M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2016-04-06 |
| Target | SambaSafety |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) |
ABRY Partners
HarbourVest Partners |
| Sellers(s) |
TPE Boulder
Main Street Capital Iron Creek Partners |
| Deal Type | Recapitalization |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 12.8B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
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 STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 109 of 175 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 8 of 14 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 10 of 15 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 5 of 7 |
| Country: United States M&A | 96 of 145 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 5 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-06 |
Edgile
Austin, Texas, United States Edgile is a transformational cybersecurity consulting provider that focuses on risk and compliance, information and cloud security, and digital identity. Edgile was founded in 2001 and is based in Austin, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-09 |
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. |
Sell | $550M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 147.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 141 of 214 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 7 of 14 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 8 of 11 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Country: United States M&A | 87 of 130 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 5 of 16 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-06 |
Solace Systems
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Solace Systems provides market-leading technology for real-time, event-based movement of data. Solace’s proprietary ‘event mesh’ platform securely and reliably moves event data into, out of, and across enterprise applications. Solace Systems was founded in 2001 and is based in Ottawa, Ontario. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-05 |
Claritev
McLean, Virginia, United States Claritev is a provider of technology-enabled healthcare cost management solutions. Claritev provides a single gateway to a host of analytics- and network-based solutions for managing the financial risks associated with medical claims, as well as solutions that improve payment integrity by resolving waste, abuse, and fraud before payments are made. Claritev was founded in 1980 and is based in McLean, Virginia. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 200M USD |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
TPE Boulder is a private equity firm focused on small buyout and growth equity investments in profitable healthcare and software companies. TPE will consider minority or control positions and targets companies with $5 to $40 million in revenue and at least $2 million of EBITDA. Specific areas of interest include healthcare services, healthcare IT, healthcare payment management systems, enterprise software, SaaS, and Internet B2B companies. TPE Boulder was formed in 1997 and has offices in Braintree, Massachusetts, and Boulder, Colorado.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 19 of 25 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 19 of 25 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-09 |
Memorial MRI and Diagnostic
Houston, Texas, United States Memorial MRI & Diagnostic is a provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging services in the Houston market. It is a provider of diagnostic imaging services including MRI, CT or CAT scan, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, digital X-ray, digital mammography, dual energy X-ray or DEXA, pain management and other radiology services. Memorial MRI and Diagnostic is based in Houston, Texas. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-25 |
Synteract
Carlsbad, California, United States Synteract, Inc. is an operator of a full-service international contract research organization (CRO) focused on Phase I‐IV clinical trials for emerging to mid-sized biopharma clients in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Synteract was founded in 1995 and is based in Carlsbad, California. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Main Street Capital Holdings is a public investment firm that invests in mid-market companies to support ownership transitions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, business expansion and other growth initiatives. Main Street looks for businesses opearting in basic industries with positive cash-flow and and defensible competitive advantages. Main Street generally invests $5 to $75 million in companies with $10 to $150 million of revenue and EBITDA of $3 to $20 million. Investments are usually in the form of term debt and/or direct equity. Main Street Capital Corporation was formed in 1997 and is based in Houston, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 24 of 48 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 2 of 4 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 4 of 7 |
| Country: United States M&A | 24 of 48 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-17 |
East West Copolymer
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States East West Copolymer LLC is a manufacturer and supplier of synthetic rubber to a broad base of customers across the industrial and tire markets. East West Copolymer is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-15 |
CapFusion
Prairie Village, Kansas, United States CapFusion LLC is a provider of short-term capital to established small businesses across the United States and utilizes a proprietary, technology-based lending platform that allows it to quickly determine credit risk, assess a client's needs, and fund a loan shortly after receiving a completed application from a client. CapFusion was formed in 2013 and is based in Prairie Village, Kansas. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| PE ASSETS | 200M USD |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Iron Creek Partners is a private investment partnership focused on partnering with management teams to pursue divestitures, fundless sponsor acquisitions, and select public market investments. Iron Creek Partners was formed in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 4 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-15 |
Inventus Solutions
Chicago, Illinois, United States Inventus Solutions, Inc. is a provider of eDiscovery and litigation support services focused on streamlining data processing and review via a suite of bundled, best-of-breed technologies. |
Sell | $232M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-17 |
SlickText
Jamestown, New York, United States SlickText provides application-to-person (A2P) software solutions offering marketing and customer engagement tools via a SaaS platform. Its platform enables organizations across industries in the United States and Canada to communicate with customers through automated text messaging. SlickText was founded in 2011 and is based in Jamestown, New York. |
Buy | - |
