Motive Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Motive Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Motive Partners’ most common sectors for investment arefinancial services (34%) and information technology (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (25%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (25%). In total, Motive Partners has invested in 4 US states and 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2022 when it acquired BetaNXT for $1.1B.

In the last 3 years, Motive Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (40%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 7

Motive Partners

Motive Partners

250 Greenwich Street, FL47 World Trade Center,
New York, New York 10007
United States
(212) 651-0200
www.motivepartners.com
inquiries@motivepartners.com

Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on financial technology businesses. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts, growth financings, and venture. Motive Partners was formed in 2016 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

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

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 5 1 2 2 2 - 12
vol $1.1B $1.1B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 1 - 3 1 - - 5
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Splitit Payments Ltd. 2023-12-12 - Going Private
Atlanta, Georgia · www.splitit.com
With Intelligence Ltd. 2023-07-20 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.withintelligence.com
Accordion Partners LLC 2022-09-08 - Secondary Buyout
New York, New York · www.accordion.com
BetaNXT, Inc. 2022-03-21 1.1B USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.betanxt.com
Global Shares 2022-03-15 - Stake Sale
Cork, Ireland · www.globalshares.com
Trumid Financial LLC 2021-10-12 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.trumid.com
Lmrkts LLC 2021-08-04 - Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.lmrkts.com
InvestCloud, Inc. 2021-02-02 - Secondary Buyout
West Hollywood, California · www.investcloud.com
Tegra118 2021-02-02 - Merger
Brookfield, Wisconsin · www.tegra118.com
Finantix Holding SARL 2021-02-02 - Merger
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · www.finantix.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Wilshire Associates 2020-10-02 Clearwater Wilshire Analytics 2024-04-22 1
Santa Monica, California · www.wilshire.com Santa Monica, California
BetaNXT, Inc. 2022-03-21 Mediant Communications LLC 2023-03-01 1
New York, New York · www.betanxt.com New York, New York · www.mediant.com
InvestCloud, Inc. 2021-02-02 Advicent Solutions 2021-05-05 3
West Hollywood, California · www.investcloud.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin · www.advicentsolutions.com
InvestCloud, Inc. 2021-02-02 Tegra118 2021-02-02 2
West Hollywood, California · www.investcloud.com Brookfield, Wisconsin · www.tegra118.com
InvestCloud, Inc. 2021-02-02 Finantix Holding SARL 2021-02-02 1
West Hollywood, California · www.investcloud.com Luxembourg, Luxembourg · www.finantix.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 3 (43%) - 4 (33%) -
Information Technology 1 (14%) - 3 (25%) -
Software - - 2 (17%) -
Business Services 1 (14%) 1.1B (100%) 1 (8%) 1.1B (100%)
Information Services 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 7 $1.1B 12 $1.1B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 6 (86%) 1.1B (100%) 8 (67%) 1.1B (100%)
  New York 3 (43%) 1.1B (100%) 4 (33%) 1.1B (100%)
  California 2 (29%) - 2 (17%) -
  Georgia 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (8%) -
United Kingdom 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Germany - - 1 (8%) -
Ireland - - 1 (8%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (8%) -
Total 7 $1.1B 12 $1.1B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (14%) - 3 (25%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (43%) - 3 (25%) -
Divestiture 1 (14%) 1.1B (100%) 2 (17%) 1.1B (100%)
Growth Capital 1 (14%) - 2 (17%) -
Going Private 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (8%) -
Total 7 $1.1B 12 $1.1B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Merger 2 (40%) -
Trade Sale 2 (40%) -
Stake Sale 1 (20%) -
Total 5 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Raymond James - Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Proskauer Rose LLP
3
Ernst & Young - Law
3
White & Case
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest BetaNXT, Inc.
$1.1B (2022-03-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
3 (25%)
Strategic(s)
17%
2 (17%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
5 (100%)

FAQ

When was Motive Partners founded?

Motive Partners was founded in 2016.

What type of investor is Motive Partners?

Motive Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Motive Partners headquartered?

Motive Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

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