Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-04-21 |
| Target | Authentix |
| Sector | Software |
| Investor(s) |
The Carlyle Group
J.H. Whitney Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
| Advisor(s) | MHT Partners (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 435.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 321 of 750 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 23 of 57 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 49 of 114 |
| State: Texas M&A | 35 of 51 |
| Country: United States M&A | 187 of 350 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 9 of 28 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-16 |
Varsity Group
Washington, District of Columbia, United States Varsity Group, Inc. was an online retailing company specializing in textbooks. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-01 |
Metaldyne
Plymouth, Michigan, United States Metaldyne LLC is a designer and supplier of metal-formed components and assemblies for engine and transmission applications including engine connecting rods, transmission valve bodies, crankshaft dampers and pulleys, forged and finished differential gears and assemblies, and balance shaft modules. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
J.H. Whitney Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on small and middle-market buyouts and recapitalizations of US-based, growth-oriented companies. The Firm targets companies with $50 to $500 million in revenue and looks to invest $20 to $125 million per transaction. Industries of interest include consumer, healthcare, specialty manufacturing, and business services. J.H. Whitney Capital Partners was formed in 1946 and is based in New Canaan, Connecticut.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 23 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 1 of 4 |
| State: Texas M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Country: United States M&A | 5 of 22 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 1 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-11 |
Joe s Crab Shack
Houston, Texas, United States Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. owns and operates three restaurant businesses, Joe's Crab Shack, Romano's Macaroni Grill and Brick House Tavern+Tap. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-13 |
FNF Construction
Tempe, Arizona, United States FNF Construction Company is an infrastructure-construction company, specializing in asphalt/rubberized-asphalt paving and to a lesser degree, structural concrete building, highway/airport runway painting, and drainage/storm-water system construction. The Company generally serves as the prime contractor for public sector customers such as federal, state and local governmental authorities in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and to a lesser degree in Southern California. FNF Construction was founded in 1984 and is based in Tempe, Arizona. |
Buy | - |
