M&A Deal Summary

HighPoint Capital Acquires OptiPay

On October 1, 2017, private equity firm HighPoint Capital acquired financial services company OptiPay

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HighPoint Capital’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is HighPoint Capital’s 3rd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-01
Target OptiPay
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) HighPoint Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

OptiPay

Sydney, Australia
OptiPay provides flexible cash flow solutions to businesses, by providing Invoice Finance, Trade Finance and Inventory Finance. OptiPay was founded in 2014 and is based in Sydney, New South Wales.

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Buyer

HighPoint Capital


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 30M AUD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HighPoint Capital Pty Ltd is a private equity investor that looks to provide growth capital and replacement capital to smaller, mid-market private companies in Australia. The Firm generally prefers profitable enterprises (> $1.5 million of EBITDA) and will consider private companies valued up to $60 million. HighPoint is sector agnostic, however the Firm prefers companies with sustainable growth opportunities, high barriers to entry, and potential for outside capital/expertise to accelerate growth. HighPoint Capital was formed in 2008 and is headquartered in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Australia M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-03 Brand New Media

North Sydney, Australia

Brand New Media (BNM) creates, owns and operates digital channels for the world’s leading brands and broadcasters. Brand New Media was founded in 2004 and is based in North Sydney, New South Wales.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-30 Placard Pty

Melbourne, Australia

Placard Pty Ltd. core business is manufacturing, personalisation and fulfilment of plastic card products within its high-security facility located in Bayswater, Victoria which is accredited by Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Diners Club. Placard manufactures card products such as Financial Cards, Driver Licences, Loyalty Cards, Gift Cards, and Photo I.D products for customers in Australia and New Zealand and around the world.

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