M&A Deal Summary |
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Date | 2022-03-09 |
Target | Discovery Education |
Sector | Education |
Buyer(s) |
Clearlake Capital
Francisco Partners |
Sellers(s) | Francisco Partners |
Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
Advisor(s) | Jefferies (Financial) Kirkland & Ellis (Legal) |
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Category | Private Equity Firm |
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Founded | 2006 |
PE ASSETS | 72.0B USD |
Size | Mega |
Type | Sector Agnostic |
Clearlake Capital Group is a private equity firm that focuses on corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, buyouts, restructurings, rescue financing, growth capital, turnarounds, and other equity investments. Clearlake seeks to partner with strong management teams by providing long-term capital and operational expertise. Areas of interest include technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake Capital Group was formed in 2006 and is based in Santa Monica, California.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 77 of 88 |
Sector (Education) | 1 of 1 |
Type (Secondary Buyout) | 34 of 38 |
State (North Carolina) | 2 of 2 |
Country (United States) | 74 of 83 |
Year (2022) | 2 of 9 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2022-03-08 |
IPG
Sarasota, Florida, United States IPG develops, manufactures, and sells a variety of paper and film-based pressure-sensitive and water-activated tapes, stretch and shrink films, protective packaging, woven and non-woven products, and packaging machinery for industrial and retail use. IPG was founded in 1981 and is based in Montreal, Canada. |
Buy | $2.6B |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2022-03-15 |
RSA Conference
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States RSA Conference is the premier series of global events and year-round learning for the cybersecurity community. RSAC is where the security industry converges to discuss current and future concerns and have access to the experts, unbiased content and ideas that help enable individuals and companies advance their cybersecurity posture and build stronger and smarter teams. Both in-person and online, the company brings the cybersecurity industry together and empowers the collective "we" to stand against cyberthreats around the world. It is the ultimate marketplace for the latest technologies and hands-on educational opportunities that help industry professionals discover how to make their companies more secure while showcasing the most enterprising, influential, and thought-provoking thinkers and leaders in cybersecurity today. RSA Conference is based in Bedford, Massachusetts. |
Buy | - |
Category | Private Equity Firm |
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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 | # |
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Overall | 132 of 149 |
Sector (Education) | 7 of 7 |
Type (Secondary Buyout) | 21 of 24 |
State (North Carolina) | 4 of 4 |
Country (United States) | 110 of 124 |
Year (2022) | 3 of 9 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2022-02-10 |
AND Health
Columbus, Ohio, United States AND Health is a provider of chronic disease treatment and reversal using root cause medical care. AND Health is based in Columbus, Ohio. |
Buy | - |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2022-04-27 |
WatchGuard
Seattle, Washington, United States WatchGuard provides network security. The company’s Firebox X family of upgradeable appliances delivers the performance, functionality and security strength to meet the needs of small and medium sized organizations. All WatchGuard products include a LiveSecurity Service subscription for vulnerability alerts, software updates, expert security instruction, as well as individualized and self-help customer care. WatchGuard was founded in 1996 and is based in Seattle, Washington. |
Sell | - |
Category | Private Equity Firm |
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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 | # |
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Overall | 77 of 81 |
Sector (Education) | 2 of 2 |
Type (Secondary Buyout) | 21 of 22 |
State (North Carolina) | 2 of 2 |
Country (United States) | 63 of 67 |
Year (2022) | 1 of 3 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2022-02-10 |
AND Health
Columbus, Ohio, United States AND Health is a provider of chronic disease treatment and reversal using root cause medical care. AND Health is based in Columbus, Ohio. |
Buy | - |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2022-04-27 |
WatchGuard
Seattle, Washington, United States WatchGuard provides network security. The company’s Firebox X family of upgradeable appliances delivers the performance, functionality and security strength to meet the needs of small and medium sized organizations. All WatchGuard products include a LiveSecurity Service subscription for vulnerability alerts, software updates, expert security instruction, as well as individualized and self-help customer care. WatchGuard was founded in 1996 and is based in Seattle, Washington. |
Sell | - |