Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-06-26 |
| Target | Initiate Systems |
| Sector | Software |
| Investor(s) |
First Analysis
Paladin Capital Group Dunrath Capital |
| Deal Type | Venture |
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| Category | Venture Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 800M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 29 of 60 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 4 of 12 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 12 of 30 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 2 of 7 |
| Country: United States M&A | 27 of 57 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 6 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-13 |
Achilles
Abingdon, United Kingdom Achilles is a partner of choice for supply chain risk and performance management. Achilles collects and validates supplier data and mitigates risks globally. This data-driven insight builds more secure, sustainable, better performing supply chains. Achilles was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Abingdon, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-15 |
AdvancePath Academics
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States AdvancePath Academics, Inc. is a provider of alternative education solutions for out-of-school youth and those students who are disengaged or at risk of dropping out of high school. The company creates innovative partnerships with districts and high schools to operate in-school Academies that provide high-quality education services to recover, educate, and graduate out-of-school youth and those students at risk of not earning their high school diplomas. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.5B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Paladin Capital Group is a growth capital firm focused on early and expansion stage businesses related to homeland security, defense, and business continuity. Specific areas of interest include identity management, antimicrobial solutions, mesh networks, IT services, data storage, business process software, network management software and detection, biometrics, and protective equipment. Paladin Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 31 of 62 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 9 of 16 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 30 of 58 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 31 of 55 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 4 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-01 |
QuantaLife
Pleasanton, California, United States QuantaLife, Inc. is a life science company that manufactures and markets products based on their proprietary nucleic acid testing method. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-08 |
CounterStorm
New York, New York, United States CounterStorm, Inc. is a network security company that provides immediate defense against known, zero-day, and targeted attacks. Zero-day attacks exploit software vulnerabilities during the period before fixes are readily available. Targeted attacks are aimed at specific industries or companies, with a level of customization that makes them almost impossible to detect with traditional security products. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Dunrath Capital, Inc. is a 'research-based' private equity and strategic advisory firm. Dunrath's current area of interest is early and growth-stage investments in companies delivering infrastructure surety products and services. Dunrath invests in promising candidates across all stages development, with a particular emphasis in growth equity situations. Dunrath generally pursues companies located in the United States. Dunrath Capital is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 9 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Venture M&A Deals | 7 of 7 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 9 of 9 |
| Year: 2008 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-20 |
SeQual Technologies
Ball Ground, Georgia, United States SeQual Technologies, founded in 1991, is a market-driven, technology-based company with the mission to develop, manufacture and market unique products for medical, military, industrial and commercial applications that utilize the Company’s proprietary pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology for air separation. It provides oxygen concentrators based on its unique and patented air separation technology. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-03 |
Initiate Systems
Chicago, Illinois, United States Initiate Systems is a provider of master data management (MDM) software, which enables organizations to strategically leverage and share critical data assets by delivering a comprehensive, secure single view of citizens to government. |
Sell | - |
