Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2004-04-23 |
| Target | Mitel |
| Sector | Communications |
| Investor(s) |
EdgeStone Capital Partners
Francisco Partners |
| Deal Type | PIPE |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.5B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is a private equity firm that targets middle market companies located in the Canada. The Firm targets to invest in companies with an EBITDA range $10 - $50 million and Enterprise value of $50 - $250 million. It seeks to invest in equity and equity related instruments and seeks to hold majority position and board seat in portfolio companies. Specific areas of interest include light manufacturing, business services, and consumer services. Type of transaction includes MBO, recapitalizations, growth capital, divestiture or non-core business and succession planning. EdgeStone Capital Partners, Inc. is based in Toronto, Ontario.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 24 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: PIPE M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 5 of 15 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 6 of 18 |
| Year: 2004 M&A | 2 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-07 |
Richards Packaging
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Richards Packaging is the largest rigid packaging distributor in Canada and the third largest in North America. Richards Packaging was incorporated in 1912 and is based in Mississauga, Ontario. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-28 |
INEA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada INEA Corporation provides enterprise planning, forecasting and reporting software solutions that meet the needs of the world's largest and most complex organizations who have multiple lines of business; geographies; product lines and customer segments. Co-developed with a leading financial institution, the INEA platform provides rich out-of-the-box functionally to meet the unique requirements of finance departments across all verticals. With its singular focus and demonstrated expertise in this market, INEA helps finance departments streamline their planning process, create confidence in numbers, and engage in "what if" scenario modeling. Today, more than 7,000 users in 44 countries rely on the INEA platform. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| 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 | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 160 |
| Sector: Communications M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: PIPE M&A Deals | 1 of 4 |
| State: Ontario M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Country: Canada M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Year: 2004 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-02 |
XcelleNet
Atlanta, Georgia, United States XcelleNet is the preeminent provider of software-based systems for managing remote and mobile networks and systems. XcelleNet products manage communications with fixed-site remote, mobile and extranet applications as well as wireless data-enabled devices such as interactive pagers, smart-phones and PDAs. FP sold XcelleNet to Sybase in April 2004 where it is now part of Sybase's iAnywhere division. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-01 |
NPTest
San Jose, California, United States NPTest, Inc. design, development, and manufacture of semiconductor test and diagnostic systems. These devices range from microprocessors, graphics processors, chipsets, and devices for data transfer and communication applications to DVDs and set-top boxes used in consumer electronics. |
Sell | $600M |
