Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Communications

ABRY Partners Acquires Emerging Markets Communications

On December 21, 2012, private equity firm ABRY Partners acquired communications company Emerging Markets Communications

Acquisition Context
  • This is ABRY Partners’ 11th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is ABRY Partners’ 73rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is ABRY Partners’ 5th transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • Emerging Markets Communications was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016 for 550M USD.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date December 21, 2012
Target Emerging Markets Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) ABRY Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Emerging Markets Communications

Miramar, Florida, United States
Emerging Markets Communications LLC is specializes in mission-critical communications and content for organizations and people on the move in the most remote locations.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

ABRY Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 12.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 84 of 175
Sector: Communications 11 of 16
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 34 of 43
State: Florida 5 of 10
Country: United States 73 of 145
Year: 2012 10 of 10
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-30 Basefarm AS

Oslo, Norway

Basefarm AS is a provider of operational services to businesses that use the internet as an important customer channel. Basefarm specialises in operating internet services with high levels of traffic and complexity, such as portals, web newspapers, streaming services, search services and online shopping solutions. Basefarm AS was founded in 2000 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-29 Thomsons Online Benefits

London, United Kingdom

Thomsons Online Benefits is a global benefits software business powered by its award-winning DarwinTM platform.

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