M&A Deal Summary

Driehaus Private Equity Acquires GrowthPlay

On June 7, 2017, private equity firm Driehaus Private Equity acquired business services company GrowthPlay

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Driehaus Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Driehaus Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Driehaus Private Equity’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-06-07
Target GrowthPlay
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Driehaus Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

GrowthPlay

Chicago, Illinois, United States
GrowthPlay provides sales effectiveness services by delivering an integrated solution for the assessment, training, coaching, and development of its clients’ sales organizations. GrowthPlay was founded in 2014 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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DESCRIPTION

Driehaus Private Equity is a private investment firm focused on helping companies overcome growth challenges. The Firm will consider a variety of investment situations including growth capital financings, recapitalizations, buyouts, and consolidations. Sectors of interest include healthcare, manufacturing, services, and distribution. Driehaus seeks to commit $1 to $30 million per transaction in profitable companies with at least $10 million in annual revenue. Driehaus Private Equity was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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New Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Syntac Coated Products LLC is a designer and manufacturer of high performance, specialty, pressure-sensitive tapes for automotive, medical, construction, graphic arts, sound control and product assembly applications. Syntac Coated Products LLC was established in 2001 and is based in New Hartford, Connecticut.

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