Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2016-01-06 |
| Target | Little Sprouts |
| Sector | Education |
| Investor(s) | Wicks Group |
| Sellers(s) | Madison Equity Associates |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | Signal Hill Capital (Financial) Goodwin Procter (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Wicks Group is a private equity firm focused on selected segments of the communications, information and media industries. Wicks targets privately held or non-core divisions of large corporations with high-margins, limited competitive environment, and strong cash flow potential. Specific areas of interest include special interest publishing (trade magazines, workplace training, reference publishing, consumer magazines), business information services, (market information, specialized databases, consumer research), television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, newspapers, cable television, and outdoor advertising. The Wicks Group was formed in 1989 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 27 of 33 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 5 of 7 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 26 of 32 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-07 |
Manifest
New York, New York, United States Manifest is an agency that connects experience design, emerging technology, and content to create innovative and compelling customer experiences for brands. Manifest is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-05 |
Bisnow
New York City, New York, United States Bisnow is a commercial real estate news and events company. The company maintains over 600K e-newsletter subscribers, hosts over 400K unique visitors to its website per month, and produces almost 300 events with more than 60K ticket buyers per year across 30 metro markets. Bisnow was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Search Fund |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Madison Equity Associates was a search firm focused on the acquisition and management of smaller companies with revenues of $10 to $35 million. The Firm was particularly interested in situations where business owners are looking to transition out of their business and minimize day-to-day responsibilities. Madison Equity Associates was based in Chicago.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Massachusetts M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2016 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 |
Little Sprouts
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States Little Sprouts is a provider of early child care and education services in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company serves more than 1,700 children in 22 schools. It offers a proprietary curriculum called “Budding Scholars” and an individualized learning approach to pre-K children, which inspires a lifelong love of learning and develops a strong foundation for early reading proficiency. Little Sprouts was formed in 1982 and is based in Lawrence, Massachusetts. |
Buy | - |
