Safeguard - M&A Summary and Business Overview

Financial ServicesCompany

Safeguard M&A Summary

Safeguard has acquired 10 companies. It has also divested 9 assets.

Safeguard’s largest acquisition to date was in 2003, when it acquired Alliance Consulting for $55M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2011, when it sold Shire Regenerative Medicine to Shire for $750M. Safeguard has acquired in 8 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (20%) and life science (20%).

Safeguard Business Overview

Where is Safeguard headquartered?

Safeguard is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

How many employees does Safeguard have?

Safeguard has 30 employees.

What sector is Safeguard in?

Safeguard is a financial services company.

M&A Summary

M&A Total Activity19
- M&A Buy Activity10
- M&A Sell Activity9
Total Sectors Invested 8
Total Countries Invested 1
M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11

Safeguard

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

150 North Radnor Chester Road Suite F-200,
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
United States,
(610) 293-0600
www.safeguard.com

Safeguard is a provider of capital and operational expertise to emerging and growth-stage healthcare and technology enterprises that are developing innovative products and services.

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year		≤ '19	'20	'21	'22	'23	'24	T
Buy (0.0/yr)	#	10	-	-	-	-	-	10
Buy (0.0/yr)	vol	$77M						$77M
Sell (0.2/yr)	#	8	-	1	-	-	-	9
Sell (0.2/yr)	vol	$1.6B						$1.6B
								19

Most Recent M&A

Company	Date	Value	Type
Zipnosis, Inc.	2021-04-05	-	Divestiture
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.zipnosis.com
Transactis, Inc.	2019-05-03	-	Trade Sale
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.transactis.com
Zipnosis, Inc.	2015-12-01	-	Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.zipnosis.com
DriveFactor, Inc.	2015-04-22	22M USD	Add-on Acquisition
Glen Allen, Vermont · www.drivefactor.com
Crescendo Bioscience, Inc.	2014-02-04	270M USD	Divestiture
South San Francisco, California · www.crescendobio.com
Alverix, Inc.	2014-01-07	40M USD	Divestiture
San Jose, California · www.alverix.com
ThingWorx, Inc.	2013-12-30	130M USD	Divestiture
Exton,, Pennsylvania · www.thingworx.com
Crescendo Bioscience, Inc.	2013-01-03	-	Stake Purchase
South San Francisco, California · www.crescendobio.com
Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc.	2011-06-28	750M USD	Divestiture
Westport, Connecticut
Portico Systems, Inc.	2011-06-22	90M USD	Divestiture
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania · www.porticosys.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector	Buy #	Value	Sell #	Value
Life Science	2 (20%)	-	3 (33%)	1.3B (84%)
Software	1 (10%)	-	2 (22%)	220M (14%)
Information Technology	2 (20%)	55M (71%)	-	-
Healthcare Services	1 (10%)	-	1 (11%)	-
Internet Software and Services	1 (10%)	-	1 (11%)	-
Medical Products	1 (10%)	-	1 (11%)	40M (3%)
Communications	1 (10%)	-	-	-
Technology Hardware	1 (10%)	22M (29%)	-	-
Safety/Security	-	-	1 (11%)	-
Total	10	$77M	9	$1.6B

By Geo

State/Country		Buy	Value	Sell	Value
United States		10	77M	9	1.6B
	Pennsylvania	2	55M	3	520M
	California	2	-	2	310M
	North Carolina	1	-	1	-
	Minnesota	1	-	1	-
	Maryland	1	-	1	-
	Connecticut	1	-	1	750M
	Vermont	1	22M	-	-
	Florida	1	-	-	-
Total		10	$77M	9	$1.6B

Deal Values

buy	#	Total
< $100M	2	$77M
TOTAL		$77M
Largest	Alliance Consulting $55M (2003-11-21)

sell	#	Total
$100M to $1B	4	$1.5B
< $100M	2	$130M
TOTAL		$1.6B
Largest	Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc. $750M (2011-06-28)

M&A Connections

		Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)	100%	9 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Employees

Public

NYSE: SFE

Former Name

Lancaster Corp.

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