Investment Summary |
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| Date | 2012-12-01 |
| Target | Ascentis |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Investor(s) | Catalyst Investors |
| Deal Type | Venture |
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| Category | Venture Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 377M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Catalyst Investors is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications and internet services industries. Specific areas of interest include, video and audio content and distribution, print and online publishing, out-of-home advertising, music publishing, wireless voice and data, wireless spectrum and other infrastructure, outsourced applications providers / software as a service (SAAS), subscription based services, and online advertising. Catalyst looks for the growth companies located in the US and Canada requiring $10 to $60 million in capital. Catalyst prefers businesses with 'high-margin economics', 'defensible market positions', and 'recurring revenues'. Catalyst was formed in 1999 and is based in New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 43 of 54 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 10 of 18 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 7 of 16 |
| State: Minnesota M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 41 of 52 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-25 |
WeddingWire
Bethesda, Maryland, United States WeddingWire is a global online marketplace, connecting consumers with local wedding professionals and a suite of comprehensive tools that make wedding planning easier. Operating within a $200 billion industry, WeddingWire helps 13 million couples every month find the right team of wedding professionals to personalize and pull off their special day. Consumers around the world are able to read more Permira VI G.P. Limited than 4 million vendor reviews and search, compare and book from a directory of over 400,000 vendors. Founded in 2007, the WeddingWire portfolio serves couples and wedding professionals across 15 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The company has more than 950 employees and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C., with international headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. |
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| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-25 |
Presence
New York, New York, United States Presence is a provider of teletherapy and software solutions for special education-related services and behavioral mental health counseling in K-12 schools. The company connects speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and behavioral and mental health professionals with students through its proprietary Therapy Essentials software platform, and has delivered more than 3 million teletherapy sessions to hundreds of K-12 schools and districts across the U.S. through its network of over 1,500 certified clinicians. Presence was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York. |
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