RPX - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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RPX M&A Summary

RPX has acquired 5 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

RPX’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Inventus Solutions for $232M. RPX has acquired in 2 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (34%) and information technology (34%).

RPX Ownership

Who owns RPX?

RPX is owned by HGGC. It was acquired on May 1, 2018.

Is RPX PE-backed?

Yes. RPX is owned by private equity investor HGGC.

RPX Business Overview

Where is RPX headquartered?

RPX is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

What is RPX’s revenue?

RPX disclosed revenue of 292M USD for 2015 and 259M USD for 2014.

How many employees does RPX have?

RPX has 300 employees.

What sector is RPX in?

RPX is a business services company.

When was RPX founded?

RPX was founded in 2008.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

RPX

RPX Corp.

One Market Plaza Suite 800,
San Francisco, California 94105
United States,
(866) 779-7641
www.rpxcorp.com

RPX is a provider of patent risk management solutions, serving clients in the technology, media, financial services and automotive sectors. RPX provides an innovative subscription based service that lowers the cost of IP related litigation for its member clients, which include the largest and most important companies in the technology sector. RPX was formed in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $232M $232M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Inventus Solutions, Inc. 2015-12-15 232M USD Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.inventus.com
Rockstar Consortium Patent Assets 2015-01-28 - Divestiture
, United States
PatentFreedom 2014-06-23 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States · www.patentfreedom.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 1 (33%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (33%) 232M (100%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 $232M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 232M - -
  Illinois 1 232M - -
Total 3 $232M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $232M
TOTAL $232M
Largest Inventus Solutions, Inc.
$232M (2015-12-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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