M&A Deal Summary

Infobip Acquires Peerless Network

On July 27, 2022, Infobip acquired communications company Peerless Network from Adams Street Partners and Escalate Capital for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Infobip’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Infobip’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Infobip’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Infobip’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-07-27
Target Peerless Network
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Infobip
Sellers(s) Adams Street Partners
Escalate Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M USD
Advisor(s) Moelis & Co. (Financial)
DLA Piper (Legal)

Target

Peerless Network

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Peerless Network provides agile, cost-effective, and simple-to-deploy voice services, including unified communications-as-a-service, session initiation protocols (SIP) trunking, messaging, APIs and Microsoft Teams integration. Peerless Network was founded in 2008 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Search 200,500 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Infobip

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Infobip is a global cloud communications platform that enables businesses to build connected customer experiences across all stages of the customer journey at scale, with easy and contextualized interactions over customers’ preferred channels. Accessed through a single platform, Infobip’s omnichannel engagement, identity, user authentication security and contact center solutions help clients and partners overcome the complexity of consumer communications, grow their business and increase loyalty– all in a fast, secure and reliable way. Infobip was founded in 2006 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 4
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-12 Netokracija

Zagreb, Croatia

Netokracija is a digital media company for startups, digital marketing, and technology folks, providing insightful content to its strong online community. Netokracija was founded in 2009 and is based in Zagreb, Croatia.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Adams Street Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1972
PE ASSETS 60.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Adams Street Partners is a diversified, global investment firm that targets direct, fund of funds, and secondary investments. Adams' direct investing group covers co-investments in buyout transactions, as well as growth equity and venture capital commitments. The direct buyout and growth equity team looks to commit $5 to $30 million per transaction. For venture related investments, commitments of $5 to $20 million are provided to companies in the technology, life sciences and technology enabled services sectors. Typically, target companies have received prior financing from early stage venture firms and are seeking additional capital to fund product development and commercialization. Adams Street Partners was formed in 1972 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 90 of 96
Sector (Communications) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 46 of 51
State (Illinois) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 83 of 88
Year (2022) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-08 Mineralys

Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States

Mineralys is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target diseases driven by abnormally elevated aldosterone. Its initial product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor that the company is initially developing for the treatment of patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Mineralys was founded in 2020 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-05 Lever

San Francisco, California, United States

Lever is a recruiting software that supports the hiring needs of over 1,300 leading companies around the globe including the teams at Netflix, Lyft, Hot Topic, and Owens-Illinois. Lever is designed with integrated ATS and CRM functionality, and features a modern interface that helps employers develop stronger candidate relationships in fewer clicks. Lever was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Sell -
SELLER

Escalate Capital

Austin, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 830M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Escalate Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on providing capital to expansion and late-stage companies. The Firm focuses its investment activity within the technology, life sciences, and service-based industries. Prospective financing solutions include senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt. Escalate's target investment size is $5 to $30 million. Escalate Capital Partners has offices in Menlo Park, California and Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 37
Sector (Communications) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 21 of 24
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 34 of 37
Year (2022) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-01 Needle

Lehi, Utah, United States

Needle engages in advocate-powered customer experience, helps businesses bring the power of human connections to e-commerce. Needle’s CX software identifies online customers who need help and matches them, via real-time online chat, with certified advocates who have first-hand knowledge of the product and passion for the brand. Needle was founded in 2010 and is based in Lehi, Utah.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-10 Entelo

San Francisco, California, United States

Entelo engages in recruiting automation, applying predictive analytics and AI to help find, qualify, and engage with the best talent for the organization. From eliminating unconscious bias within the sourcing process to offering a completely automated sourcing and outreach mode, Entelo goes above and beyond the typical search functionality of a sourcing platform. Entelowas founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Sell -