JW Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

JW Capital’s most common sectors for investment are internet software and services (50%) and consumer products (25%). The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (75%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (25%). In total, JW Capital has invested in 1 US state.

In the last 3 years, JW Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). JW Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Workfront for $280M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

JW Capital

406 W South Jordan Pkwy Suite 440,
South Jordan, Utah 84095
United States
www.jwcapital.com
travis@jwcapital.com

JW Capital is a collection of entrepreneurs who look to acquire and invest in fast growing companies. JW Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in South Jordan, Utah.


Investment Criteria

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

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), 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 ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - - 1 1 - 2
vol $280M $280M
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Simplus 2020-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Sandy, Utah · www.simplus.com
Workfront, Inc. 2019-03-13 280M USD Secondary Buyout
Lehi, Utah · www.workfront.com
Eco Flower 2017-01-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ogden, Utah · www.ecoflower.com
Simplus 2016-09-30 - Venture
Sandy, Utah · www.simplus.com
Workfront, Inc. 2015-08-05 - Venture
Lehi, Utah · www.workfront.com
LionHeart Innovations, Inc. 2014-12-30 - Venture
Sandy, Utah · www.lionheartinnovations.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (50%) -
Consumer Products 1 (50%) - 1 (25%) -
Information Technology 1 (50%) - 1 (25%) -
Total 2 - 4 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 4 (100%) -
  Utah 2 (100%) - 4 (100%) -
Total 2 - 4 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 1 (50%) - 3 (75%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 1 (25%) -
Total 2 - 4 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (50%) 280M (100%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (50%) -
Total 2 $280M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $280M
TOTAL $280M
Largest Workfront, Inc.
$280M (2019-03-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Investor Summary

Size

Small

Established

2013

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Travis Johnson

Co-founder

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