M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2005-02-25 |
| Target | Liquidnet |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Buyer(s) |
Summit Partners
TCV |
| Sellers(s) | TH Lee Putnam Ventures |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 45.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Summit Partners is a private investment and asset management firm focused on venture, growth, credit, and public equity investing. Sectors of interest include business services, communications technology and services, consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products, internet/information services, media/entertainment, semiconductors, electronics, and software. Summit Partners is known for having a proactive business development group for sourcing transactions. Summit will consider both minority or majority investment stakes and is willing to commit as little as $10 million or as much as $500 million in combined debt/junior capital per transaction. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America and Europe. Summit Partners was formed in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 159 of 415 |
| Sector: Financial Services M&A | 3 of 16 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 29 |
| State: New York M&A | 7 of 18 |
| Country: United States M&A | 153 of 335 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 5 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-01 |
NameMedia
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States NameMedia is a provider in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted websites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s website development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. NameMedia was formed in 1999 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-02 |
Actix
London, United Kingdom Actix Limited is the international leader in wireless performance engineering software. Actix helps wireless operators squeeze more out of existing network investments and generate new revenue from wireless data services. |
Buy | - |
Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in growth technology companies. TCV looks to provide capital for growth, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and buyouts of technology companies in sectors such as internet, financial technology, infrastructure & communications, and software. TCV targets opportunities in North America and looks to commit between $10 and $500 million of equity capital per transaction. TCV was formed in 1995 and is based in Palo Alto, New York City, and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 22 of 85 |
| Sector: Financial Services M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 7 |
| State: New York M&A | 3 of 12 |
| Country: United States M&A | 21 of 70 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 2 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-07 |
Webroot
Broomfield, Colorado, United States Webroot, Inc. is a cybersecurity company. Webroot delivers next-generation endpoint security and threat intelligence services to protect businesses and individuals around the globe. Webroot's security approach harnesses the power of cloud-based collective threat intelligence derived from millions of real-world devices to stop threats in real time. Webroot was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-01 |
Copper Mountain Networks
Palo Alto, California, United States A leading provider of intelligent broadband access solutions. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.1B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
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.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 9 |
| Sector: Financial Services M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: New York M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 8 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-05 |
The Retirement Plan Company
Brentwood, Tennessee, United States The Retirement Plan Company, LLC (TRPC) delivers retirement plan services to Plan Sponsors, Plan Participants, Financial Advisors and Third Party Administrators. Our commitment to technology allows us to craft creative retirement plan solutions for our varied client base |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-01 |
Straive
Paranaque City, Philippines Straive provides a comprehensive set of specialized services and technology solutions related to the creation, enrichment, and transformation of the published content. These services span a publisher's entire value chain, from author support and content development, through copy editing and typesetting, to digitalization, database management, and data analytics. Straive was founded in 1980 and is based in Paranaque City, Philippines. |
Sell | $159M |
