M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2005-08-11 |
| Target | SunGard Data Systems |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) |
Integral Capital Partners
TPG Silver Lake The Blackstone Group Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking KKR Providence Equity Partners Bain Capital Private Equity HarbourVest Partners |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 11.4B USD |
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| Category | Venture Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Integral Capital Partners operates as a group of partnerships that invests in expansion-stage private and growth-stage public companies in the information and life sciences industries. Within information sciences, Integral focuses on communications-centric computing, real-time computing, and mobility. Within life sciences, Integral targets companies that deal in emerging medical technologies and healthcare information systems. The Firm operates in partnership with the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, which incubated the Firm in 1991, as well as private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. Integral Capital Partners is based in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 22 of 35 |
| Sector (Software) | 4 of 6 |
| Type (Going Private) | 2 of 3 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 21 of 34 |
| Year (2005) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-02 |
Intranets.com
Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States Online Intranet Solutions for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-25 |
SeeBeyond Technology
Monrovia, California, United States SeeBeyond Technology Corp. is a provider of business integration software worldwide. SeeBeyond’s software enables the real-time flow of information within the enterprise and among customers, suppliers, and partners. Its Integrated Composite Application Network suite provides a process-driven integration platform, which offers composite application network suite for integration and composite application solutions encompassing application-to-application integration, business-to-business integration, and business process management with human work flow, portal, extract transfer and load, business activity monitoring, and composite application development capabilities. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 137.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 64 of 421 |
| Sector (Software) | 1 of 35 |
| Type (Going Private) | 7 of 36 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 1 of 9 |
| Country (United States) | 46 of 276 |
| Year (2005) | 10 of 15 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 7 of 105 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-07 |
AgraQuest
Davis, California, United States Agraquest is a leading developer of biopesticides. Agraquest leverages its proprietary screening technology and microorganism database to discover, develop, manufacture and market safe and effective natural pest management products for agricultural and other markets. Mr. Pasquesi serves as a director of Agraquest. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-27 |
America West Holdings
Phoenix, Arizona, United States America West Holdings Corp. was one of the U.S.'s largest passenger carriers, based in Tempe, Arizona out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 104.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 135 |
| Sector (Software) | 2 of 27 |
| Type (Going Private) | 2 of 17 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 8 of 95 |
| Year (2005) | 3 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 30 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-11 |
Alibaba Group
Hangzhou, China Alibaba Group is a group of Chinese e-commerce businesses including Alibaba.com, Taobao, and Alipay. Alibaba Group was founded in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, China. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-01 |
TD Ameritrade Holding
Omaha, Nebraska, United States TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is a provider of securities brokerage services and related technology-based financial services to retail investors, traders and independent registered investment advisors. TD Ameritrade provides its services predominantly through the Internet, a national branch network and relationships with RIAs. TD Ameritrade was established in 1971 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 131.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 84 of 336 |
| Sector (Software) | 3 of 12 |
| Type (Going Private) | 2 of 36 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 2 of 5 |
| Country (United States) | 60 of 211 |
| Year (2005) | 5 of 11 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 12 of 172 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-05 |
Columbia House
New York, New York, United States Columbia House is a direct marketer of music, videos and DVD home entertainment products. Columbia House was formed in 1955 and is based in New York, New York. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-15 |
HealthMarkets
North Richland Hills, Texas, United States HealthMarkets is an independent field marketing organization (“FMO”) for health insurance and supplemental products. HealthMarkets was founded in 1983 and is based in North Richland Hills, Texas. |
Buy | $1.6B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 155.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 22 of 182 |
| Sector (Software) | 2 of 15 |
| Type (Going Private) | 2 of 15 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 2 of 8 |
| Country (United States) | 14 of 126 |
| Year (2005) | 6 of 10 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 52 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-19 |
URBan Radio Broadcasting
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States The goal of the company is to acquire and operate clusters of radio stations in small and mid-sized markets throughout the United States, which will serve a diverse marketplace of audiences and advertisers.Urban owns and operates 23 radio stations located in Alexandria, Louisiana; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Columbus, Mississippi; Meridian, Mississippi; Tupelo, Mississippi and Toledo, Ohio. |
Buy | $17M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-18 |
HighPoint Resources
Denver, Colorado, United States HighPoint Resources is an exploration and production company focused on the development of oil and natural gas assets located in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado. The Company's assets are located in the NE Wattenberg and Hereford Fields and in rural settings that are favorable for oil development. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| PE ASSETS | 510.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 35 of 483 |
| Sector (Software) | 1 of 23 |
| Type (Going Private) | 6 of 37 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 1 of 5 |
| Country (United States) | 22 of 210 |
| Year (2005) | 5 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 8 of 104 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-01 |
Broadcom
Palo Alto, California, United States Broadcom is a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of analog semiconductor devices with a focus on III-V based products. Broadcom was founded in 2018 and is based in San Jose, California. |
Buy | $2.7B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-17 |
Rockwood Holdings
Princeton, New Jersey, United States Rockwood Holdings, Inc. is a provider of specialty chemicals, pigments, additives and advanced materials to specialized manufacturing and technology companies throughout the world. The company is a global producer for many of its products including lithium compounds and chemicals, surface treatment chemicals, TiO2 pigments for synthetic fibers and ceramic hip joints. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 36.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 28 of 135 |
| Sector (Software) | 1 of 15 |
| Type (Going Private) | 2 of 12 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 1 of 5 |
| Country (United States) | 18 of 85 |
| Year (2005) | 4 of 7 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 3 of 34 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-30 |
Blackboard Engage
Chicago, Illinois, United States Blackboard Engage (formerly Edline LLC) provides learning community management systems that help schools improve performance by increasing parental involvement, supporting teachers, and engaging the learning community. It offers an array of technology solutions, including Web hosting, content management, information portals, notification, analytics, and virtual storage and related technology solutions. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-30 |
PanAmSat
New York, New York, United States PanAmSat Corp. is a premiere global provider of fixed satellite services to video, data networking and government customers. |
Sell | $3.2B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 44.2B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 36 of 236 |
| Sector (Software) | 2 of 16 |
| Type (Going Private) | 2 of 24 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 3 of 9 |
| Country (United States) | 28 of 124 |
| Year (2005) | 4 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 72 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-04 |
Eschelon Telecom
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Eschelon Telecom, Inc. is a facilities-based competitive communications services provider of voice and data services and business telephone systems in 45 markets in the western United States. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-19 |
SigmaKalon Group BV
Uithoorn, Netherlands SigmaKalon is a global producer of architectural, protective, marine and industrial coatings, and a leading coatings supplier in many parts of Europe and other key national markets across the globe, with an increasing presence in Africa and Asia. SigmaKalon sells architectural coatings directly to professional painters via a network of service centers, and it maintains a network of approximately 500 company-owned stores and approximately 3,000 independent wholesalers that give it direct access to customers. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 86.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 23 of 223 |
| Sector (Software) | 4 of 26 |
| Type (Going Private) | 1 of 27 |
| State (Pennsylvania) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 16 of 134 |
| Year (2005) | 5 of 11 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 68 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-02 |
Miller Heiman
Chicago, Illinois, United States Miller Heiman is a sales performance training and consulting firm, serving clients in over 35 countries and working with some of the most respected companies in the world. Miller Heiman was formed in 1960 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-15 |
m-Qube
Watertown, Massachusetts, United States m-Qube, Inc. helps companies develop, deliver, and bill for mobile content, messaging, and applications. |
Buy | $10M |
