Sale
Omaha, Nebraska · www.carsongroup.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 5 (42%) - 8 (35%) -
Internet Software and Services 4 (33%) - 6 (26%) -
Financial Services - - 4 (17%) 25M (100%)
Software 2 (17%) - 3 (13%) -
Business Services 1 (8%) - 2 (9%) -
Total 12 - 23 $25M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (83%) - 20 (87%) 25M (100%)
  New York 1 (8%) - 4 (17%) -
  Colorado 2 (17%) - 2 (9%) -
  Illinois 2 (17%) - 2 (9%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (8%) - 2 (9%) -
  Texas - - 2 (9%) -
  Florida 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
  California 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
  Washington 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
  Georgia 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (4%) 25M (100%)
  Connecticut - - 1 (4%) -
  Utah - - 1 (4%) -
  Nebraska - - 1 (4%) -
United Kingdom 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
New Zealand 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
Israel - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 10 (83%) - 20 (87%) 25M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (17%) - 3 (13%) -
Total 12 - 23 $25M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 11 (92%) - 16 (70%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 4 (17%) 25M (100%)
PIPE - - 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (4%) -
Venture 1 (8%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 12 - 23 $25M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (45%) 615M (74%)
Secondary Sale 3 (27%) 211M (26%)
Bankruptcy 1 (9%) -
Merger 1 (9%) -
Trade Sale 1 (9%) -
Total 11 $826M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Macquarie Capital
1
Legal Deals
Choate Hall & Stewart
3
Budd Larner
2
Katten Muchin Rosenman
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $25M
TOTAL $25M
Largest Stonegate Mortgage Corp.
$25M (2012-03-13)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $826M
TOTAL $826M
Largest Ametros Financial Corp.
$350M (2023-12-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
73%
8 (73%)

FAQ

When was Long Ridge Equity Partners founded?

Long Ridge Equity Partners was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Long Ridge Equity Partners?

Long Ridge Equity Partners is a growth capital firm.

Where is Long Ridge Equity Partners headquartered?

Long Ridge Equity Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Long Ridge Equity Partners have under management?

Long Ridge Equity Partners has 900M USD under management.

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