M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-01-05 |
| Target | Trover Solutions |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) |
ABRY Partners
VSS Capital Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Tailwind |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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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 | 66 of 175 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 3 of 12 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 9 of 42 |
| State: Kentucky M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 58 of 145 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 3 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 |
CollegeDegrees.com
Houston, Texas, United States CMN is an online lead generation company focused on providing high quality, intent-driven leads to the education, telecom and insurance sectors. The Company generates leads through superior content and unique Search Engine Optimization capabilities. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-22 |
Gateway EDI
St. Louis, Missouri, United States Electronic claims processing provider for over 40,000 physicians nationwide. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
VSS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications, education, and information services sectors. VSS looks for opportunities with valuable brand franchises, stable cash flows, and infrastructure to support add-ons. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America and Europe valued between $50 and $750 million. Prospective investment situations include management buyouts/buy-ins, expansion or acquisition financings, recapitalizations, build-ups, going private transactions, and partnerships. VSS was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 67 of 99 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 4 of 7 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 6 of 12 |
| State: Kentucky M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 51 of 79 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-01 |
PreVisor
Roswell, Georgia, United States PreVisor is a new entity formed by the merger of Qwiz, Inc. and ePredix, Inc. The merged company has become a leader in Internet-based pre-employment testing and assessment services in the United States, capable of offering a comprehensive suite of content, applications and consulting services to meet the needs of employers of all sizes and all industries. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-22 |
Red 7 Media
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States Red 7 Media, Inc. is a producer of content and community for the event industry via Event Marketer, EXPO, Best Events and Event Design magazines. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.7B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Tailwind is an independent private equity firm focused on making control investments in companies operating in the healthcare, media/communications, and business services sectors. Tailwind looks to invest $25 to $200 million in profitable businesses valued above $500 million. The Firm seeks companies with proven business models and strong opportunities for growth, either organically or through acquisition. Tailwind Capital was formed in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 33 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 13 |
| State: Kentucky M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 33 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-03 |
Oceus Networks
Herndon, Virginia, United States Oceus Networks provides broadband solutions to governments that enable them to deliver high-speed voice, video and data communications to the constituents they serve. Oceus Networks delivers open, standards-based mobile and fixed network infrastructure as well as an extensive portfolio of public sector-focused solutions to simplify and expedite the deployment of wired and wireless broadband communications solutions. As both the expedited manner with which networks are deployed and the improved voice, video and data communications refer to speed, that is the basis of the origination of the company’s name. Oceus Networks was formed in 1991 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-28 |
Hamilton State Bancshares
Hoschton, Georgia, United States HSB is a Georgia-based bank holding company that specializes in providing commercial banking services to small- to medium-sized businesses in North Georgia through its bank subsidiary, Hamilton State Bank. Hamilton was formed in 2004 and is based in Hoschton, Georgia, which is approximately 50 miles north of Atlanta. |
Buy | $232M |
