Investment Summary

Newion Partners B.V., CapitalG, ICONIQ Capital and Battery Ventures Invest In Collibra

On April 17, 2012, venture capital firm Newion Partners B.V., corporate investor CapitalG, growth capital firm ICONIQ Capital and private equity firm Battery Ventures invested in internet software and services company Collibra

Investment Highlights
  • This is Newion Partners B.V.’s 3rd, CapitalG’s 3rd, ICONIQ Capital’s 2nd and Battery Ventures’ 6th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Newion Partners B.V.’s 1st, CapitalG’s 4th, ICONIQ Capital’s 3rd and Battery Ventures’ 37th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Newion Partners B.V.’s 1st, CapitalG’s 1st, ICONIQ Capital’s 1st and Battery Ventures’ 2nd transaction in New York.

Investment Summary

Date 2012-04-17
Target Collibra
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Newion Partners B.V.
CapitalG
ICONIQ Capital
Battery Ventures
Deal Type Venture

Target

Collibra

New York City, New York, United States
Collibra is a Data Governance software company bridging Business and IT together to govern data as an enterprise asset. Collibra accelerates trusted business outcomes by connecting the right data, insights, and algorithms for all Data Citizens. Collibra was founded in 2008 and is based in New York City, New York.

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Investor(S) 4

DESCRIPTION

Newion is an early-stage investor in enterprise software companies located across Western and Northern Europe. Specific areas of interest include application development, IT management, cloud computing, business intelligence, customer insights, and customer experience management. Newion was formed in 2000 and is headquartered in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 21
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 12
Type: Venture M&A Deals 4 of 8
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-06 Service2Media BV

Amersfoort, Netherlands

Service2Media BV is a provider of advanced app solutions for smart phones, tablets and a range of emerging devices.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-04 Flinqer B.V

The Hague, Netherlands

Flinqer is a network of companies that smartly tune timing of payments in order to become less dependent on banks.

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Investor

CapitalG

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Corporate Investor
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

CapitalG is the growth equity and direct investment arm of Alphabet, Inc. CapitalG invests in emerging tech-enabled service companies and assists with providing tactical advice across key functional areas such as engineering, product, sales, and marketing. CapitalG was formerly known as Google Capital. The Unit was formed in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 35
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 18
Type: Venture M&A Deals 2 of 26
State: New York M&A 1 of 7
Country: United States M&A 4 of 30
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-01 CrowdStrike

Austin, Texas, United States

CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity company with an endpoint protection platform built from the ground up to stop breaches. The CrowdStrike Falcon platform’s single lightweight-agent architecture leverages cloud-scale artificial intelligence (AI) and offers real-time protection and visibility across the enterprise, preventing attacks on endpoints on or off the network. CrowdStrike was founded in 2011 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 Freshworks

San Mateo, California, United States

Freshworks provides customer engagement software to businesses of all sizes, making it easy for customer support, sales and marketing professionals to communicate more effectively with customers and deliver moments of wow. Freshworks was founded in 2010 and is based in San Mateo, California.

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Investor

ICONIQ Capital


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 80.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ICONIQ Capital is a private investment firm that manages capital on behalf of high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions, with a particular focus on the technology sector. The Firm operates across multiple investment strategies including growth equity, venture capital, real estate, and philanthropic initiatives. ICONIQ Capital was formed in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 91
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 33
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 72
State: New York M&A 1 of 17
Country: United States M&A 3 of 80
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 BambooHR

Draper, Utah, United States

BambooHR is a provider of cloud-based HR software to the SMB market. The company offers a suite of software tools that simplifies the way modern HR professionals manage their data and processes. BambooHR was founded in 2008 and is based in Draper, Utah.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-15 BlackLine

Woodland Hills, California, United States

BlackLine offers a cloud-based software platform designed to transform and modernize accounting and finance operations for organizations of all types and sizes. BlackLine was founded in 2001 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

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Investor

Battery Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Battery Ventures is a private investment firm focused on opportunities in the technology and related-sectors. Battery will invest at all company stages, from seed and early-stage capital situations to leveraged buyouts, PIPEs, spin outs, rollups and take-privates of established companies. Battery's private equity group focuses on investments in companies with revenue of $5 to $200 million and EBITDA up to $25 million. Battery can commit up to $100 million in equity per transaction. Specific areas of interest include software; IT services and outsourcing; communications components, systems, and services; and financial services and tech-enabled businesses. Battery will consider investments throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Battery Ventures was formed in 1983 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 118
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 6 of 21
Type: Venture M&A Deals 7 of 17
State: New York M&A 2 of 5
Country: United States M&A 37 of 78
Year: 2012 M&A 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-22 ExactTarget

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

ExactTarget, Inc. is a provider of on-demand email marketing software solutions. The company’s suite of on-demand one-to-one marketing applications enable clients to send business-critical and event triggered communications to increase sales, optimize marketing investments and strengthen customer relationships.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-25 SingleHop

Chicago, Illinois, United States

SingleHop is a dedicated and cloud hosting provider that offers highly scalable, on-demand infrastructure services to both end-users and resellers primarily under monthly contracts. With clients in 114 countries, two Chicago-area data centers, and over 10,000 servers online, SingleHop delivers state-of-the-art hardware, server management customization and Infrastructure-as-a-Service.

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