M&A Deal Summary

Montagu Acquires ISI Markets

On November 16, 2020, private equity firm Montagu acquired information services company ISI Markets from Trustar Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Montagu’s 3rd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Montagu’s 58th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-11-16
Target ISI Markets
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Montagu
Sellers(s) Trustar Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

ISI Markets

London, United Kingdom
ISI Markets is a provider of data, analysis, and research for the world's fastest-growing and highest potential countries. It aggregates unstructured, hard-to-obtain information from local and international sources, and validates and curates it into standardized, methodologically consistent, and editable content. The products are trusted tools used by a large and diversified customer base made up of blue-chip financial institutions, multinationals, consultants, and researchers worldwide and are available in over 15 languages. ISI operates a subscription model, providing customers with business-critical emerging markets research, leveraging real-time macroeconomic, business, and industry intelligence across multiple use cases. ISI Markets was formed in 1992 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Montagu

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 11.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Montagu is an independent private equity firm focused on European management buyouts and growth capital transactions. The Firm seeks opportunities valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Sectors of interest include healthcare, medical products, financial services, software, IT, information services, and education. Montagu dates back to 1968 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 102 of 118
Sector: Information Services M&A 3 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 22 of 30
Country: United Kingdom M&A 58 of 62
Year: 2020 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-06 Galileo Global Education

Paris, France

Galileo Global Education is an international provider of higher education and Europe's largest higher education group. The company brings together 42 benchmark schools on 80 campuses in 13 countries around the world, united around unique know-how: to enable its 110,000 students to be connected to the entire world, and to decompartmentalize the teaching of the major disciplines of management, arts, and creation, marketing and technology in order to foster innovation in every field. Galileo Global Education was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-14 Education Software Solutions

London, United Kingdom

Education Software Solutions is a standalone provider of management information systems (MIS) and related software for the education sector. Education Software Solutions is based in London, United Kingdom.

Buy £400M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trustar Capital

Hong Kong, China

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 8.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Trustar Capital is the private equity arm of financial services/asset manager CITIC Group. Trustar Capital separates its private equity investment activity into three groups; China, Japan, and the US. In general, Trustar looks to invest in companies with 'strong franchises', with established brands and high barriers to entry. For US-based opportunities, the firm looks to leverage its connections in China. Broad areas of interest include niche manufacturing, consumer products, and business services. The Firm does not invest in start-ups or distressed businesses. Trustar Capital is based in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 28
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 8
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-04 Wall Street English

Hong Kong, China

Wall Street English is a provider of English language training to adults. Wall Street English was founded in 1972 and is based in Hong Kong, China.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-01 Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group

Guangdong, China

Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group is an operator of shopping malls by gross floor area. Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group is based in Guangdong, China.

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