1. Home >
  2. M&A >
  3. Divestiture >
  4. United States >
  5. Georgia >
  6. Chicago Growth Partners Acquires World 50

M&A Deal Summary

Chicago Growth Partners Acquires World 50

On November 9, 2010, growth capital firm Chicago Growth Partners acquired business services company World 50 from EquaTerra

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Chicago Growth Partners’ 5th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Chicago Growth Partners’ 25th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Chicago Growth Partners’ 1st transaction in Georgia.
Investment Fate
  • World 50 was recapitalized in 2015.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-11-09
Target World 50
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Chicago Growth Partners
Sellers(s) EquaTerra
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) JEGI Clarity (Financial)

Target

World 50

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
World 50 is an exclusive, invite-only peer-to-peer network and knowledge exchange platform serving senior executives at leading corporations. World 50 was founded in 2004 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Search 205,528 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Chicago Growth Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Chicago Growth Partners LLC (CGP) was a Chicago-based based private equity firm that provided expansion and buyout capital to middle-market companies generating sales of $15 to $150 million. CGP sought to invest in business services, consumer services, healthcare products/services, and industrial companies. CGP was formed in 2004 as a spin-off of William Blair Capital Partners, the investment group of investment bank William Blair. In 2014, the Firm ceased operations.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 34
Sector (Business Services) 5 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Georgia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 25 of 33
Year (2010) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-30 SchoolMessenger

Los Gatos, California, United States

SchoolMessenger is a provider of on-demand, mass notification software solutions for the education market. Mass notification, a growing industry, is used in a variety of situations to keep people informed through multiple message delivery channels including phone calls, emails and text messages.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-23 Zogenix

Emeryville, California, United States

Zogenix is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of medicines to treat neuroscience disorders and pain. Zogenix was founded in 2006 and is based in Emeryville, California.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EquaTerra

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

EquaTerra is a provider of advisory services in information technology (IT) and business process transformation.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 World 50

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

World 50 is an exclusive, invite-only peer-to-peer network and knowledge exchange platform serving senior executives at leading corporations. World 50 was founded in 2004 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Buy -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal