Investment Summary

TA Associates Invests In Full Sail University

On January 1, 2011, private equity firm TA Associates invested in education company Full Sail University

Investment Highlights
  • This is TA Associates’ 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is TA Associates’ 151st transaction in the United States.
  • This is TA Associates’ 11th transaction in Florida.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-01-01
Target Full Sail University
Sector Education
Investor(s) TA Associates
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida, United States
Full Sail University is a private, for-profit provider of postsecondary education focused on the entertainment, media and design industries. Full Sail offers on-campus and online master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degree programs in areas related to Art & Design, Business, Film & Television, Games, Media & Communications, Music & Recording, and Web & Technology. Full Sail University was founded in 1979 and is based in Winter Park, Florida.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 174 of 375
Sector: Education M&A 4 of 8
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 64 of 135
State: Florida M&A 11 of 18
Country: United States M&A 151 of 271
Year: 2011 M&A 3 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 Epic Advertising

New York City, New York, United States

Epic Advertising, Inc. is a performance-based online advertising network providing a full suite of advertising tools for both advertisers and publishers, including affiliate marketing and online lead generation services based on the cost-per-action (CPA) model.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-04 Evanston Capital Management

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Evanston Capital Management is an alternative investment management firm focused on providing multi-manager hedge fund programs and custom solutions for institutional and high net worth investors. Evanston Capital Management was founded in 2002 and is based in Evanston, Illinois.

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