Investment Summary

Motive Partners Invests In Global Shares

On July 31, 2018, private equity firm Motive Partners invested in information technology company Global Shares

Investment Highlights
  • This is Motive Partners’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Motive Partners’ 1st transaction in Ireland.
Investment Fate
  • Global Shares was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2022.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-07-31
Target Global Shares
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Motive Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Advisor(s) Mason Hayes & Curran (Legal)

Target

Global Shares

Cork, Ireland
Global Shares is a provider of equity compensation management solutions, providing share plan administration, global custody, share-dealing, and financial reporting services to companies and their employees in over 100 countries worldwide. Global Shares was founded in 2005 and is based in Cork, Ireland.

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DESCRIPTION

Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on financial technology businesses. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts, growth financings, and venture. Motive Partners was formed in 2016 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 13
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-18 Lmrkts

New York, New York, United States

Lmrkts is a financial and operational risk mitigation service provider that uses mathematical optimization to reduce counterparty, market, and settlement exposures. Lmrkts was founded in 2011 and is based in New York City.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-12 Lucht Probst Associates

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Lucht Probst Associates GmbH is a financial services provider with a focus on capital market activities, offering strategic advice, management, and implementation services as well as a broad suite of software to optimize processes and regulatory compliance. Lucht Probst Associates was founded in 1999 and is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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