M&A Deal Summary

Lovell Minnick Partners and HarbourVest Partners Acquire TortoiseEcofin

On October 18, 2017, private equity firms Lovell Minnick Partners and HarbourVest Partners acquired financial services company TortoiseEcofin

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lovell Minnick Partners’ 32nd and HarbourVest Partners’ 13th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Lovell Minnick Partners’ 35th and HarbourVest Partners’ 99th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lovell Minnick Partners’ 1st and HarbourVest Partners’ 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-18
Target TortoiseEcofin
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Lovell Minnick Partners
HarbourVest Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

TortoiseEcofin

Overland Park, Kansas, United States
TortoiseEcofin engages in essential assets and income investing. Through its registered advisers, Tortoise provides investors access to differentiated active and passive investment solutions and market insights. TortoiseEcofin was founded in 2002 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Lovell Minnick Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lovell Minnick Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in financial services companies located in North America and Europe. Specific areas of interest include asset management, financial planning, financial product distribution, outsource providers, specialty finance, and related administration and business services companies. The Firm looks to commit $40 to $150 million of equity capital per investment. Prospective transaction situations include divestitures, management buyouts, growth capital financings, and recapitalizations. Lovell Minnick was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 58
Sector: Financial Services M&A 32 of 39
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 20 of 26
State: Kansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 35 of 52
Year: 2017 M&A 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-20 CenterSquare

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States

CenterSquare is a global investment manager focused on actively managed public and private real estate strategies. CenterSquare manages investments for institutional investors and high net worth individuals throughout global markets and across public and private capital sectors. CenterSquare was founded in 1987 and is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-30 National Auto Care

Westerville, Ohio, United States

National Auto Care is a provider of F&I products, administration, consulting services, training and marketing support to independent agents, insurance companies, financial institutions, third-party administrators, and credit unions. National Auto Care focuses on increasing agent and dealer profitability by providing unique F&I products in protected markets. National Auto Care was recently named a Top Workplace in Central Ohio for the third year running and was honored with a 2018 Dealer’s Choice Platinum Award for F&I Products. NAC was founded in 1984 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.

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Buyer

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 147.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 164 of 214
Sector: Financial Services M&A 13 of 15
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 33 of 41
State: Kansas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 99 of 130
Year: 2017 M&A 12 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-25 Nets

Ballerup, Denmark

Nets is a payments processing utility for the Nordics region. Nets connects banks, businesses, public sector organizations, merchants and consumers through an international network facilitating digital payments. Nets was founded in 1968 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.

Buy kr.33.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-20 INELO

Bielsko-Biała, Poland

INELO provides the highest quality software for the analysis and settlement of drivers' working time, devices for digital data collection and GBOX® satellite vehicle location systems. INELO was founded in 2002 and is based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland.

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