M&A Deal Summary

Eventbrite Acquires Ticketscript

On January 31, 2017, Eventbrite acquired internet software and services company Ticketscript from FPE Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Eventbrite’s 4th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Eventbrite’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-01-31
Target Ticketscript
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Eventbrite
Sellers(s) FPE Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Ticketscript

London, United Kingdom
Ticketscript Ltd. is a self service ticketing provider through online, mobile and social networks. Ticketscript Ltd. was established in 2006 and is headquartered in London, England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Eventbrite

San Francisco, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees748
Revenue 325M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Eventbrite is an online ticket platform for live experiences that allows people to find and create events. Organisers use Eventbrite to boost ticket sales, promote and manage events, handle onsite operations, and analyse results across multiple sales channels. Eventbrite was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 4 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-11 Queue Ticketing

Sacramento, California, United States

Queue Ticketing LLC is an online platform that provides ticket booking and entry management capability products and services to buyers and event producers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-09 Ticketfly

San Francisco, California, United States

Ticketfly is a technology company reimagining the live event experience for promoters and fans. Its ticketing, digital marketing, and analytics software helps promoters book top talent, sell more tickets, and increase in-venue revenue, while its consumer tools help fans find and purchase tickets to great events. Ticketfly was formed in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FPE Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FPE Capital is the private equity investment arm of Fleming Family & Partners, a multi-family office. FF&P invests in lower middle market companies throughout the UK and Western Europe. FF&P focuses on rapidly growing companies led by experienced management, with proven track records and scalable business models. Sectors of interest include financial services, healthcare, business/support services, energy/resources and media/information. The Firm will consider buyouts (MBOs, MBIs) as well as growth capital financings. FPE Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 24
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 10
Country: United Kingdom M&A 11 of 20
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-29 Questionmark

Trumbull, Connecticut, United States

Questionmark is a provider of technologies and services which enable organizations to measure knowledge, skills, and attitudes securely through reliable, valid, and defensible assessments, and consequently achieve successful learning outcomes. Questionmark was founded in 1988 and is based in Trumbull, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-31 Masstech Innovations

Whiteley, United Kingdom

Masstech Innovations, Inc. provides innovative software solutions and expertise that media organizations trust to manage their valuable digital media content and related information throughout its lifecycle, delivering frictionless media asset management workflows to its broadcast customers. Masstech Innovations was founded in 2001 and is based in Whiteley, United Kingdom.

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