Quadrangle Group Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Quadrangle Group’s most common sectors for investment arecommunications (44%) and media (28%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (28%) and stake purchase (16%). In total, Quadrangle Group has invested in 13 US states and 7 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2004 when it acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $3.6B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (40%). Quadrangle Group’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Grupo Corporativo ONO S.A. for $8.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity45
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity20
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 38
  • M&A Advisors 3

Quadrangle Group

Quadrangle Group

345 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1900,
New York, New York 10001
United States
(212) 418-1700
www.quadranglegroup.com
info@quadranglegroup.com

Quadrangle Group is a specialist private equity firm focused on the information and communications technology services sectors. Quadrangle was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Services, Energy Services and Equipment, Information Technology, Media, Publishing, Safety/Security, Staffing

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

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Western Europe, Eastern Europe

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 (0.0/yr) # 25 - - - - - 25
vol $14.0B $14.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 20 - - - - - 20
vol $25.0B $25.0B
  45

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PMC 2015-03-30 - Trade Sale
Issy-les-Moulineaux,, France · www.pmc.com
Hargray Communications Group, Inc. 2015-01-01 - Secondary Sale
Hilton Head, South Carolina · www.hargray.com
Get AS 2014-09-15 2.2B USD Trade Sale
Oslo, Norway · www.get.no
Grupo Corporativo ONO S.A. 2014-03-17 8.1B EUR Trade Sale
Madrid, Spain · www.ono.es
Intrado Corp. 2013-03-21 - IPO
Omaha, Nebraska · www.intrado.com
Cebridge Connections Holdings LLC 2012-07-19 6.6B USD Secondary Sale
St. Louis, Missouri · www.suddenlink.com
Bresnan Communications LLC (Optimum West) 2010-12-14 1.4B USD Trade Sale
Purchase, New York · www.bresnan.com
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 2010-11-03 - Bankruptcy
Beverly Hills, California · www.mgm.com
Mobilicity (DAVE Holdings Inc.) 2010-05-14 200M USD Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Vaughan, Ontario · www.mobilicity.ca
Protection One, Inc. 2010-04-26 828M USD Secondary Sale
Romeoville, Illinois · www.protection1.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications - - 11 (44%) 3.5B (25%)
Media - - 7 (28%) 7.0B (50%)
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (8%) 3.0B (21%)
Publishing - - 1 (4%) 250M (2%)
Staffing - - 1 (4%) 200M (1%)
Safety/Security - - 1 (4%) 101M (1%)
Marketing - - 1 (4%) 27M (< 1%)
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (4%) -
Total - - 25 $14.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 19 (76%) 10.6B (75%)
  New York - - 4 (16%) 1.5B (10%)
  Texas - - 2 (8%) 1.5B (11%)
  Colorado - - 2 (8%) 200M (1%)
  South Carolina - - 2 (8%) -
  California - - 1 (4%) 3.6B (26%)
  Nebraska - - 1 (4%) 3.0B (21%)
  Virginia - - 1 (4%) 750M (5%)
  Illinois - - 1 (4%) 101M (1%)
  Tennessee - - 1 (4%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (4%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (4%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (4%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (4%) -
Spain - - 1 (4%) 2.5B (18%)
Norway - - 1 (4%) 701M (5%)
Canada - - 1 (4%) 200M (1%)
  Ontario - - 1 (4%) 200M (1%)
France - - 1 (4%) -
Germany - - 1 (4%) -
India - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic - - 19 (76%) 10.6B (75%)
Cross-border - - 6 (24%) 3.4B (25%)
Total - - 25 $14.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 7 (28%) 3.0B (22%)
Stake Purchase - - 4 (16%) 1.2B (9%)
Venture - - 4 (16%) 27M (< 1%)
Recapitalization - - 2 (8%) 4.5B (32%)
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (8%) 803M (6%)
Growth Capital - - 2 (8%) -
PIPE - - 2 (8%) -
Going Private - - 1 (4%) 3.6B (26%)
Divestiture - - 1 (4%) 750M (5%)
Total - - 25 $13.8B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 5 (25%) 11.4B (45%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (25%) 10.2B (41%)
IPO 4 (20%) -
Trade Sale 3 (15%) 2.2B (9%)
Merger 1 (5%) 1.3B (5%)
Bankruptcy 1 (5%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (5%) -
Total 20 $25.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 1
Legal Deals
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
 1
Linklaters
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $11.8B
$100M to $1B 6 $2.2B
< $100M 1 $27M
TOTAL $14.0B
Largest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
$3.6B (2004-09-23)
sell # Total
> $1B 6 $23.5B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.5B
< $100M 1 $30M
TOTAL $25.0B
Largest Grupo Corporativo ONO S.A.
$8.1B (2014-03-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
30%
6 (30%)
Strategic(s)
45%
9 (45%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.0B USD

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

When was Quadrangle Group founded?

Quadrangle Group was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Quadrangle Group?

Quadrangle Group is a private equity firm.

Where is Quadrangle Group headquartered?

Quadrangle Group is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Quadrangle Group have under management?

Quadrangle Group has 3.0B USD under management.

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