Investment Summary

Monitor Clipper Partners Invests In W2 Group

On November 2, 2007, private equity firm Monitor Clipper Partners invested in marketing company W2 Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Monitor Clipper Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Monitor Clipper Partners’ 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Monitor Clipper Partners’ 3rd transaction in Massachusetts.

Investment Summary
Date 2007-11-02
Target W2 Group
Sector Marketing
Investor(s) Monitor Clipper Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

W2 Group

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
W2 Group is a marketing services firm focused on helping marketing executives leverage new media, such as the Internet and mobile devices, to promote their products. W2 Group was founded in 2004 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Investor

Monitor Clipper Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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 24 of 41
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 4
State (Massachusetts) 3 of 4
Country (United States) 20 of 33
Year (2007) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 Olive Group

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Olive is a provider of security solutions for corporations, governments, and non-governmental organizations. The Company's vision is to become the first fully-integrated enterprise assurance company, combining manned security, physical security systems, IT security, and security consulting. The Company will focus on public safety and critical infrastructure protection, particularly in emerging markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-29 AGC Biologics

Bothell, Washington, Denmark

AGC Biologics is a global contract manufacturing and development (CDMO) company for biopharmaceuticals. AGC Biologics is based in Bothell, Washington.

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