Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-11-04 |
| Target | Yello |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Investor(s) |
Argentum Capital Partners
First Analysis JMI Equity |
| Deal Type | Venture |
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| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 400M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Argentum Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in small to mid-sized companies with proven business models and the ability to become market leaders. Prospective transaction situations include growth capital financing, management buyouts, platform acquisitions, and recapitalization. The firm typically takes minority positions, except in the case of management buyouts. Industry sectors of interest include business services, healthcare, and technology. Argentum generally prefers opportunities located in the Eastern US, but will consider companies across the US. Argentum Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 25 of 48 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 3 of 13 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 7 of 9 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 23 of 45 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-04 |
Centercode
Laguna Hills, California, United States Centercode is a provider of end-to-end Customer Validation SaaS and managed services solutions to global B2C and B2B enterprises. Its platform serves as the centralized workflow to address the quality assurance and customer experience needs of any organization by enabling the company to create custom tests, recruit and manage testers, collect detailed feedback and deliver actionable insights through its proprietary prioritization algorithm. Centercode was established in 2001 and is based in Laguna Hills, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-17 |
Hanweck Associates
New York, New York, United States Hanweck Associates LLC delivers real-time risk and margin analytics on global derivatives markets, bringing visibility and clarity to capital and balance sheet constraints of banks, broker/dealers, hedge funds, central counterparties, and exchanges. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Venture Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 800M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
First Analysis is a financial advisory and investment firm. First Analysis' private equity arm targets investments in growth companies at all stages of development. The Group looks for opportunities based primarily in the US and can commit up to $10 million of equity per transaction. Sectors of particular interest include outsourced services, (business/government services, education, environmental services, healthcare services, marketing services); information technology, (business integration, call centers, healthcare IT, network security, open source, sensor systems, transaction processing); and chemistry enabled businesses (advanced materials, chemicals, healthcare products, polymers, purification). First Analysis was formed in 1981 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 43 of 60 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 5 of 9 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 21 of 30 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 6 of 7 |
| Country: United States M&A | 41 of 57 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-05 |
BuyerQuest
Cleveland, Ohio, United States BuyerQuest, Inc. is a spend management software and services company, founded on the core belief that the enterprise procurement experience can and should be just as easy as an everyday B2C e-commerce shopping experience. BuyerQuest, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-17 |
Checkpoint Surgical
Independence, Ohio, United States Checkpoint Surgical provides surgeons with state-of-the-art neuro devices to locate and identify nerves and evaluate nerve and muscle function in surgical procedures. Checkpoint Surgical has two FDA cleared devices: the Checkpoint Stimulator/Locator, designed to allow the surgeon to control and deliver custom stimulation settings for a wide range of surgical applications, and the Checkpoint Head & Neck Stimulator, designed specifically for head and neck surgical procedures. Checkpoint Surgical was formed in 2010 and is based in Independence, Ohio. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.5B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
JMI Equity is a private equity firm focused on investments in software, internet, business service, and healthcare IT. Targeted businesses typically help automate and optimize business and information technology processes. The Firm will consider investments at all stages of development, including early-stage companies, self-funded businesses requiring growth capital, and later stage businesses in need of buyout or recapitalization funding. JMI looks to commit at least $25 million per transaction. JMI Equity was formed in 1992 and maintains offices in San Diego and Baltimore.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 82 of 130 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 22 of 46 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 22 of 29 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 5 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 73 of 114 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 9 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-02 |
Bamboo Health
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Bamboo Health is a healthcare technology solutions company, focused on fostering care collaboration and providing information and actionable insights to facilitate physical and behavioral health across the entire continuum of care. Bamboo Health is based in Louisville, Kentucky. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-10 |
Schoology
New York, New York, United States Schoology, Inc. is a provider of software as a service (SaaS) Learning Management Systems (LMS) and collaboration tools to K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and corporate customers. Schoology, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
