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Investment Summary

Summit Partners Invests In First Marketing Co.

On January 1, 1996, growth capital firm Summit Partners invested in publishing company First Marketing Co.

Investment Highlights
  • This is Summit Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Summit Partners’ 65th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Summit Partners’ 4th transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • First Marketing Co. was sold to a strategic buyer in 1999.

Investment Summary
Date 1996-01-01
Target First Marketing Co.
Sector Publishing
Investor(s) Summit Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

First Marketing Co.

Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
First Marketing Co, Inc. publishes custom newsletters in the United States.

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Investor

Summit Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 45.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 66 of 415
Sector: Publishing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 46 of 237
State: Florida M&A 4 of 26
Country: United States M&A 65 of 335
Year: 1996 M&A 14 of 16
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-01 Wilmar Industries

Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey, United States

Wilmar Industries, Inc. is a supplier of home repair and maintenance products, offering more than 15,000 plumbing, electrical, janitorial, hardware, HVAC, appliance, window, and door parts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-10 Omtool

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Omtool Ltd. is a provider of client/server fax automation software. Omtools fax server allows corporate users to avoid the costs of fax machines, monthly phone charges, and desktop modems.

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