M&A Deal Summary

Intrado Acquires InterCall

On March 27, 2003, Intrado acquired communications company InterCall from Ballast Point Ventures for 400M USD

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

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-03-27
Target InterCall
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Intrado
Sellers(s) Ballast Point Ventures
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 400M USD

Target

InterCall

Chicago, Illinois, United States
InterCall Provides telephone conferencing services. The Company was sold to West Corporation in March 2003. Intercall formerly known as Genesys.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Intrado

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees9,700
Revenue 2.3B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
Intrado's corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.
Intrado's corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.

Intrado is a cloud-based, global technology partner to clients around the world. The Company's solutions connect people and organizations at the right time and in the right ways, making those mission-critical connections more relevant, engaging, and actionable - turning Information to Insight. Intrado was formed in 1986 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 26
Sector (Communications) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 22
State (Illinois) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 23
Year (2003) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-07-23 Attention

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Attention, LLC is a accounts receivable management company.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-17 ECI Conference Call Services

Wayne, New Jersey, United States

ECI Conference Call Services LLC was a provider of high quality dedicated conference services in the US.

Buy $52M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ballast Point Ventures

Tampa, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 550M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ballast Point Ventures is a private investment firm that targets growth businesses located in the South US. Ballast Point looks to commit $1 to $5 million of equity capital per transaction and looks for businesses in markets with annual revenues of at least $100 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare, information technology (IT), financial services, communications, business services, and consumer products/services. Ballast Point Ventures was formed in 2001 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 32
Sector (Communications) 4 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 12
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 13 of 32
Year (2003) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-03-10 Ganymede Software

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Ganymede Software, Inc. develops performance management software and products for testing and monitoring multiprotocol networks.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-10 CDA

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

CDA is an independent provider of replication, mastering, packaging, and fulfillment services for DVDs and CDs for the business-to-business, consumer, entertainment, and software markets. CDA was founded in 2000 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Buy $8M
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