M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2024-08-16 |
| Target | iconectiv |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Buyer(s) | Koch Equity Development |
| Sellers(s) |
Francisco Partners
Ericsson |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 1.0B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Jefferies Goldman Sachs (Financial) Latham & Watkins (Legal) |
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Koch Equity Development is the principal investment arm of conglomerate Koch. The Firm looks to deploy long-term, flexible capital across sectors that enhance Koch’s core capabilities and expand into new platforms. The Firm orchestrates strategic control or co-control investments in industries that include communications, software, energy, industrials, and real estate. Koch Equity Development is based in Wichita, Kansas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 4 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: New Jersey M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Year: 2024 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-23 |
CPM
Blaine, Minnesota, United States CPM designs, engineers, and manufactures a broad variety of branded pellet mills, oilseed processing equipment, twin screw extruders, and industrial-scale thermal processing equipment. The Company serves a global base of over 5,000 customers annually from facilities in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America. It produces premier process equipment and engineered systems that provide customers with a superior level of operating efficiency, durability, and reliability, maximizing process performance and machine uptime. CPM was founded in 1883 and is based in Blaine, Minnesota. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 |
GCH Technologies
Lewes, Delaware, United States GCH Technologies is a wireless technology company focused on improving wireless infrastructure and services across the ecosystem. The company develops cutting-edge platforms and solutions for the evolving wireless industry, starting with short code registry operations and solutions that serve the messaging ecosystem. GCH Technologies is based in Lewes, Delaware. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 45.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 83 of 88 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 15 of 17 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 2 of 2 |
| State: New Jersey M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Country: United States M&A | 69 of 73 |
| Year: 2024 M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 9 of 26 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-12 |
QGenda
Atlanta, Georgia, United States QGenda is a provider of automated healthcare workforce management software. Since its launch in 2006, QGenda has grown to serve more than 1,200 customers in over 30 medical specialties across 5,000 hospitals. The subscription-based automated scheduling software is used by practice groups, hospitals, academic medical centers, and enterprise health systems to build optimal schedules for clinicians and medical staff to provide the best possible care. QGenda was founded in 2006 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 |
Sandvine
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Sandvine is a subscriber experience company, it operators and vendors monitor, manage and monetize their network traffic. Sandvine was founded in 2002 and is based in Waterloo, Ontario. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 |
| Sector | Technology Hardware |
| Employees | 92,866 |
| Revenue | 247.9B SEK (2024) |
Ericsson provides telecommunications equipment and services to mobile and fixed network operators worldwide. It operates through four segments: networks, global services, support solutions, and modems. Ericsson was formed in 1876 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 10 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 10 of 10 |
| State: New Jersey M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Year: 2024 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-07 |
Ericsson - IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses
Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson's IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses provide IoT connectivity, software and solutions. Ericsson's IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses is based in Stockholm, Sweden. |
Sell | - |
