Investment Summary

First Analysis Invests In Gyrodata

On January 1, 2004, venture capital firm First Analysis invested in energy services and equipment company Gyrodata

Investment Highlights
  • This is First Analysis’ 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is First Analysis’ 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is First Analysis’ 2nd transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • Gyrodata was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2022.

Investment Summary

Date 2004-01-01
Target Gyrodata
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Investor(s) First Analysis
Deal Type Venture

Target

Gyrodata

Houston, Texas, United States
Gyrodata is a service providers to the global energy industry with unparalleled expertise in gyroscopic surveying, wellbore placement, and wellbore characterization technologies. Gyrodata was founded in 1980 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

First Analysis

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 800M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

First Analysis is a financial advisory and investment firm. First Analysis' private equity arm targets investments in growth companies at all stages of development. The Group looks for opportunities based primarily in the US and can commit up to $10 million of equity per transaction. Sectors of particular interest include outsourced services, (business/government services, education, environmental services, healthcare services, marketing services); information technology, (business integration, call centers, healthcare IT, network security, open source, sensor systems, transaction processing); and chemistry enabled businesses (advanced materials, chemicals, healthcare products, polymers, purification). First Analysis was formed in 1981 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 60
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 7 of 30
State: Texas M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 16 of 57
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-11-01 CCS Medical

Farmers Branch, Texas, United States

CCS Medical, Inc. (formerly Chronic Care Solutions Inc) is a rapidly growing provider of quality home medical supplies and services to patients with chronic conditions throughout the United States. By working closely with healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations we ensure the seamless coordination and efficient delivery of critical medical supplies directly to our patients' doorsteps. We are a leader in the industry and are recognized as the most-recommended provider by healthcare professionals because of our commitment to quality, compliance and superior customer care.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-13 IndX Software

Aliso Viejo, California, United States

IndX Software Corp. developed sophisticated, Internet-enabled information solutions for enterprises and their supply chains. Its IndX HQ (XHQ) product extracted and transformed data from multiple, disparate back-end systems, aggregated and managed content, and distributed information to users in a visually expressive way.

Sell $40M