M&A Deal Summary

EMK Capital Acquires Bright Data

On August 10, 2017, private equity firm EMK Capital acquired information technology company Bright Data from Hola Networks for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EMK Capital’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is EMK Capital’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EMK Capital’s 1st transaction in Israel.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-08-10
Target Bright Data
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) EMK Capital
Sellers(s) Hola Networks
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 200M USD

Target

Bright Data

Netanya, Israel
Bright Data is an enterprise IP proxy network that helps make the Web more transparent by allowing businesses to see the internet from the consumers’ point of view. Bright Data was established in 2014 and is based in Netanya, Israel.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EMK Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EMK Capital LLP is a private investment firm focused on majority investments in the business services, consumer, and industrials sectors. EMK Capital is a hands-on investor and looks to commit up to £100 million per platform investment. EMK Capital is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 23
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (Israel) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-28 Bluestep Bank

Stockholm, Sweden

Bluestep Bank is a specialist mortgage provider in the Nordic region. The bank applies a differentiated approach to ​​serving customers and assessing their underlying creditworthiness. Instead of rigid underwriting criteria, Bluestep focuses on understanding ​each customer's situation and their future financial ability to service the debt. Bluestep Bank was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-16 Reconomy

Shropshire, United Kingdom

Reconomy is an outsourced waste service provider that operates nationwide waste management, compliance, and recycling services, delivering enhanced environmental and financial performance for its customers. Reconomy is based in Shropshire, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Hola Networks

Netanya, Israel
Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Hola Networks Ltd. is a platform that offers virtual private network, secure browsing and unrestricted access for publishers. Hola Networks Ltd. was established in 2008 and is based in Netanya, Israel.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Israel) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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