Investment Summary

GTCR Invests In Classic Media

On January 18, 2008, private equity firm GTCR invested in media company Classic Media from Spectrum Equity

Investment Highlights
  • This is GTCR’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is GTCR’s 48th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GTCR’s 7th transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • Classic Media was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012 for 155M USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2008-01-18
Target Classic Media
Sector Media
Investor(s) GTCR
Sellers(s) Spectrum Equity
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Classic Media

New York, New York, United States
Classic Media, Inc., is a independent family entertainment company with such characters as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Casper and Rocky & Bullwinkle. Classic licenses its characters and produces animated product based on its characters for home video markets, television networks, syndicators, cable networks and merchandisers.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

GTCR

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 15.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GTCR is a private equity firm that typically partners with management when pursuing acquisitions. The Firm looks to grow companies through build-on acquisitions, consolidations, and internal growth. GTCR will consider both equity and mezzanine capital commitments and concentrates its investment activity in consumer products & services, healthcare services, outsourced business services, technology, transaction processing, and pharma/medical products. GTCR was formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 157
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 2
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: New York M&A 7 of 14
Country: United States M&A 48 of 148
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-13 Landmark FBO

Houston, Texas, United States

Landmark FBO, LLC (“Landmark”) is a provider of fueling and ground support services to the general and commercial aviation markets through its network of fixed base operations (“FBOs”). Landmark is the 3rd largest network of FBOs in North America with a presence at high volume airports such as Washington Dulles and Los Angeles International. In addition to FBOs, the company provides MRO services, aircraft charter and management, aircraft fueling and information technology support services to the U.S. military through long-term contracts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-01 NCP Solutions

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

NCP Solutions LLC is a provider of business communications to financial services, auto finance, secondary education, health, and insurance industries. NCP prints and distributes customer communications that facilitate billing accounts receivable and cash flow management. NCP Solutions was founded in 1974 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Spectrum Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 8.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Spectrum Equity Management L.P. is a private equity investor focused on service businesses. Spectrum specifically targets established businesses in the media, communications, IT, information, and business services industries. The Firm looks to commit $25 to $150 million of equity capital per transaction and focuses on opportunities throughout North America and Western Europe. Prospective transaction situations include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisition financings, and secondary purchases. Spectrum Equity Investors was formed in 1994 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 77
Sector: Media M&A 3 of 5
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New York M&A 2 of 11
Country: United States M&A 18 of 68
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 RiskMetrics Group

New York, New York, United States

RiskMetrics Group, Inc. is a provider of risk analytics and information processing to the global financial services community. The RiskMetrics service offering allows investors, shareholders, managers, and regulators to measure and manage financial risk.

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2008-07-31 Passport Health Communications

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Passport Health Communications, Inc. (Formerly InterMed LLC) provides a comprehensive suite of administrative, clinical and financial solutions to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the revenue cycle process for more than 5,300 hospitals, physician practices and other healthcare providers.

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