TH Lee Putnam Ventures Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

TH Lee Putnam Ventures’ most common sectors for investment arefinancial services (40%) and transportation (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (30%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (30%). In total, TH Lee Putnam Ventures has invested in 5 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2004 when it acquired Straive for $90M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%). TH Lee Putnam Ventures’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2007 when it sold Currenex for $564M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10

TH Lee Putnam Ventures

1120 Avenue of the Americas Suite 1807 ,
New York, New York 10036
United States
(212) 951-8600
www.thlpv.com

TH Lee Putnam Ventures (THLPV) is a technology-focused private equity firm affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners and Putnam Investments. THLPV's primary focus is on later-stage venture investments, but the firm will also consider public entities, middle market buyouts, recapitalizations and spinouts of corporate divisions. A typical investment is between $20 and $50 million. TH Lee Putnam Ventures was formed in 1999 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Business Services, Consumer Products, Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Retail, Software, Technology Hardware, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 20 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $131M $131M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 9 - - - - - 9
vol $1.0B $1.0B
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Parago, Inc. 2014-09-25 290M USD Trade Sale
Lewisville, Texas · www.parago.com
Velocity Express Corp. 2013-02-04 - Trade Sale
Stafford, Texas · www.velocityexp.com
Symphony Services Corp. 2012-02-09 - Trade Sale
Palo Alto, California · www.symphonysv.com
Click Tactics, Inc. 2008-04-01 - Trade Sale
Duluth, Georgia · www.clicktactics.com
Currenex, Inc. 2007-03-02 564M USD Trade Sale
New York City, New York · www.currenex.com
ResMAE Fiancial Corp. 2007-02-13 - Bankruptcy
Pasadena, California · www.resmae.com
Asurion LLC 2006-08-08 - Recapitalization
Nashville, Tennessee · www.asurion.com
Straive 2006-01-01 159M USD Trade Sale
Parañaque City, Philippines · www.spi-global.com
Liquidnet Holdings, Inc. 2005-02-25 - Secondary Sale
New York City, New York · www.liquidnet.com
The Retirement Plan Company LLC 2005-01-05 - Acquisition Financing
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.trpcweb.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services - - 4 (40%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (10%) 90M (69%)
Transportation - - 1 (10%) 21M (16%)
Business Services - - 1 (10%) 20M (15%)
Consumer Services - - 1 (10%) -
Marketing - - 1 (10%) -
Software - - 1 (10%) -
Total - - 10 $131M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 9 (90%) 41M (31%)
  Texas - - 2 (20%) 21M (16%)
  California - - 2 (20%) 20M (15%)
  Tennessee - - 2 (20%) -
  New York - - 2 (20%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (10%) -
Philippines - - 1 (10%) 90M (69%)
Domestic - - 9 (90%) 41M (31%)
Cross-border - - 1 (10%) 90M (69%)
Total - - 10 $131M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 3 (30%) 90M (69%)
Venture - - 3 (30%) -
Growth Capital - - 2 (20%) 20M (15%)
PIPE - - 1 (10%) 21M (16%)
Acquisition Financing - - 1 (10%) -
Total - - 10 $131M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (44%) 1.0B (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (22%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (11%) -
Recapitalization 1 (11%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (11%) -
Total 9 $1.0B

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $131M
TOTAL $131M
Largest Straive
$90M (2004-06-10)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.0B
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Currenex, Inc.
$564M (2007-03-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
22%
2 (22%)
Strategic(s)
67%
6 (67%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.1B USD

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Jim Brown

Managing Director

Sharon Pipe

Managing Director

FAQ

When was TH Lee Putnam Ventures founded?

TH Lee Putnam Ventures was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is TH Lee Putnam Ventures?

TH Lee Putnam Ventures is a growth capital firm.

Where is TH Lee Putnam Ventures headquartered?

TH Lee Putnam Ventures is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does TH Lee Putnam Ventures have under management?

TH Lee Putnam Ventures has 1.1B USD under management.

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