M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2005-06-30 |
| Target | Blackboard Engage |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Buyer(s) |
American Capital
Providence Equity Partners |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 22.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 159 of 265 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 3 of 10 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 80 of 125 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 11 of 13 |
| Country: United States M&A | 154 of 253 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 22 of 43 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-29 |
SmithBucklin
Chicago, Illinois, United States SmithBucklin Corp. is a professional services firm in the U.S. The Company provides full-service management and project-specific services to more than 185 trade associations, professional societies, technology user groups and government institutes/agencies around the world. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-01 |
ADF Holdings
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ADF Holdings, Inc. is a provider of engineered drilling fluid solutions and well site services to oil and natural gas land drillers. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| PE ASSETS | 36.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 27 of 137 |
| Sector: Information Technology M&A | 3 of 14 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 10 of 23 |
| State: Illinois M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Country: United States M&A | 17 of 86 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 3 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-06 |
Dynata
Shelton, Connecticut, United States Dynata is a global provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and B2B survey research. Dynata reaches participants in 90+ sample countries via internet, telephone, mobile/wireless and mixed-access offerings. Dynata was founded in 1977 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-11 |
SunGard Data Systems
Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States SunGard Data Systems, Inc. is a provider of software and processing solutions for the financial services industry, higher education, and the public sector in over 70 countries. SunGard also offers disaster recovery, managed IT, and information availability consulting services along with business continuity management software. |
Buy | $11.4B |
