Investment Summary

Hellman & Friedman and Valeas Capital Partners Invest In Baker Tilly

On February 5, 2024, private equity firms Hellman & Friedman and Valeas Capital Partners invested in business services company Baker Tilly

Investment Highlights
  • This is Hellman & Friedman’s 1st and Valeas Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Hellman & Friedman’s 60th and Valeas Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Hellman & Friedman’s 6th and Valeas Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

Investment Summary

Date 2024-02-05
Target Baker Tilly
Sector Business Services
Investor(s) Hellman & Friedman
Valeas Capital Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) William Blair (Financial)
Foley & Lardner (Legal)

Target

Baker Tilly

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Baker Tilly is an advisory CPA firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers (New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago). Baker Tilly was founded in 1931 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Hellman & Friedman

San Francisco, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 115.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 88 of 90
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Illinois M&A 6 of 6
Country: United States M&A 60 of 62
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-21 Splunk

San Francisco, California, United States

Splunk is a provider of operational intelligence software used to monitor, report and analyze real-time machine data as well as historical data across your IT infrastructure. Splunk was formed in 2003 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Sell $28.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-15 Safe-Guard

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Safe-Guard is a provider of branded vehicle protection products in the finance and insurance space to the automotive, RV, marine and motorcycle/Powersports industries. The company primarily works with automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and auto dealers to design and administer protection products sold at auto dealerships. Safe-Guard was founded in 1992 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Investor
DESCRIPTION

Valeas Capital Partners is a mid?market, growth?oriented private equity firm partnering with tech?enabled companies. The Firm leverages its team’s dual investment and operating experience to collaborate closely with founders and management on value creation through buy?and?builds, scaled transformations, and new platforms. Valeas' sector focus includes healthcare, financial services, data, and technology businesses. Valeas was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-26 Ren

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Ren is an independent philanthropic solutions provider in North America. Ren is a provider of Donor Advised Funds (“DAF”) software and managed services to financial advisors at the largest US financial institutions. Ren delivers custom solutions that include tax expertise, accounting support and impeccable client service, through its’ proprietary cloud computing technology. Ren was founded in 1987 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-07 Suntera Group

Wembley, United Kingdom

Suntera Global is a multi-jurisdictional corporate, fund, and private client services provider. Each division consists of a joined-up, international team of experts providing a jurisdictionally agnostic suite of specialist services. Suntera Global was formed in 1980 and is based in Wembley, United Kingdom.

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