M&A Deal Summary

Lightyear Capital and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Acquire Allworth Financial

On October 20, 2020, private equity firm Lightyear Capital and pension Ontario Teachers Pension Plan acquired financial services company Allworth Financial from Parthenon Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lightyear Capital’s 16th and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 6th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Lightyear Capital’s 34th and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 60th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lightyear Capital’s 6th and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 14th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-10-20
Target Allworth Financial
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Lightyear Capital
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Sellers(s) Parthenon Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Raymond James - Investment Banking
Moelis & Co. (Financial)
Kirkland & Ellis (Legal)

Target

Allworth Financial

Sacramento, California, United States
Allworth Financial is an independent investment financial advisory firm that specializes in retirement planning, investment advising, and 401(k) management with a direct approach to financial planning. The company delivers long- and short-term investment planning solutions and advice to help clients achieve goals and plan strategically for retirement. Allworth Financial was formed in 1993 and is based in Sacramento, California.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Lightyear Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 4.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Lightyear Capital is a specialist private equity firm that pursues brand-name businesses in the financial services sector. Lightyear looks for companies with stable, recurring revenues that operate in growing markets. Transaction strategies include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, restructurings and consolidations. Lightyear Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 39 of 46
Sector: Financial Services M&A 16 of 18
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 13 of 16
State: California M&A 6 of 7
Country: United States M&A 34 of 40
Year: 2020 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-01 Inszone Insurance Services

Rancho Cordova, California, United States

Inszone Insurance Services is a full-service insurance brokerage firm that provides a broad array of property & casualty and employee benefits solutions. Inszone Insurance Services was founded in 2002 and is based in Rancho Cordova, California.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-07 Therapy Brands

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Therapy Brands is a provider of fully-integrated practice management software and EHR solutions for mental and behavioral health providers. Therapy Brand's mission is to provide the best software and tools to manage your practice. Therapy Brands is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Buyer

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 116.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 139 of 176
Sector: Financial Services M&A 6 of 8
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 41 of 56
State: California M&A 14 of 17
Country: United States M&A 60 of 74
Year: 2020 M&A 9 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-19 Princeton Digital Group

Singapore, Singapore

Princeton Digital Group is an investor, operator, and developer of data centers in the key digital economies of Asia. Princeton Digital Group was founded in 2017 and is based in Singapore.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-06 Pony.ai

Fremont, California, United States

Pony.ai is a technology company committed to revolutionizing transportation worldwide. The company engages in developing safe and reliable technology for autonomous vehicles. Pony.ai was founded in 2016 and is based in Fremont, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Parthenon Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 5.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Parthenon Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in service-based businesses with recurring revenues, defensible niches and competitive advantages. Parthenon looks for businesses valued between $75 and $750 million operating in sectors that include business services, financial services, manufacturing, technology-enabled services, and distribution/logistics. Prospective transaction types include recapitalizations, management buyouts, acquisitions, privatizations, and growth capital financings. Parthenon Capital was formed in 1998 and has offices in Boston, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 35
Sector: Financial Services M&A 6 of 7
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: California M&A 3 of 5
Country: United States M&A 27 of 35
Year: 2020 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-22 Nuvem

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States

Nuvem is a provider of pharmacy claims administration and related technology-enabled solutions for healthcare provider organizations nationwide. Nuvem’s flagship product, 340BasicsTM, is a pharmacy claims administration platform that enables qualified healthcare providers to purchase drugs under the Federal 340B Drug Discount Program. Nuvem was founded in 2014 and is based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

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2020-12-10 abeo Management

Dallas, Texas, United States

abeo Management Corp. is a provider of revenue cycle management services to the anesthesia market. abeo provides a full outsourced solution including billing, coding, collections, practice management and technology. abeo Management was founded in 2007 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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