M&A Deal Summary

RANE Acquires Stratfor Enterprises

On February 4, 2020, RANE acquired information technology company Stratfor Enterprises from Teakwood Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RANE’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is RANE’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is RANE’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-02-04
Target Stratfor Enterprises
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) RANE
Sellers(s) Teakwood Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Stratfor Enterprises

Austin, Texas, United States
Stratfor Enterprises LLC is a geopolitical intelligence platform, Stratfor brings valuable context to global events, empowering businesses, governments, and individuals to more confidently navigate their way through an increasingly complex international environment. By leveraging a deep understanding of history, politics, and geography in conjunction with our unique methodology, Stratfor delivers informed perspectives on today’s events and develops a more accurate view of the future.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RANE

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

RANE (Risk Assistance Network + Exchange) is a network-based risk intelligence company. RANE connects risk and security professionals to critical insights and expertise, enabling them to more efficiently address their most pressing challenges and drive better risk management outcomes. RANE members receive exclusive access to a global marketplace of credentialed risk experts and service providers, proprietary community-driven risk intelligence, and a range of support services and risk management programs.


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: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Teakwood Capital

Coppell, Texas, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teakwood Capital is a private investment firm that invests in profitable, Southern-US based companies with up to $25 million in revenue. Teakwood generally seeks to fund growth capital needs and management buyouts, and seeks to commit at least $2 million of equity per transaction. Teakwood will not invest in early-stage financings, energy exploration, restaurants, or real estate, but the Firm will consider both control and non-control investment situations. Teakwood Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 10
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 6
State: Texas M&A 7 of 8
Country: United States M&A 9 of 10
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-04 SigmaFlow

Plano, Texas, United States

SigmaFlow, Inc. is a provider of utility-focused automated compliance technology for North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) regulations. SigmaFlow is based in Plano, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-07 iiPay

Dallas, Texas, United States

iiPay is an operator of cloud-based payroll company delivering global technology solutions to domestic and multi-national businesses. The company's fully managed service delivers accurate and compliant payrolls in all regions of the world. The system provides clients with instant access to all payroll data, global reporting and E-pay slips from a single, central system. It provides a centralised global E-payslip service, delivering to employees detailed E-Payslips from a common system, irrespective of provider or local payroll system. iiPay was founded in 2003 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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