Venture • Information Technology

FTV Capital Invests In Mu Sigma

On August 28, 2008, growth capital firm FTV Capital invested in information technology company Mu Sigma

Investment Context
  • This is FTV Capital’s 15th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is FTV Capital’s 42nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is FTV Capital’s 4th transaction in Illinois.
Investment Fate
  • Mu Sigma was sold to a financial buyer in 2011.
  • Mu Sigma was sold to a strategic buyer in 2013.

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Investment Summary

Date August 28, 2008
Target Mu Sigma
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) FTV Capital
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Mu Sigma

Northbrook, Illinois, United States
Mu Sigma is a provider of data and analytics solutions specializing in data-driven decision making. Mu Sigma was founded in 2004 and is based in Northbrook, illinois.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

FTV Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

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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 Context for Investor #
Overall 45 of 133
Sector: Information Technology 15 of 28
Type: Venture 17 of 31
State: Illinois 4 of 12
Country: United States 42 of 105
Year: 2008 8 of 11
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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