M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-07-02 |
| Target | SHL Group |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Buyer(s) | Challenger |
| Sellers(s) |
VSS Capital Partners
HgCapital |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 660M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Employees | 4,600 |
| Revenue | 950M USD (2016) |
Challenger is a global performance improvement platform that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions focused on sales marketing and customer service training through in-person workshops, eLearning and workflow tools, diagnostic and assessment offerings, and other sales acceleration modules. Underpinned by the world-renowned, research-based Challenger and Effortless Experience methodologies, its solutions help enterprises adopt, develop, communicate, and implement more effective commercial strategies on a global scale. Challenger was founded in 1979 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 12 |
| Sector (Business Services) | 6 of 9 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 6 of 12 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2012) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-07 |
Valtera
Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States Valtera Corp., is a professional services firm that provides a unique mixture of scientific expertise, consulting, and technology to global organizations. Valtera solutions are innovative, yet practical and are tied to strategy to produce meaningful bottom line results. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-11 |
Talent Neuron
Santa Clara, California, United States Talent Neuron, is a provider of market intelligence technology tools based on large-scale data analytics. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
VSS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications, education, and information services sectors. VSS looks for opportunities with valuable brand franchises, stable cash flows, and infrastructure to support add-ons. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America and Europe valued between $50 and $750 million. Prospective investment situations include management buyouts/buy-ins, expansion or acquisition financings, recapitalizations, build-ups, going private transactions, and partnerships. VSS was formed in 1981 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 31 of 56 |
| Sector (Business Services) | 10 of 12 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 9 of 22 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 4 of 7 |
| Year (2012) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-19 |
GL Education
Brentford, United Kingdom GL Education is an educational multimedia company, publishing innovative, curriculum-based resources for the UK and abroad. It currently supplies more than ninety-five per cent of schools in the UK and exports to more than thirty countries internationally, with a catalogue of over 800 software and hardware products. GL Education was founded in 1980 and is based in Brentford, United Kingdom. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-14 |
Tax Credit
Los Angeles, California, United States Tax Credit is a provider of tax incentive consulting, administration and technology, serving clients from Fortune 100 to small business. The Company uses proprietary processes, software and expertise to assist the most respected regional and national companies in identifying valuable federal and state tax incentives, including state and federal research and development tax credits, state enterprise zone tax credits, national hiring incentives such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and other state and federal programs. Tax Credit was founded in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 65.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 30 of 92 |
| Sector (Business Services) | 2 of 9 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 13 of 44 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 17 of 46 |
| Year (2012) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 9 of 34 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-03 |
QUNDIS
Erfurt, Germany QUNDIS supplies a comprehensive range of sub-metering and communication devices used to measure, collect and transmit accurate consumption data for heat and water usage at the household unit level, serving the SME independent sub-metering supplier and building technology markets across Europe. QUNDIS’ products are sold in over 30 countries, with the largest markets being Germany and Italy. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 |
PA Topco
West Midlands, United Kingdom Parts Alliance Group Ltd. is one of the major groups of automotive parts distributors throughout the UK and Ireland. The group has 196 branches nationwide. The group incorporates several local brand identities, eight of which are owned by Parts Alliance Group. Operating as one organisation gives group the benefit of centralised support and expertise from specialist departments. |
Buy | - |
