M&A Deal Summary

EQT Acquires SK Shieldus

On March 3, 2023, private equity firm EQT acquired information technology company SK Shieldus from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT’s 23rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is EQT’s 1st transaction in South Korea.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-03-03
Target SK Shieldus
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) EQT
Sellers(s) Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

SK Shieldus

Pangyo, South Korea
SK Shieldus is a scaled integrated physical security operator providing digital security infrastructure across 680,000 commercial customer sites and more than 100 central monitoring and dispatch centers across South Korea. SK Shieldus is based in Pangyo, South Korea.

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Buyer

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 281 of 317
Sector (Information Technology) 23 of 27
Type (Secondary Buyout) 83 of 97
Country (South Korea) 1 of 2
Year (2023) 2 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-01 Radius Global Infrastructure

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States

Radius Global Infrastructure is an owns and acquires critical digital infrastructure, including ground, tower, rooftop and in-building cell sites, in over 20 countries across North and South America, Europe, and Australia. Radius Global Infrastructure is based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Buy $3.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-23 IntegrityNext

Munich, Germany

IntegrityNext provides a SaaS solution for customers to assess and monitor their supply chain for sustainability risk and compliance, an increasingly critical task to meet growing stakeholder demands and regulatory requirements. IntegrityNext was founded in 2016 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets

Category Infrastructure
PE ASSETS 119.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is a global investor in infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, and energy assets. MIRA's infrastructure practice looks to acquire businesses such as transportation, water and energy utilities, and waste management. MIRA's real estate practice looks to acquire and develop retail, commercial, residential and industrial properties. MIRA's agriculture team looks to operate and develop agriculture businesses and farmland. MIRA's energy team seeks opportunities in upstream energy and upstream energy-related assets and businesses in the US and Canada. Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets is headquartered in London with additional offices throughout the world.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 5
Country (South Korea) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-01 DTG Recycle

Mill Creek, Washington, United States

DTG Recycle is a commercial recycler of construction and demolition, industrial and manufacturing waste in the Pacific Northwest. DTG Recycle strives for a zero-waste future through innovative sorting techniques and the development of products and alternative energy fuels made from recycled materials. DTG Recycle offers convenient, innovative ways to recycle with the best customer service in the industry. DTG Recycle was founded in 2007 and is based in Mill Creek, Washington.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-20 Coastal Waste & Recycling

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Coastal Waste & Recycling is a provider of solid waste collection, processing, and disposal services. Coastal Waste & Recycling was founded in 2017 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

Buy -
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