Investment Summary

Oak Hill Capital and FTV Capital Invest In Edelman Financial Engines

On December 16, 1999, private equity firm Oak Hill Capital and growth capital firm FTV Capital invested in financial services company Edelman Financial Engines for 85M USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is Oak Hill Capital’s 1st and FTV Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Oak Hill Capital’s 20th and FTV Capital’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Oak Hill Capital’s 6th and FTV Capital’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oak Hill Capital’s 1st and FTV Capital’s 3rd transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Edelman Financial Engines went public in 2010.
  • Edelman Financial Engines was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018 for 3.0B USD.

Investment Summary

Date 1999-12-16
Target Edelman Financial Engines
Sector Financial Services
Investor(s) Oak Hill Capital
FTV Capital
Deal Type Venture
Deal Value 85M USD

Target

Edelman Financial Engines

Santa Clara, California, United States
Edelman Financial Engines is a financial planning and investment management firm. Edelman Financial Engines was founded in 1986 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Oak Hill Capital

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 9.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oak Hill Capital Partners was originally formed as the private equity investment vehicle for Robert Bass and in 1999, opened up to outside investors and raised its first private equity fund. Oak Hill looks to invest in middle-market companies and focuses its efforts within six industry groups. The six groups include basic industries; business and financial services; consumer, retail, and distribution; healthcare; media and telecom; and technology. Oak Hill targets businesses with defensible business models, strong market positions, and 'best-in-class' management. Oak Hill Capital was formed in 1986 and has offices in Stamford, Connecticut; Menlo Park, California; and New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 76
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 5
Type (Venture) 1 of 4
State (California) 1 of 7
Country (United States) 6 of 69
Year (1999) 6 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 20 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-11-01 WideOpenWest

Englewood, Colorado, United States

WideOpenWest is a provider of high-speed Internet, cable TV, and phone serving communities in the U.S. WOW's operating philosophy is to deliver an employee and customer experience that lives up to its name. WideOpenWest was founded in 2001 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-20 GATX Logistics

United States

GATX Logistics, Inc. is a provider of third-party logistics services for its customers, including contract warehousing, value-added assembly, freight management, and contract transportation services.

Buy -
Investor

FTV Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FTV Capital is a multi-stage private equity firm focused on providing capital to high-growth companies. FTV generally seeks to invest in software, business services, and financial services companies which enable financial institutions to expand and to operate more efficiently. Investment proceeds are typically used to fund rapid organic growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue add-on acquisitions, or acquire divestitures. FTV prefers to act as the lead or control investor and targets equity commitments of $10 to $85 million per transaction. FTV Capital was established in 1998 and was formerly known as FTVentures. FTV Capital is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 127
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 22
Type (Venture) 2 of 31
State (California) 3 of 29
Country (United States) 6 of 103
Year (1999) 5 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-24 ValiCert

Mountain View, California, United States

ValiCert, Inc. was a leading provider of secure communications and authentication software for file transfer, financial messaging, and business process integration over the Internet.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-01 Corillian Corp

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Develops solutions for financial institutions to offer customers online banking, electronic bill presentment and payment, and small business banking applications via the Internet.

Sell -