Investment Summary

Monitor Clipper Partners and TPG Invest In Microgame

On November 1, 2009, private equity firms Monitor Clipper Partners and TPG invested in digital media company Microgame

Investment Highlights
  • This is Monitor Clipper Partners’ 1st and TPG’s 1st transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is Monitor Clipper Partners’ 1st and TPG’s 2nd transaction in Italy.

Investment Summary

Date 2009-11-01
Target Microgame
Sector Digital Media
Investor(s) Monitor Clipper Partners
TPG
Deal Type Venture
Advisor(s) CP-DL Leone & Partners (Legal)

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Microgame

Benevento, Italy
Microgame is an Italian online gambling company that operates both as an application service provider and developer of online platforms and integrated systems of service and through the online community People's Poker Network.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Monitor Clipper Partners


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Monitor Clipper Partners (MCP) is a private equity group formed by consulting firm The Monitor Group and private equity firm The Clipper Group. MCP targets private equity investments in middle-market companies in North America and Western Europe and looks to commit $10 to $70 million of equity per transaction. MCP does not focus on any particular sector but current portfolio companies suggest an interest in business services, natural/organic foods, specialty retail, health care services, gaming, logistics, mortgage technology, marketing services, financial services and metals. The Firm will consider both control and minority positions. Monitor Clipper Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts with additional offices in Zurich, Switzerland, Toronto, Canada, Luxembourg and London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 41
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-01 WoodPellets

Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States

WoodPellets is a residential distributor of wood pellets, a renewable home heating fuel source, offering pellet delivery direct to consumers' homes and is widely viewed as an innovator and leader in the rapidly growing pellet industry. WoodPellets was founded in 2006 and is based in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

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2010-02-01 Metro International Trade Services

Romulus, Michigan, United States

Metro is one of the largest warehousers of non-ferrous metals for customers of the London Metal Exchange. Metro operates a global network of approved LME warehouses, with operations in Detroit, New Orleans, Long Beach, Italy and the United Kingdom.

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Investor

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 296.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 138 of 451
Sector: Digital Media M&A 1 of 5
Type: Venture M&A Deals 35 of 93
Country: Italy M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2009 M&A 10 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-29 Myer

Docklands, Australia

Myer offers a broad range of products, including women's wear, men's wear, children's wear, beauty and cosmetics, homewares, electrical goods, toys, gifts, and general merchandise. Myer was founded in 1900 and is based in Docklands, Australia.

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2009-11-05 IMS Health Holdings

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

IMS Health Holdings, Inc. is an information and technology services company providing clients in the healthcare industry with end-to-end solutions to measure and improve their performance. IMS Health was established in 1954 and is based in Danbury, Connecticut.

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