Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-03-18 |
| Target | Portico Learning Solutions |
| Sector | Education |
| Investor(s) |
Advantage Capital Partners
Enhanced Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Venture |
| Deal Value | 1M USD |
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| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.6B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advantage Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on providing growth capital to a variety of companies. The Firm's geographic coverage includes Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, Wisconsin and Washington DC. Advantage looks to initially commit $0.5 to $2 million per investment and can provide mezzanine debt in addition to equity capital. Areas of interest include communications, information technology, life science, and energy. Advantage Capital was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 68 of 329 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 48 of 125 |
| State: Louisiana M&A | 7 of 21 |
| Country: United States M&A | 68 of 325 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 5 of 19 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 18 of 19 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-19 |
Soft Sight
Endicott, New York, United States Soft Sight, Inc. (dba Threadsmith.com) is a provider of a sophisticated software capability for automatically rendering stitch patterns from custom designs uploaded to its website. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-10 |
C&M
Wauregan, Connecticut, United States C&M Corp. is a designer and manufacturer of wire & cable and coil cords for performance-critical applications. The company serves blue-chip customers across a variety of growing markets including industrial automation, medical and military. C&M Corporation has over 50 years of experience designing and manufacturing wire and cable, coil cords, and cable assembly solutions for mission and performance critical applications which simply cannot fail. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 500M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Enhanced Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in small and mid-sized growth companies generating sales up to $100 million. The Firm can invest across the capital structure, including equity and mezzanine debt financing. Enhanced also will provide funds for working capital needs. The Firm looks to invest $2 to $20 million of equity and mezzanine in the range of $500,000 to $3 million in mid to later-stage profitable companies that are seeking capital to fund growth, make an acquisition, or for an outright sale. Target sectors include aerospace, business services, communications, distribution, manufacturing, healthcare, IT, software, and retail. Enhanced Equity Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in New York City with an additional office in Austin, Birmingham, Denver, Jackson Hole, Nashville, New Orleans, Stamford, Tampa and Washington, D.C.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 24 of 48 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 14 of 24 |
| State: Louisiana M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 24 of 48 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 10 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-01 |
Layered Technologies
Plano, Texas, United States Layered Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of managed dedicated hosting, on-demand hosting and cloud computing solutions. With eight top-tier data centers around the world, the Company’s infrastructure powers millions of Web sites and Internet enabled applications including e-Commerce and Software as a Service. Layered Technologies enables customers to forego capital expenses and save on operating costs while focusing on core business issues. Clients range from leading-edge Web 2.0 startups, successful mid-sized enterprises and some the world’s largest consultancy and integration firms. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-03 |
RepEquity
Washington, District of Columbia, United States RepEquity, Inc is based in Washington, D.C., RepEquity, Inc. provides online reputation and brand management solutions to companies and individuals. RepEquity was founded in response to market demand for specialized online strategies and tactics that integrate public relations and communications methodologies with interactive solutions to protect online brands |
Buy | - |
