M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-01-28 |
| Target | eFront SA |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) | Bridgepoint |
| Sellers(s) | Francisco Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 330M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 75.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 97 of 188 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 3 of 9 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 34 of 72 |
| Country: France M&A | 23 of 43 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 1 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 21 of 61 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 |
Quilter & Co.
London, United Kingdom Quilter is a UK private wealth management group with £7.6 billion of assets under management. Its clients group includes private individuals, charities and trusts, pension funds, corporate bodies and life companies. |
Sell | $941M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-09 |
ASK Central
Herts, United Kingdom ASK Central operates with ASK and Zizzi are names in the UK casual Italian dining market with about 120 and 90 locations respectively across the UK. ASK restaurants are situated in prime positions with each restaurant generally having a unique design. ASK Central was founded in 1993 and is based in Herts, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £250M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 45.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 34 of 88 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 11 of 30 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 7 of 22 |
| Country: France M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 2 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 15 of 26 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-14 |
Specific Media
Irvine, California, United States Specific Media is the independent online advertising network, using targeting technologies that enable top corporations to reach specific target audiences on the Web. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-12 |
FrontRange
Pleasanton, California, United States FrontRange is a provider of software and solutions designed specifically for small-to-medium-enterprise (SME) and distributed enterprise organizations. FrontRange is headquartered in Dublin, California. |
Sell | - |
