M&A Deal Summary

Janus Henderson Acquires VelocityShares

On October 13, 2014, Janus Henderson acquired financial services company VelocityShares from FTV Capital for 30M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Janus Henderson’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Janus Henderson’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Janus Henderson’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Janus Henderson’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-13
Target VelocityShares
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Janus Henderson
Sellers(s) FTV Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 30M USD
Advisor(s) Freeman & Co. LLC (Financial)

Target

VelocityShares

Darien, Connecticut, United States
VelocityShares LLC develops and distributes exchange traded products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Janus Henderson

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1934
Sector Financial Services
Employees2,144
Revenue 2.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Janus Capital Group's corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
Entrance to Janus Capital Group's corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

Janus Henderson is a provider of investment solutions across a range of asset classes, including growth, core and value equities, fixed income, and mathematical investing. Janus Henderson was founded in 1934 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-31 Henderson Group

London, United Kingdom

Henderson Global Investors (Henderson) is an independent global asset management firm. Henderson Group was founded in 1934 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FTV Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FTV Capital is a multi-stage private equity firm focused on providing capital to high-growth companies. FTV generally seeks to invest in software, business services, and financial services companies which enable financial institutions to expand and to operate more efficiently. Investment proceeds are typically used to fund rapid organic growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue add-on acquisitions, or acquire divestitures. FTV prefers to act as the lead or control investor and targets equity commitments of $10 to $85 million per transaction. FTV Capital was established in 1998 and was formerly known as FTVentures. FTV Capital is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 61
Sector (Financial Services) 5 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 39
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 28 of 54
Year (2014) 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-30 MedSynergies

Irving, Texas, United States

MedSynergies is a provider of outsourced billing, claims administration and payment processing services to healthcare providers such as physician groups, hospitals and corporate healthcare providers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-17 Intrepid Learning Solutions

Seattle, Washington, United States

Intrepid Learning Solutions, Inc. is a SaaS platform empowers organizations to solve critical business challenges with cost-effective, easily configurable solutions that scale massively, connect learning to everyday work, and provide an integrated social and mobile-first learning experience. Intrepid Learning Solutions, Inc. was established in 1999 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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