M&A Deal Summary

J.C. Flowers Acquires iLendingDIRECT

On May 3, 2021, private equity firm J.C. Flowers acquired financial services company iLendingDIRECT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is J.C. Flowers’ 12th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is J.C. Flowers’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is J.C. Flowers’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-05-03
Target iLendingDIRECT
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) J.C. Flowers
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) ROTH Capital Partners (Financial)
Locke Lord (Legal)

Target

iLendingDIRECT

Englewood, Colorado, United States
iLendingDIRECT is an auto refinance marketing company that offers consumers lower interest rates on auto loans and other creative financing solutions. iLending saves consumers thousands of dollars in interest and payments and provides its lending partners with high-quality loans that meet their footprint and credit criteria. iLendingDIRECT was founded in 2006 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

J.C. Flowers

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

JC Flowers is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in the financial services sector. JC Flowers looks for distressed opportunities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia. JC Flowers was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 31
Sector (Financial Services) 12 of 15
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 5
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 9
Year (2021) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-24 Chi-X Asia Pacific

Hong Kong, China

Chi-X Asia-Pacific is focused on operating trading venues and generating innovative products and services for the benefit of financial markets and the global trading community. Chi-X Asia-Pacific operates market centers in Australia and Japan. Its Chi-Tech technology services unit provides technology to its business.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 LMAX Group

London, United Kingdom

LMAX Group is a global financial technology company and independent operator of multiple institutional execution venues for FX and crypto currency trading. With offices in 9 countries and a global client base, the Group builds and runs its own high performance, ultra-low latency exchange infrastructure, which includes matching engines in London, New York and Tokyo. LMAX Group was founded in 2010 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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