M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2018-09-24 |
| Target | Ascenty |
| Sector | Communications |
| Buyer(s) | Digital Realty |
| Sellers(s) |
Great Hill Partners
The Blackstone Group SDC Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 1.8B USD |
| Advisor(s) | DH Capital (Financial) Choate Hall & Stewart (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Employees | 3,664 |
| Revenue | 5.5B USD (2023) |
Digital Realty is a provider of data center and colocation solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty Trust is based in Austin, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 6 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (Brazil) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2018) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-16 |
Equinix - European Assets
United Kingdom Equinix, Inc. - European Assets includes carrier-neutral data centers in Europe. |
Buy | $874M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-29 |
InterXion
Hoofddorp, Netherlands InterXion Holding N.V. is a provider of carrier and cloud-neutral colocation data center services in Europe, serving a wide range of customers through 52 data centers in 11 European countries. Interxion’s uniformly designed, energy-efficient data centers offer customers extensive security and uptime for their mission-critical applications. |
Buy | $8.4B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| PE ASSETS | 12.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth equity and recapitalization investments in well established public and private companies valued put to $1 billion. Great Hill targets companies within consumer services, business services, financial technology, healthcare, internet, logistics, media, communications, technology services, software and transaction processing. The Firm invests in the range of $25 to $500 million per transaction. Great Hill prefers companies located in the US, but will also consider opportunities in Europe and Latin America. Great Hill Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 37 of 60 |
| Sector (Communications) | 4 of 4 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 27 of 37 |
| Country (Brazil) | 3 of 3 |
| Year (2018) | 4 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 23 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-09 |
Shade Store
Port Chester, New York, United States Shade Store is an omni-channel provider of custom window treatments in the United States with over 60 showrooms nationwide. Shade Store offers a complete range of design, manufacturing, measuring and installation services for both consumers and design professionals. Shade Store was founded in 2006 and is based in Port Chester, New York. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-16 |
Ikon Science
Surrey, United Kingdom Ikon Science is a global provider of geo-prediction software for oil and gas exploration and production companies. Ikon Science was founded in 2001 and is based in Surrey, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 131.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 122 of 173 |
| Sector (Communications) | 14 of 15 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 43 of 67 |
| Country (Brazil) | 1 of 2 |
| Year (2018) | 7 of 13 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 24 of 57 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-09 |
TaskUs
New Braunfels, California, United States TaskUs is a provider of outsourced digital services and next-generation customer experience to companies, helping its clients represent, protect and grow their brands. Leveraging a cloud-based infrastructure, TaskUs serves clients in the fastest-growing sectors, including social media, e-commerce, gaming, streaming media, food delivery and ridesharing, HiTech, FinTech and HealthTech. TaskUs was founded in 2008 and is based in New Braunfels, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-25 |
Gianni Versace
Milan, Italy Gianni Versace S.p.A. is an Italian fashion brand that designs, manufactures, distributes and retails fashion and lifestyle products including haute couture, prèt-à-porter, accessories, jewelry, watches, eyewear, fragrances, and home furnishings all bearing the distinctive Medusa logo. The Versace group distributes its products through a worldwide distribution network which includes over 200 boutiques in some of the world’s most glamourous cities. It was formed in 1978 and is based in Milan. |
Sell | €1.8B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| PE ASSETS | 400M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Focused |
SDC Capital Partners is an operationally oriented private investment firm focused on the IT and communications sectors. Specific areas of interest include data centers, fiber/networks, wireless infrastructure, and managed IT/cloud services. The Firm looks to commit $50 to $500 million per transaction and generally pursues platform businesses where it can pursue growth opportunities. SDC Capital Partners was established in 2017 and is headquartered in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 2 |
| Sector (Communications) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (Brazil) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2018) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-11 |
Ascenty
Campinas, Brazil Ascenty is the largest data center provider in Brazil, with seven data centers currently operating and an additional data center under construction. The company was founded in 2010 and has focused on building world-class data centers while serving some of the largest global technology companies. All the company’s data centers are interconnected using a proprietary 4,000 km fiber-optic network. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 |
Bandwidth IG
Sunnyvale, California, United States Bandwidth IG is a metro dark fiber provider that offers high-capacity dark fiber solutions to mission-critical data centers, hyperscalers, and enterprises throughout Northern California and Greater Atlanta. Bandwidth IG was founded in 2019 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. |
Buy | - |
