M&A Deal Summary

Orion Foundry Acquires Moxy Media Technologies

On September 10, 2008, Orion Foundry acquired information technology company Moxy Media Technologies from American Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Orion Foundry’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Orion Foundry’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Orion Foundry’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-09-10
Target Moxy Media Technologies
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Orion Foundry
Sellers(s) American Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Moxy Media Technologies

Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Moxy Media has established itself as a leading online media publisher. We?ve taken an active role in shaping the landscape for seekers of information, products and services all over the world.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Orion Foundry

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Orion Foundry (Canada), Inc. dba as Tsavo Media, Inc. provides a network of content websites and provides performance-based website marketing.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

American Capital


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 97 of 194
Sector: Information Technology M&A 4 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 46 of 87
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 2
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2008 M&A 18 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-10 Soil Safe

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Soil Safe is an environmental service company engaged in the treatment and recycling of contaminated soil. Soil Safe was founded in 1989 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-25 EAG Laboratories

San Diego, California, United States

EAG Laboratories is a North American provider of advanced chemical testing services for pesticides, industrial and household chemicals. It provides end-to-end support for e-fate, metabolism, eco-toxicology and residue studies required for pesticide and chemical regulatory testing to support global registration requirements.

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