Investment Summary

General Atlantic and Warburg Pincus Invest In SPINS

On January 19, 2021, growth capital firm General Atlantic and private equity firm Warburg Pincus invested in information technology company SPINS

Investment Highlights
  • This is General Atlantic’s 33rd and Warburg Pincus’ 36th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 122nd and Warburg Pincus’ 212th transaction in the United States.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 9th and Warburg Pincus’ 6th transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-01-19
Target SPINS
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Reed Smith (Legal)

Target

SPINS

Chicago, Illinois, United States
SPINS is a provider of omnichannel and retailer-specific product measurement, mission-critical performance data, and unique insights into consumer trends and digital activation. SPINS was founded in 1995 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

General Atlantic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 73.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 264 of 343
Sector (Information Technology) 33 of 44
Type (Growth Capital) 106 of 129
State (Illinois) 9 of 11
Country (United States) 122 of 163
Year (2021) 3 of 45
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-12 JumpCloud

Louisville, Colorado, United States

JumpCloud provides people secure access to the resources they need to do their jobs. JumpCloud Directory Platform gives IT, security operations, and DevOps a single, cloud-based solution to control and manage employee identities, their devices, and apply Zero Trust principles. JumpCloud was founded in 2012 and is based in Louisville, Colorado.

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2021-02-04 Immunocore

Abingdon, United Kingdom

Immunocore is a late-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of a novel class of TCR bispecific immunotherapies called ImmTAX Immune mobilizing monoclonal TCRs Against X disease designed to treat a broad range of diseases, including cancer, infectious and autoimmune. Immunocore was founded in 1999 and is based in Abingdon, United Kingdom.

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Investor

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 437 of 482
Sector (Information Technology) 36 of 44
Type (Growth Capital) 144 of 158
State (Illinois) 6 of 8
Country (United States) 212 of 237
Year (2021) 4 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-08 Abbisko Therapeutics

Shanghai, China

Abbisko Therapeutics is an oncology focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative medicines for unmet medical needs in China and around the world. Abbisko Therapeutics was founded in 2016 and is based in Shanghai, China.

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2021-02-16 Hygiena

Camarillo, California, United States

Hygiena LLC is a microbiology and life science company that serves industrial food processors, healthcare institutions, life science researchers and the general public. The Company manufactures and sells a broad range of rapid hygiene monitoring systems, environmental collection systems and rapid dilution devices. Its products are distributed in over 50 countries worldwide. Hygiena was formed in 2000 and is headquartered in the United States in Camarillo, California with a satellite office in the United Kingdom.

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