M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2016-10-08 |
| Target | Learfield Communications |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) |
Atairos
Silver Lake Clearlake Capital |
| Sellers(s) | Providence Equity Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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Atairos is a generalist private equity firm focused on partnering with growth-oriented businesses. Atairos does not have any sector preferences and will consider opportunities across the US. Atairos was formed in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 16 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 3 |
| State: Texas M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 4 of 11 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-18 |
The Orogen Group
New York, New York, United States The Orogen Group is an operating company created to make significant long-term strategic investments in financial services companies and related businesses with proven business models. The Orogen Group was formed in 2016 and is based in New York, New York. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-29 |
Antares Audio Technologies
Santa Cruz, California, United States Antares Audio Technologies is a developer of Auto-Tune, the industry standard for professional pitch correction and the tool of choice for the most prominent vocal effect in popular music. Antares tools and technologies include microphone modeling, formant, and throat modeling; harmonizing and doubling; and noise reduction. Their solutions are used in music production as well as sound design for video and games. Antares Audio Technologies was formed in 1999 and is based in Santa Cruz, California. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 104.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 82 of 136 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 2 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 12 of 20 |
| State: Texas M&A | 9 of 12 |
| Country: United States M&A | 62 of 96 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 5 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-01 |
SolarCity
San Mateo, California, United States SolarCity is a provider of clean energy solutions. The Company delivers renewable electricity directly to homeowners, businesses and government organizations for less than they spend on utility bills. SolarCity gives customers control of their energy costs to protect them from rising rates. The company makes solar energy easy by taking care of everything from design and permitting to monitoring and maintenance. SolarCity was formed in 2006 and is based in San Mateo, California. |
Sell | $2.6B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-28 |
BlackLine
Woodland Hills, California, United States BlackLine offers a cloud-based software platform designed to transform and modernize accounting and finance operations for organizations of all types and sizes. BlackLine was founded in 2001 and is based in Woodland Hills, California. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| PE ASSETS | 90.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Clearlake Capital Group is a private equity firm that focuses on corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, buyouts, restructurings, rescue financing, growth capital, turnarounds, and other equity investments. Clearlake seeks to partner with strong management teams by providing long-term capital and operational expertise. Areas of interest include technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake Capital Group was formed in 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 35 of 93 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 3 of 5 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 8 of 40 |
| State: Texas M&A | 6 of 13 |
| Country: United States M&A | 33 of 88 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 6 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-19 |
SmartSand
Spring, Texas, United States SmartSand is a fully integrated frac sand supply and services company that offers complete mine-to-well site proppant supply and logistics solutions. SmartSand was founded in 2011 and is based in Spring, Texas. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-11 |
Light Tower Rentals
Odessa, Texas, United States Light Tower Rentals, Inc. is a diversified specialty equipment rental company focused on oil and gas operations in the prolific Permian Basin, with yards in other leading U.S. basins including the SCOOP/STACK, Eagle Ford, Bakken and Marcellus. LTR’s core equipment rental fleet includes mobile natural gas and diesel driven power generators, light towers, mobile housing units, field heaters and fluid handling products, which are all supported by a best in class service platform. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 36.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 59 of 102 |
| Sector: Media M&A | 16 of 23 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 12 of 31 |
| State: Texas M&A | 3 of 5 |
| Country: United States M&A | 39 of 69 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 5 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-12 |
Untangle
San Jose, California, United States Untangle is a provider in cybersecurity designed specifically for the below-enterprise market, safeguarding businesses, home offices, nonprofits, schools and governmental organizations. Untangle’s integrated suite of software and appliances provides enterprise-grade capabilities and consumer-oriented simplicity to organizations with limited IT resources. Untangle’s award-winning network security solutions are trusted by over 40,000 customers around the world. Untangle was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-24 |
Propertybase
Boulder, Colorado, United States Propertybase is a provider of software, online marketing and design services to real estate companies looking to be the technology leaders in their marketplace. Propertybase platform combines CRM, websites, content management, marketing automation and data management into one easy platform for real estate companies to manage their leads and digital marketing with ease. Propertybase was formed in 2004 in Boston, Colorado. |
Buy | - |
