M&A Deal Summary

Polaris Partners Acquires Amplifire

On July 25, 2022, growth capital firm Polaris Partners acquired software company Amplifire from Leeds Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Polaris Partners’ 9th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Polaris Partners’ 77th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Polaris Partners’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-07-25
Target Amplifire
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Polaris Partners
Sellers(s) Leeds Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Canaccord Genuity (Financial)

Target

Amplifire

Boulder, Colorado, United States
Amplifire is a provider of adaptive learning and assessment software to higher education institutions, publishers, test-preparation providers, certification associations and healthcare providers. Amplifire, is a fully hosted SaaS application that leverages scientific breakthroughs from the fields of cognitive psychology, neurobiology and game studies to deliver superior learning outcomes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Polaris Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Polaris Partners is primarily a seed, first round, and early stage venture capital investor in information technology and life science businesses. However, Polaris also focuses on private equity investments in established companies. In this area, Polaris targets high growth middle market companies in industries including technology, healthcare, digital media, consumer products and services, and business services. The firm's investments include minority growth equity investments, recapitalizations with liquidity, and leveraged buyouts. Polaris Partners was formed in 1996 and has offices in Seattle, Washington and Waltham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 86 of 87
Sector (Software) 9 of 9
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 77 of 78
Year (2022) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-09 Tessa Therapeutics

Singapore, Singapore

Tessa Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a portfolio of novel next-generation cell therapies for cancer. Tessa Therapeutics is based in Singapore.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-14 Capstan

San Diego, California, United States

Capstan Therapeutics is developing a targeted delivery platform and therapeutics to reprogram immune cells in vivo for a broad range of disease categories. Capstan was founded in 2021 and is based in San Diego, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Leeds Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Leeds Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies operating in knowledge industries. Specific areas of interest include education (K-12, postsecondary, at-risk/special education, instruction materials, testing), training (corporate training, professional certification/continuing education, language training), and information/business services (b2b publishing, information databases/research, tradeshows/conferences, business process outsourcing, consulting, staffing, marketing). Leeds prefers investing in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leeds Equity Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 21
Sector (Software) 5 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 8 of 8
State (Colorado) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 19 of 19
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-07 95 Percent Group

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

95 Percent Group is an education company focused on reading improvement in pre-K through Grade 12 students. 95 Percent Group is based in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-16 e.Republic

Folsom, California, United States

e.Republic is a B2B media, events and subscription research platform focused exclusively on state and local government and education across the United States. It engages with over 300,000 professionals across the communities it has built through its information outlets, Government Technology and Governing. e.Republic is based in Folsom, California.

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