Investment Summary

Apax and Periphas Capital Invest In Openlane

On May 26, 2020, private equity firms Apax and Periphas Capital invested in business services company Openlane

Investment Highlights
  • This is Apax’s 11th and Periphas Capital’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Apax’s 86th and Periphas Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Apax’s 1st and Periphas Capital’s 1st transaction in Indiana.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-05-26
Target Openlane
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) Apax
Periphas Capital
Deal Type PIPE
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

Openlane

Carmel, Indiana, United States
Openlane provides sellers and buyers across the global wholesale used-vehicle industry with innovative, technology-driven remarketing solutions. Openlane’s unique end-to-end platform supports whole car, financing, logistics, and other ancillary and related services. Its integrated physical, online and mobile marketplaces reduce risk, improve transparency, and streamline transactions for customers in more than 80 countries. Openlane was formed in 2006 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Apax

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 77.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 222 of 266
Sector: Business Services M&A 11 of 17
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: Indiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 86 of 107
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-12 Cadence Education

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Cadence Education is a premier early childhood educator in the United States, operating more than 225 private preschools across the country. With more than 27 years in business, Cadence has developed unparalleled expertise in preparing students to thrive in the next step of their childhood. It provides parents with peace of mind by giving children an exceptional education every fun-filled day in a place as nurturing as home. Cadence Education was formed in 1969 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-18 Prove

New York, New York, United States

Prove is a technology company's modern way of proving identity with just a phone number and is used by over 1,000 enterprises and 500 financial institutions worldwide, including 9 of the top 10 US banks. With 1 billion+ consumer and small business identity tokens under continuous management, Prove’s phone-centric Identity platform helps companies mitigate fraud while accelerating revenue and reducing OPEX across mobile, desktop, tablet, contact center, and in-store channels. Prove’s omnichannel solutions are available in 195 countries. Prove was formed in 2008 and is based in New York City.

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Investor

Periphas Capital

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2017
PE ASSETS 5.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Periphas Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in large US-based companies operating in the business services, industrial, technology, and consumer sectors. The Firm targets businesses with $150 million to $1 billion in revenue and will consider a variety of investment structures and situations including buyouts, consolidations, growth capital financings, acquisition financings, and recapitalizations. Periphas Capital was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Indiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1