M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-09-07 |
| Target | Allconnect |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) | Red Ventures |
| Sellers(s) | Escalate Capital |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Advisor(s) | Petsky Prunier (Financial) Winston & Strawn (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Sector | Marketing |
| Employees | 950 |
Red Ventures operates a portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that work together to connect millions of people with expert advice. Red Ventures was founded in 2000 and is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 10 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 2 of 5 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 3 of 5 |
| State (Georgia) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 9 |
| Year (2017) | 3 of 3 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-03 |
Bankrate
New York, New York, United States Bankrate is an online publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content. The Company's vision is to help consumers Maximize Your Money when they borrow, save or invest. With this in mind, RATE aggregates large scale audiences of in-market consumers by providing them with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance and related editorial content across multiple vertical categories including credit cards, mortgages, deposits, senior care and other categories, such as personal and auto loans retirement, and taxes. RATE's flagship sites CreditCards.com, Bankrate.com, and Caring.com are leading destinations in each of their respective verticals and connect their vast audiences with financial service and senior care providers and other contextually relevant advertisers. RATE also owns and operates a number of specialist sites, apps and social platforms, including NextAdvisor.com, The Points Guy, Interest.com, Quizzle.com and Walla.by. Bankrate also develops and provides content, tools, web services and co-branded websites to over 100 online partners, including Yahoo!, CNBC and MarketWatch. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to leading news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Bankrate was founded in 1976 and is based in New York. |
Buy | $1.4B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |
RVU
London, United Kingdom RVU empowers people to make confident decisions with its unique set of brands, the excitement of a startup, and the strength of well-established, trusted household names. Uswitch.com is a comparison website for home services switching, helping consumers save money on their gas, electricity, broadband, TV, and phone. Confused.com is an insurance comparison platform that pioneering the way consumers make choices about financial services. Money.co.uk is a comparison website for financial services. Consumers can compare loans, credit cards, bank accounts, and insurance from more than 600 providers. Rastreator and LeLynx.fr are online comparison platforms in Spain and France respectively, helping consumers compare a range of financial services and home services products. Mojo Mortgages brings together smart tech and the best human mortgage experts to empower more consumers to access personalized mortgage recommendations. The company has the power to reach millions of consumers around the world, solving everyday complex problems through outstanding experiences. RVU was formed in 2000 and is based in London. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Mezzanine Finance Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 830M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Escalate Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on providing capital to expansion and late-stage companies. The Firm focuses its investment activity within the technology, life sciences, and service-based industries. Prospective financing solutions include senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt. Escalate's target investment size is $5 to $30 million. Escalate Capital Partners has offices in Menlo Park, California and Austin, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 24 of 37 |
| Sector (Internet Software and Services) | 6 of 9 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 13 of 24 |
| State (Georgia) | 3 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 24 of 37 |
| Year (2017) | 5 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-01 |
Market Force
Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States Market Force is a global provider of customer experience management software and services, which capture customer experience data through multiple channels and provide location-based measurement and analytics. Market Force integrates this data into a cloud-based platform where clients can view, track, and analyze data in real time. Market Force was founded in 2005 and is based in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-02 |
Black Duck Software
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States Black Duck Software, Inc. is a provider of automated solutions for securing and managing open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, open source license compliance and operational risk. Black Duck Software, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. |
Sell | $565M |
