M&A Deal Summary

CAPZA and Kartesia Acquire EidosMedia

On May 4, 2021, private equity firm CAPZA and lender Kartesia acquired digital media company EidosMedia from HgCapital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CAPZA’s 2nd and Kartesia’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is CAPZA’s 2nd and Kartesia’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-04
Target EidosMedia
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) CAPZA
Kartesia
Sellers(s) HgCapital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

EidosMedia

Milan, Italy
EidosMedia is a Content Management System (CMS) solutions company that develops innovative content management solutions to serve clients with high-value content and complex workflow management needs. Its software covers the end-to-end content lifecycle for very large media, financial research, academic, and public research, and corporate organizations. EidosMedia was formed in 1999 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

CAPZA

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 9.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CAPZA is a provider of equity and junior capital to small and medium-sized unlisted French companies. CAPZA does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest in companies valued from €20 to €400 million. CAPZA was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 85 of 116
Sector (Digital Media) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 28 of 34
Country (Italy) 2 of 3
Year (2021) 6 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-28 Ivnosys

Valencia, Spain

Ivnosys is a company specialized in providing digitalization services to large corporates and SMEs. IvSign, its blockbuster cloud platform, allows its users to manage and sign digital certificates, generating efficiencies, improving IT security through evidence-generation, and promoting a paperless professional environment. Ivnosys was formed in 2011 and is based in Valencia, Spain.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-25 Xenocs

Sassenage, France

Xenocs is a provider of solutions for nanomaterial characterization using Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering technique. Xenocs was founded in 2000 and is based in Sassenage, France.

Buy -
Buyer

Kartesia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Lender
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 5.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Kartesia is a private investment group and lender that looks to invest in lower middle-market companies throughout the European Union and Central Europe. The Firm is industry agnostic and seeks to commit €10 to €100 million in profitable companies with at least €5 million of EBITDA. Proceeds are typically invested alongside sponsors to support buyouts, recapitalizations, shareholder liquidity needs, or restructurings. Kartesia was established in 2013 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 30
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 7 of 12
Country (Italy) 1 of 2
Year (2021) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-27 Acti-Med

Freiensteinau, Germany

Acti-Med is a manufacturer of medical technology. Acti-Med develops, produces, and sells high-quality medical components and devices for medical and pharmaceutical industries. Acti-Med was founded in 1997 and is based in Freiensteinau, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-10 FourNet

Manchester, United Kingdom

FourNet offers contact centre and unified communication solutions primarily to government departments and other public sector enterprises. FourNet was formed in 2005 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HgCapital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 70.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HgCapital is a European private equity firm focused on a wide range of transactions including public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, divestitures, and turnarounds. Broad sectors of interest include consumer and leisure, healthcare, industrials, services, technology, media, and renewable energy. The Firm will consider both majority and minority investment positions. HgCapital is the successor to Mercury Capital Partners, a former unit of Merill Lynch which was spun out by management in 2000. HgCapital has offices in London and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 80 of 93
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 28 of 34
Country (Italy) 3 of 3
Year (2021) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-22 Empyrean Solutions

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Empyrean Solutions provides asset and liability risk and performance management software for banks and credit unions. Empyrean’s software allows banks and credit unions of all sizes to take control of their balance sheet management, scenario planning, and risk analysis in a single software platform. Empyrean Solutions was founded in 2008 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-18 Mitratech

Austin, Texas, United States

Mitratech is a provider of corporate legal process automation and compliance management software to Fortune 1000 companies. Mitratech’s unified platform enables open, flexible enterprise and extra price collaboration in high-liability corporate operations. Mitratech was founded in 1987 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Sell $1.6B
Mergr

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