Investment Summary

TA Associates and Ignition Capital Exits Forgame Holdings

On September 27, 2013, invested in digital media company Forgame Holdings from TA Associates and Ignition Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is transaction in China.

Investment Summary

Date 2013-09-27
Target Forgame Holdings
Sector Digital Media
Sellers(s) TA Associates
Ignition Capital
Deal Type IPO

Target

Forgame Holdings

Shenzhen, China
Forgame Holdings is a developer and publisher of online, browser-based games. The company develops, distributes and markets games through company-owned portals and more than 100 third-party portals and platforms. Forgame Holdings was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 169 of 260
Sector: Digital Media M&A 2 of 3
Type: IPO M&A Deals 32 of 43
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-18 Arxan

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Arxan is a provider of software security solutions. Arxan focuses on solutions that address the vulnerability of software running on a machine that is no longer controlled by the software’s creator. Arxan was founded in 2001 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-25 Accruent

Austin, Texas, United States

Accruent, Inc. is a provider of physical resource management software. Accruent provides market planning, site selection, project management, lease administration, facilities and space management software that is purpose-built for specific industries to deliver greater customer value. Accruent, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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DESCRIPTION

Ignition Capital invests in and provides operational support to companies in the technology, communications, consumer, and healthcare sectors. The Firm looks for companies leading their industries or markets and will consider opportunities in the US and China. Ignition Capital is based in Bellevue, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: IPO M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-11 Forgame Holdings

Shenzhen, China

Forgame Holdings is a developer and publisher of online, browser-based games. The company develops, distributes and markets games through company-owned portals and more than 100 third-party portals and platforms. Forgame Holdings was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

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