Investment Summary

Grail Partners and IA Capital Group Invest In Credit Sesame

On April 1, 2010, merchant bank Grail Partners and venture capital firm IA Capital Group invested in internet software and services company Credit Sesame

Investment Highlights
  • This is Grail Partners’ 1st and IA Capital Group’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Grail Partners’ 6th and IA Capital Group’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Grail Partners’ 2nd and IA Capital Group’s 1st transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2010-04-01
Target Credit Sesame
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Grail Partners
IA Capital Group
Deal Type Venture

Target

Credit Sesame

Mountain View, California, United States
Credit Sesame is a consumer-facing financial management platform for the financial services industry. The Company provides free credit information, liabilities management, and advisory services to consumer while also providing highly-targeted product offerings. Credit Sesame was founded in 2010 and is based in Mountain View, California.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Grail Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor


Category Merchant Bank
Founded 2005
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Grail Partners is a merchant bank that provides advisory services in addition to making investments in the investment management industry. Grail looks to invest in established financial service businesses as well as incubate new asset management and financial technology/services companies. Grail Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-01 Chatham Partners

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Chatham Partners is a professional services firm providing renewable market research and strategic consulting services to firms throughout the financial services industry. Chatham Partners was founded in 1991 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-14 Grail Advisors

San Francisco, California, United States

Grail Advisors LLC was created to deliver ETFs using fully disclosed active portfolio management to the global investment community with a goal to provide best-in-class service.

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Investor

IA Capital Group

Westport, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Inter-Atlantic Group is a specialist private investment firm focused on opportunities within the financial and business services sectors. Specific sectors of interest include financial technology, banking, insurance, asset management and service providers to the financial services industry. The Firm primarily looks for opportunities based in the US. Inter-Atlantic was formed in 1992 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 23
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Venture M&A Deals 6 of 15
State: California M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 11 of 21
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-11 Higher One Holdings

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Higher One Holdings, Inc. is a provider of electronic financial disbursement and payment solutions for universities and their students that save the time and expense associated with handling financial aid refunds, on-campus and community purchases, payment collections, and more.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-01 NetSpend Holdings

Austin, Texas, United States

NetSpend Holdings, Inc. is a provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards and related financial services.

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