Investment Summary

LLR Partners Invests In JW Player

On June 24, 2021, private equity firm LLR Partners invested in software company JW Player

Investment Highlights
  • This is LLR Partners’ 20th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is LLR Partners’ 110th transaction in the United States.
  • This is LLR Partners’ 9th transaction in New York.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-06-24
Target JW Player
Sector Software
Investor(s) LLR Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

JW Player

New York, New York, United States
JW Player is a video software and data insights platform. JW Player’s API-driven video platform now empowers hundreds of thousands of customers to independently control and operate their mobile, OTT and Web video applications at global scale. JW Player was founded in 2008 and is based in New York City.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

LLR Partners

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LLR is a private equity firm that makes growth capital, buyout, and recapitalization investments in mid-sized growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages. LLR looks to invest $30 to $150 million per transaction and will consider both control and minority situations. Target companies generally have at least $10 million in annual sales and are valued up to $250 million. Broad industry sectors of interest include general business services, financial services, healthcare services, education, manufacturing, consumer/retail and information technology/software. LLR will consider investments throughout the US with an emphasis on opportunities located in the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. LLR Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 111 of 129
Sector: Software M&A 20 of 26
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 62 of 73
State: New York M&A 9 of 11
Country: United States M&A 110 of 128
Year: 2021 M&A 6 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 IntelliShift

Commack, New York, United States

IntelliShift offers a cloud-based fleet and safety management platform with both telematics and AI video capabilities within a single solution, furthering its mission to intelligently predict and optimize business performance across departments. IntelliShift is based in Commack, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-28 WizeHive

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States

WizeHive provides a secure, cloud platform ZengineTM along with services and support to mission-based organizations including corporate social responsibility teams, government entities, universities, and other non-profits. WizeHive’s technology enables the application, review, and full lifecycle management of the grants, scholarships, fellowships, and other awards that lie at the heart of their clients’ missions. Zengine offers unmatched flexibility and adaptability to support each client’s unique mission objectives and processes. WizeHive was formed in 2008 and is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

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