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M&A Deal Summary

HgCapital Acquires Register

On February 26, 2018, private equity firm HgCapital acquired internet software and services company Register

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HgCapital’s 13th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is HgCapital’s 4th transaction in Italy.
Investment Fate
  • Register was sold to a strategic buyer in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-02-26
Target Register
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) HgCapital
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Register

Florence, Italy
Register is a provider of digital services for professionals and SMBs such as domain registration, hosting, servers, website creation, e-commerce, brand protection. Register provides domain and hosting services under Register.it, Sfera, Etinet, Dominiando, Namesco, Simply Hosting, Tagadab, LCN Register365, LetsHost, Hosting Ireland, Nominalia, Dominios.pt, Iberweb, and Amen brands. Register was founded in 1995 and is based in Florence, Italy.

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Buyer

HgCapital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 70.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HgCapital is a European private equity firm focused on a wide range of transactions including public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, divestitures, and turnarounds. Broad sectors of interest include consumer and leisure, healthcare, industrials, services, technology, media, and renewable energy. The Firm will consider both majority and minority investment positions. HgCapital is the successor to Mercury Capital Partners, a former unit of Merill Lynch which was spun out by management in 2000. HgCapital has offices in London and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 99 of 152
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 13 of 25
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 7 of 8
Country: Italy M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-24 Benevity

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Benevity is a provider of corporate social responsibility and employee engagement software that allows companies to automate processes for online workplace giving, volunteering, and community investment with a social mission of “doing well by doing good.” Benevity was founded in 2008 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-12 Frosunda

Stockholm, Sweden

Frosunda provides personal assistance (care delivered to the home) and housing (group assisted accommodation) services for adults and children with physical or mental disabilities. Frosunda was founded in 1994 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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