M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2006-12-11 |
| Target | Argencard S.A |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Buyer(s) | First Data |
| Sellers(s) |
Northwood Ventures
Bain Capital Private Equity |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Employees | 24,000 |
| Revenue | 8.7B USD (2018) |
First Data is a provider of electronic commerce and payment solutions for merchants, financial institutions and card issuers. First Data was formed in 1989 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 23 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 7 of 20 |
| Country: Argentina M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-29 |
Western Union
Denver, Colorado, United States Western Union is a financial services company that provides people and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money and make payments around the world. Western Union's consumer-to-consumer money transfer service enables people to send money around the world, usually within minutes. Western Union also provides consumers with flexible and convenient options for making one-time or recurring payments in our consumer-to-business segment. This segment consists of United States bill payments, Pago Fácil (bill payments in Argentina), and international bill payments. Western Union's business solutions segment facilitates payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border, cross-currency transactions, for small and medium size enterprises and other organizations and individuals. Western Union was founded in 1851 and is based in Denver, Colorado. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-25 |
Size Technologies
San Francisco, California, United States Size Technologies, Inc. develops and licenses transaction marketing and open system solutions. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| PE ASSETS | 100M USD |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Northwood Ventures is a private investment firm that invests at all stages of company development, including venture, buyout, consolidation, growth, recapitalization, and turnaround situations. Northwood prefers opportunities located within the US and will consider both minority and control situations. Northwood's typical investment ranges from $5 to $15 million. Target sectors include telecommunications, manufacturing, retailing/consumer, financial services, and service-oriented business industries. Northwood Ventures was formed in 1983 and is based in Syosset, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 30 of 53 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 12 of 22 |
| Country: Argentina M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-08 |
Stir Crazy
Chicago, Illinois, United States Stir Crazy, Inc. owns and operates 14 full-service, casual Asian restaurants. The restaurants feature Stir Crazy's signature 'Create-Your-Own' Stir Fry along with a full menu of fresh Asian inspired specialties. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 |
MCT
Alexandria, Virginia, United States MCT Corp. is a provider of mobile telecommunications services. |
Sell | $300M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 44.2B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 21 of 152 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 2 of 9 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 7 of 41 |
| Country: Argentina M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2006 M&A | 5 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-30 |
HMH
Boston, Massachusetts, United States HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students' potential and extend teachers' capabilities. HMH serves more than 50 million students and four million educators in 150 countries. HMH was founded in 1832 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. |
Sell | $3.4B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-14 |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
Unterfohring, Germany ProSiebenSat.1 Media is a media company that operates 27 TV channels in 10 countries. The entertainment segment operates free TV stations, such as SAT.1, prosieben, kabel eins, sixx, SAT.1 gold, prosieben MAXX, and kabel eins doku, as well as distributes prosiebenSat.1 HD stations. ProSiebenSat.1 Media was founded in 1984 and is based in Unterfohring, Germany. |
Sell | $3.9B |
