Growth Capital • Information Technology

ECI Partners Invests In M2 Digital

On September 15, 2006, private equity firm ECI Partners invested in information technology company M2 Digital

Investment Context
  • This is ECI Partners’ 6th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is ECI Partners’ 27th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • M2 Digital was sold to a strategic buyer in 2014.

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Investment Summary

Date September 15, 2006
Target M2 Digital
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) ECI Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) DLA Piper (Legal)

Target Company

M2 Digital

Manchester, United Kingdom
M2 Digital Ltd. is a IT service provider. It offers consultancy services, such as print audits, document management software, solutions design, GPS public sector framework, and change management.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

ECI Partners

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 2.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 27 of 78
Sector: Information Technology 6 of 11
Type: Growth Capital 1 of 14
Country: United Kingdom 27 of 73
Year: 2006 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-26 ClarityBlue

Luton, United Kingdom

ClarityBlue Ltd. is a provider of customer intelligence consulting and systems integration business.

Sell £85M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-30 Kirker Travel

London, United Kingdom

Kirker Travel Ltd. is a provider of online booking for luxury holidays offers tailor-made itineraries for holidays across 150 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far-East and New York.

Sell £16M