Stake Purchase • Information Services

Leeds Equity Partners and Avante Capital Partners Invest In e.Republic

On December 16, 2022, private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners and mezzanine finance firm Avante Capital Partners invested in information services company e.Republic

Investment Context
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 3rd and Avante Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 34th and Avante Capital Partners’ 40th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 1st and Avante Capital Partners’ 8th transaction in California.

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Investment Summary

Date December 16, 2022
Target e.Republic
Sector Information Services
Investor(s) Leeds Equity Partners
Avante Capital Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Advisor(s) JEGI Clarity (Financial)

Target Company

e.Republic

Folsom, California, United States
e.Republic is a B2B media, events and subscription research platform focused exclusively on state and local government and education across the United States. It engages with over 300,000 professionals across the communities it has built through its information outlets, Government Technology and Governing. e.Republic was founded in 1984 and is based in Folsom, California.
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Investors Overview 2

Investor

Leeds Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 4.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Leeds Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies operating in knowledge industries. Specific areas of interest include education (K-12, postsecondary, at-risk/special education, instruction materials, testing), training (corporate training, professional certification/continuing education, language training), and information/business services (b2b publishing, information databases/research, tradeshows/conferences, business process outsourcing, consulting, staffing, marketing). Leeds prefers investing in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leeds Equity Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 37 of 43
Sector: Information Services 3 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase 2 of 2
State: California 1 of 1
Country: United States 34 of 39
Year: 2022 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-25 Amplifire

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Amplifire is a provider of adaptive learning and assessment software to higher education institutions, publishers, test-preparation providers, certification associations and healthcare providers. Amplifire, is a fully hosted SaaS application that leverages scientific breakthroughs from the fields of cognitive psychology, neurobiology and game studies to deliver superior learning outcomes. Amplifire was founded in 2000 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-02 TalentNeuron

New York, New York, United States

TalentNeuron is a subscription-based provider of labor market data and analytics for corporate human resource and talent analytics teams. Through its proprietary data normalization and enrichment process, the company creates actionable labor market intelligence out of disparate, unstructured data, enabling talent leaders to make critical human capital decisions, deliver more efficient workforce access, and advance corporate DEI initiatives. TalentNeuron is based in New York, New York.

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Investor

Avante Capital Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2009
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Avante Mezzanine Partners is a provider of junior capital to lower middle-market companies generating at least $3 million in cash flow. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $20 million per transaction and generally works with private equity and independent sponsors in buyout transactions, as well as with entrepreneurs and owners to finance recapitalizations, refinancings, acquisitions and growth. Avante Mezzanine was formed in 2009 and has offices in Los Angeles and Boston.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 40 of 50
Sector: Information Services 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase 2 of 3
State: California 8 of 9
Country: United States 40 of 50
Year: 2022 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-02 Radon Medical Imaging

Ona, West Virginia, United States

Radon Medical Imaging is an independent service organization that services, assembles, repairs, sells and distributes new and refurbished medical imaging equipment including, but not limited to: MRI, PET/CT, fluoroscopy, mammography, cardiac cath lab, urology, digital DR and CR, C-arm, general radiographic (X-Ray) and select PACS systems. Radon Medical Imaging was formed in 1999 and is based in Ona, West Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-01 Amware Logistics

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Amware Logistics is a provider of B2B and B2C third-party logistics and order fulfillment services for a wide variety of industries throughout North America. Amware operates over 2 million square feet of warehouse space through nine facilities located across the United States. Amware Logistics was founded in 1989 and is based in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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