M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-04-27 |
| Target | Applied Predictive Technologies |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) | MasterCard |
| Sellers(s) |
Accel-KKR
Adams Street Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 600M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Employees | 33,400 |
| Revenue | 25.1B USD (2023) |
MasterCard is a payments solutions company that provides a family of well-known, widely-accepted payment card brands including MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus and serves consumers, financial institutions, and businesses in over 210 countries and territories worldwide. MasterCard was founded in 1966 and is based in Purchase, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 10 of 28 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 2 of 8 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 7 of 23 |
| State (Virginia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 16 |
| Year (2015) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-06 |
TNS Payment Gateway Services
United States TNS Payment Gateway Services is the gateway services business of Transaction Network Services. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-21 |
VocaLink Holdings Limited
London, United Kingdom VocaLink operates key payments technology platforms on behalf of UK payment schemes, including: BACS – the Automated Clearing House (ACH) enabling direct credit and direct debit payments between bank accounts: Faster Payments – the real-time account-to-account service enabling payments via mobile, internet and telephone: and LINK – the UK ATM network. In addition, VocaLink offers products with global potential, including ZAPP, a mobile payments app that leverages Fast ACH technology, and licenses its software and provides services to support ACH activities in Sweden, Singapore, Thailand and the United States. |
Buy | £700M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 19.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Accel-KKR is a private equity firm that seeks control and growth-oriented investments in middle-market technology companies. The Firm targets investments in public and private companies with revenues ranging from $15 to $150 million. Accel-KKR pursues transactions across multiple segments of the technology industry, including software, hardware and internet technologies, and IT enabled services. Accel-KKR's first fund was created in 2000 by Accel Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. to invest in technology assets and businesses that were outside of each firm's core focus. Accel-KKR is based in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 14 of 54 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 2 of 12 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 11 of 29 |
| State (Virginia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 13 of 44 |
| Year (2015) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 17 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-11 |
Kerridge
Hungerford, United Kingdom Kerridge provides software to over customers across the world in a number of vertical markets including building materials and supplies, automotive, industrial, electrical, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, rental equipment and other distributive trade verticals. Kerridge was founded in 1976 and is based in Hungerford, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £41M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-28 |
group.ONE
Malmö, Sweden group.ONE is a provider of online presence solutions via mass hosting and business software products to small-and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’) and small-office home-offices (‘SOHOs’) through brands including one.com, Hostnet and WP Media. group.ONE was founded in 2002 and is based in Malmö, Sweden. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Asset Manager |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| PE ASSETS | 60.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Adams Street Partners is a diversified, global investment firm that targets direct, fund of funds, and secondary investments. Adams' direct investing group covers co-investments in buyout transactions, as well as growth equity and venture capital commitments. The direct buyout and growth equity team looks to commit $5 to $30 million per transaction. For venture related investments, commitments of $5 to $20 million are provided to companies in the technology, life sciences and technology enabled services sectors. Typically, target companies have received prior financing from early stage venture firms and are seeking additional capital to fund product development and commercialization. Adams Street Partners was formed in 1972 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 57 of 96 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 7 of 16 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 29 of 51 |
| State (Virginia) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 53 of 88 |
| Year (2015) | 1 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 20 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-24 |
Smule
San Francisco, California, United States Smule produces a range of apps that allow users to make their own music, and share the results via the Smule site with their friends. Smule was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-04 |
Visible World
New York, New York, United States Visible World is a provider of targeted television advertising solutions. Visible World's suite of services enables advertisers, agencies, and media companies to deliver addressable, interactive, and measurable ads. Visible World campaigns increase ad relevance and engagement by providing capabilities to target real-time offers, products, and creative based on geography, programming, inventory levels, time of day, weather, and other data-driven conditions. |
Sell | - |
