M&A Deal Summary

Informa Acquires Industry Dive

On July 19, 2022, Informa acquired digital media company Industry Dive from Falfurrias Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Informa’s 3rd transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Informa’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Informa’s 1st transaction in District of Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-07-19
Target Industry Dive
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) Informa
Sellers(s) Falfurrias Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Industry Dive

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Industry Dive is a digital media company that publishes business news and original analysis for 2 million executives in 11 industries. Industry Dive provides premium business news, original analysis, and other information products and services to more than 7 million executives across 19 industry verticals ranging from banking and supply chain to retail and waste.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Informa

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Information Services
Employees11,475
Revenue 3.2B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Informa provides academics, businesses, and individuals with unparalleled knowledge, up-to-the minute information and highly specialist skills and services. With around 7,000 employees working in some 150 offices in over 40 countries, our global reach and breadth of offer is unique. Informa was founded in 1998 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 18
Sector (Digital Media) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 14
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 11
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-19 EPFR

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

EPFR’s Flows and Allocations data provides a unique view of the investor and fund manager sentiment across global markets, helping buy and sell-side institutions make informed decisions. EPFR was formed in 1995 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-04 Lloyd s List Intelligence

London, United Kingdom

Lloyd's List Intelligence is a provider of maritime data and intelligence, widely used across the shipping ecosystem, extending to the finance, legal, academic, insurance, and government sectors. Lloyd's List Intelligence was founded in 1972 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Falfurrias Capital Partners

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Falfurrias Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in lower and middle-market companies located in the Eastern US. Falfurrias focuses on companies with experienced management teams, differentiated product features, diverse customers, revenues in excess of $10 million, and EBITDA of $5 million to $40 million. The Firm looks to invest at least $25 million per transaction. Specific areas of interest include financial services, consumer products, health care, building products, manufacturing, business services, education, training, infrastructure, and information services. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction types, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalization, and corporate divestitures. Falfurrias Capital Partners was formed in 2006 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 16
Sector (Digital Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 6
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 12 of 16
Year (2022) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-22 CIH

Chicago, Illinois, United States

CIH provides clients with the critical information, tools, and skills needed to make better marketing decisions. Through a unique combination of education, regular consultation, and technology tools. CIH also provides comprehensive risk management services to producers, importers/exporters, elevators, traders, and end-users in various agriculture industries, including hog, beef, dairy, poultry/feed, ethanol, and crop. CIH was founded in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-08 Said Differently

Miami, Florida, United States

Said Differently offers an untraditional global approach to strategic consulting, design and development services. The company operates virtually with a network of over 3,000 specialists worldwide, including freelance designers, programmers, strategists and other marketing experts. Said Differently is based in Miami, Florida.

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