M&A Deal Summary

CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments Acquire Jagex

On February 9, 2024, private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments acquired digital media company Jagex from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 2nd and Haveli Investments’ 2nd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 59th and Haveli Investments’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-02-09
Target Jagex
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) CVC Capital Partners
Haveli Investments
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Jagex

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Jagex is a video game developer and publisher focused on creating a deep and engaging living game on PC and mobile. Its flagship RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds, and community-focused development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. Jagex was founded in 2000 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 320 of 323
Sector (Digital Media) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 75 of 76
Country (United Kingdom) 59 of 60
Year (2024) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-15 Sunday Natural

Berlin, Germany

Sunday Natural is a brand for premium nutrition in German-speaking countries. Its unique formula is based on a premium product range inspired by nature and its True Clean Label philosophy which ensures quality, purity, and transparency at every stage of the value chain. Sunday Natural is based in Berlin, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-27 M Group Services

Stevenage, United Kingdom

M Group Services is a service provider to the regulated infrastructure markets in the UK and Ireland through its utilities, transport, telecom, and data divisions. The Company operates through its subsidiaries that include Morrison Utility Services, Morrison Data Services, Dyer & Butler, Magdalene, PMP Utilities and M Group Services Plant & Fleet Solutions. M Group Services was formed in 1847 and is based in Hertfordshire, England.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

Haveli Investments is a private equity firm focused on investing in companies in the technology industry. Haveli Investments is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector (Digital Media) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-06 ZeroFox

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

ZeroFox is a Social Risk Management company that provides enterprises external threat intelligence and protection to disrupt threats to brands, people, assets, and data across the public attack surface in one, comprehensive platform. ZeroFox was founded in 2013 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Buy $350M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-29 Blend

San Francisco, California, United States

Blend helps lenders streamline the customer journey for any banking product from application to close. Its Digital Lending Platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and over 285 other financial institutions to acquire more customers, increase productivity, and deepen customer relationships. The company enables customers to process more than $4 billion in mortgages and consumer loans per day, helping millions of consumers get into homes and gain access to the capital they need to lead better lives. Blend was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 473 of 481
Sector (Digital Media) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 114 of 117
Country (United Kingdom) 36 of 37
Year (2024) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-20 CMC Networks

Sandton, South Africa

CMC Networks is a Pan-African provider of managed connectivity solutions for global telecoms providers. CMC has a network and office footprint spanning 50 countries in Africa, as well as an extensive Middle Eastern network and key connection points across the globe. Their propriety network allow global telecom companies to provide reliable and high-quality enterprise connectivity to corporate clients across Africa and the Middle East. CMC Networks was founded in 1989 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-12 Maccaferri

Bologna, Italy

Maccaferri is a provider of environmental engineering solutions, design, and development of solutions within the civil engineering, geotechnical, and environmental construction market. The company's products represent a low carbon emissions and environmentally friendly alternative within the building materials space. It focuses on environmental solutions and supports the drive towards above-market average growth. Maccaferri was founded in 1879 and is based in Bologna, Italy.

Sell -