M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-07-03 |
| Target | Wood Mackenzie |
| Sector | Information Services |
| Buyer(s) | Hellman & Friedman |
| Sellers(s) |
Charterhouse Capital Partners
Ardian |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 1.1B EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 115.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Hellman & Friedman is a large private equity firm on the West Coast of the US. H&F focuses on control and minority investments in a variety of transaction structures and will consider opportunities across the US and Europe. H&F seeks buyouts and business in need of restructurings that operate in defensible markets with predictable revenue and earnings growth. Target sectors include financial services, healthcare, indusrial, energy, insurance, media, marketing, professional services, software, and information services. H&F's target equity investment size is $300 million to $1 billion. Hellman & Friedman was formed in 1984 and has offices in San Francisco, New York City, and London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 53 of 90 |
| Sector: Information Services M&A | 3 of 6 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 11 of 27 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 5 of 6 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 27 of 40 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-02 |
GeoVera
Fairfield, California, United States GeoVera is a provider of specialty residential property insurance in markets that are underserved by other insurance carriers due to their exposure to certain perils, such as hurricanes or earthquakes. GeoVera offers specialty homeowners products primarily on a non-admitted, or excess and surplus line, basis in wind-exposed areas in the Southeast United States and Hawaii, and residential earthquake products primarily on an admitted basis in the Western United States. GeoVera was founded in 1993 and is based in Fairfield, California. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-15 |
Getty Images
Seattle, Washington, United States Getty Images offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of customers around the world. With a broad portfolio that includes the Getty Images, Stock, and Unsplash brands, the Company reaches and empowers a broad base of global customers ranging from international enterprises to amateur creators. Getty Images was formed in 1995 and is based in Seattle, Washington. |
Sell | $3.3B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1934 |
| PE ASSETS | 5.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Charterhouse Capital Partners is a large private equity firm specializing in buyouts of European industrial and commercial service companies. The Firm primarily seeks opportunities in Western Europe and the UK. Charterhouse focuses on profitable companies led by experienced management valued from €200 million to €1.5 billion. Specific areas of interest include business services, chemicals, engineering, leisure, transport and logistics. Charterhouse Capital Partners was formed in 1934 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 8 of 35 |
| Sector: Information Services M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 3 of 15 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 6 of 16 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 13 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-26 |
Bureau van Dijk
Amsterdam, Netherlands Bureau van Dijk is a global provider of business intelligence and company information. Bureau van Dijk, operating from its Amsterdam headquarters, aggregates, standardizes and distributes one of the world’s most extensive private company datasets, with coverage exceeding 220 million companies. Over 30 years, the company has built partnerships with more than 160 independent information providers, creating a platform that connects customers with data that addresses a wide range of business challenges. Bureau van Dijk’s solutions support the credit analysis, investment research, tax risk, transfer pricing, compliance and third-party due diligence needs of financial institutions, corporations, professional services firms and governmental authorities worldwide. |
Buy | €960M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-17 |
BARTEC
Bad Mergentheim, Germany BARTEC is a provider of industrial safety technology for use in hazardous environments. Its clients are primarily in the oil and gas, energy, mining chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries. BARTEC was founded in 1975 and is based in Bad Mergentheim, Germany. |
Buy | €600M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 127.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €1 billion per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 55 of 248 |
| Sector: Information Services M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 20 of 94 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 2 of 16 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 9 of 14 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 11 of 37 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-26 |
Novotema
Villongo, Italy Novotema SpA is a designer, manufacturer of specialty sealing solutions for use in the building products, gas control, transportation, industrial and water markets. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-04 |
Arkadin S.A.
Paris, France Founded in France in 2001, Arkadin provides a complete range of remote collaboration solutions (audio, web and video conferencing services). |
Buy | - |
