Sageview Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Sageview Capital has invested in 10 companies.

Sageview Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (23%) and software (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (36%) and venture (32%). In total, Sageview Capital has invested in 17 US states and 6 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Sageview Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is ipo (48%). Sageview Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold Gartmore Group for $546M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity65
    • M&A Buy Activity48
    • M&A Sell Activity17
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 33
  • M&A Advisors 2

Sageview Capital

245 Lytton Avenue, Suite 250,
Palo Alto, California 94301
United States
(650) 473-5400
www.sageviewcapital.com
info@sageviewcapital.com

Sageview Capital is a private investment firm focused on minority investments in financial services, technology, and business services companies. Sageview looks to invest $20 to $100 million per transaction to support growth, provide acquisition financing, or fund shareholder liquidity needs. Target companies typically possess proven business models, strong management, opportunities for growth, and defensible market positions. Sageview Capital was formed in 2005 and has offices in Palo Alto, California and Greenwich, Connecticut.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, E-Commerce, Education, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Acquisition Financing, PIPE, Stake Purchase, Venture

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

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 35 3 4 5 - 1 48
Sell (0.8/yr) # 13 1 1 - - 2 17
vol $546M $546M
  65

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Drivewyze, Inc. 2024-08-07 - Trade Sale
Edmonton, Alberta · www.drivewyze.com
National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM) 2024-07-17 - Secondary Sale
New York, New York · www.namadr.com
LoanStar Technologies LLC 2024-01-30 - Growth Capital
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania · loanstartechnologies.com
User Interviews, Inc. 2022-12-22 - Venture
Brooklyn, New York · www.userinterviews.com
Elemental Machines, Inc. 2022-11-10 - Venture
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.elementalmachines.com
Clerk Retail, Inc. 2022-04-29 - Venture
Austin, Texas · www.grocerytv.com
Anitian, Inc. 2022-01-20 - Venture
Beaverton, Oregon · www.anitian.com
Atmosphere 2022-01-04 - Venture
Austin, Texas · www.atmosphere.tv
Disqo, Inc. 2021-08-26 - Venture
Glendale, California · www.disqo.com
Specright 2021-07-13 - Venture
Tustin, California · www.specright.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 8 (38%) - 11 (23%) -
Software 4 (19%) - 8 (17%) -
Information Technology 4 (19%) - 5 (10%) -
Financial Services - - 4 (8%) -
Media 1 (5%) - 3 (6%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 3 (6%) -
Business Services - - 2 (4%) -
Information Services - - 2 (4%) -
Marketing 1 (5%) - 2 (4%) -
E-Commerce 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Education 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (2%) -
Retail - - 1 (2%) -
Total 21 - 48 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 18 (86%) - 39 (81%) -
  California 6 (29%) - 9 (19%) -
  Texas 4 (19%) - 9 (19%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (5%) - 5 (10%) -
  New York 1 (5%) - 3 (6%) -
  Colorado 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Oregon 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Georgia 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Florida - - 1 (2%) -
  Delaware - - 1 (2%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (2%) -
  Washington - - 1 (2%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  Utah - - 1 (2%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (2%) -
Canada 3 (14%) - 5 (10%) -
  Alberta 1 (5%) - 3 (6%) -
  Ontario 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  British Columbia 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (2%) -
Germany - - 1 (2%) -
Cayman Islands - - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 18 (86%) - 39 (81%) -
Cross-border 3 (14%) - 9 (19%) -
Total 21 - 48 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 7 (33%) - 17 (35%) -
Venture 14 (67%) - 15 (31%) -
Stake Purchase - - 8 (17%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 6 (13%) -
PIPE - - 1 (2%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (2%) -
Total 21 - 48 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
IPO 8 (47%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (18%) 546M (100%)
Secondary Sale 3 (18%) -
Divestiture 1 (6%) -
Merger 1 (6%) -
Trade Sale 1 (6%) -
Total 17 $546M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Cooley
 1
Morris, Manning & Martin
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $546M
TOTAL $546M
Largest Gartmore Group Ltd.
$546M (2011-04-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
18%
3 (18%)
Strategic(s)
35%
6 (35%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.0B USD

Established

2005

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ned Gilhuly

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Scott Stuart

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Dean Nelson

Partner

Jake Colognesi

Partner

Jeff Klemens

Partner

FAQ

When was Sageview Capital founded?

Sageview Capital was founded in 2005.

What type of investor is Sageview Capital?

Sageview Capital is a growth capital firm.

Where is Sageview Capital headquartered?

Sageview Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

How much capital does Sageview Capital have under management?

Sageview Capital has 2.0B USD under management.

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