M&A Deal Summary

Reverence Capital Partners, HarbourVest Partners and Farol Asset Management Acquire Ministry Brands

On November 5, 2021, private equity firms Reverence Capital Partners, HarbourVest Partners and Farol Asset Management acquired internet software and services company Ministry Brands from Community Brands

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Reverence Capital Partners’ 1st, HarbourVest Partners’ 18th and Farol Asset Management’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Reverence Capital Partners’ 9th, HarbourVest Partners’ 134th and Farol Asset Management’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Reverence Capital Partners’ 1st, HarbourVest Partners’ 3rd and Farol Asset Management’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-11-05
Target Ministry Brands
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Reverence Capital Partners
HarbourVest Partners
Farol Asset Management
Sellers(s) Community Brands
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) William Blair
FTP Securities LLC (FT Partners)
Credit Suisse Investment Banking (Financial)
Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Legal)

Target

Ministry Brands

Lenoir City, Tennessee, United States
Ministry Brands is a provider of SaaS platforms for churches, parachurch ministries and other faith-based organizations in the United States and Canada. The company seeks to equip the 21stcentury church with technology that empowers pastors, church executives, technology professionals, and administrators to proactively carry out their Biblical mission with excellence, reverence, and efficiency. Its suite of solutions includes church management, giving, accounting, mobile applications, website development, background checks, content, streaming, and messaging. Ministry Brands was founded in 2012 and is based in Lenoir City, Tennessee.

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Buyer(S) 3

DESCRIPTION

Reverence Capital Partners is a specialist private investment firm focused on investing in global, middle-market financial services businesses. Specific areas of interest include insurance, asset/wealth management, depositories, finance, financial technology/payments, and capital markets. The Firm targets control and influence-oriented minority investments and typically collaborates with management to drive long-term success. Reverence Capital Partners was formed in 2013 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 13
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 5
State (Tennessee) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 9 of 13
Year (2021) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-10 Diamond Resorts

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Diamond Resorts is a provider of hospitality and management services. The company operates in two segments, Hospitality and Management Services, and Vacation Interest Sales and Financing. Diamond Resorts with its network of more than 420 vacation destinations located in 35 countries throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and Africa, provides guests with choice and flexibility to let them create their dream vacation, whether they are traveling an hour away or around the world. Our relaxing vacations have the power to give guests an increased sense of happiness and satisfaction in their lives, while feeling healthier and more fulfilled in their relationships, by enjoying memorable and meaningful experiences that let them Stay Vacationed. Diamond Resorts was founded in 1996 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sell $1.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-01 CRS Temporary Housing

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

CRS Temporary Housing is a tech-enabled outsourced services platform providing end-to-end temporary housing solutions for policyholders on behalf of insurance carriers. The Company assists policyholders in times of crisis, ensuring they have adequate shelter immediately after being displaced from their residence. CRS sources a wide variety of hotel and housing accommodations as well as furniture and housewares to meet the unique needs of each policyholder. CRS Temporary Housing was established in 1989 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Buyer

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 86.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 222 of 223
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 18 of 18
Type (Divestiture) 13 of 13
State (Tennessee) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 134 of 134
Year (2021) 12 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-03 Investment Metrics

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Investment Metrics is a provider of investment performance analytics and reporting solutions for institutional consultants, asset managers, and private wealth advisors. Built by institutional investment consultants for investment professionals, the company’s solutions include PARis (performance analytics and reporting), InvestWorks (manager search and due diligence), EQuest (manager data portal), peer universe data, outsourced reporting services and InterSec Research for market intelligence. The company's solutions enable investment professionals to analyze, measure, and report client portfolios in a highly insightful, accurate, and efficient manner. Investment Metrics was formed in 2010 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Sell $500M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-16 Riverbed

San Francisco, California, United States

Riverbed is a provider of software for mobile computing applications services. Riverbed delivers application performance for the globally connected enterprise. It helps clients in implementing strategic initiatives such as virtualization, consolidation, cloud computing, and disaster recovery. Riverbed was founded in 2002 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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DESCRIPTION

Farol Asset Management is a private equity firm that looks to match institutional investors with direct investment opportunities. The Firm seeks to commit $5 to $30 million per transaction to support a variety of transaction situations and typically works with opportunities brought to it by private equity firms, fund-less sponsors, entrepreneurs and operating executives. Farol Asset Management was formed in 2011 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 23
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 20 of 21
Year (2021) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-01 Lignetics

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Lignetics is a residential wood pellet manufacturing company in the U.S. The company’s innovative eco-friendly offering includes premium wood pellets for super-efficient home heating, barbecue pellets that naturally seal in perfect wood-fired flavor, and a superior all-natural high-performance cat litter. The company delivers these innovative all-natural products through national retail partners and directly to consumers via the only national network of wood pellet manufacturing plants spread across the U.S. and Canada with 22 different plant locations. Lignetics was founded in 1983 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-01 PAK Quality Foods

San Angelo, Texas, United States

PAK Quality Foods is a protein distributor with a focus on specialty and ethnic proteins. PAK Quality Foods was founded in 1988 and is based in San Angelo, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Community Brands

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Category Company
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Community Brands is an end-to-end technology solutions provider for faith-based organizations, private education institutions and associations and has customers who benefit from a full suite of Community’s products including membership management software, an online/mobile payment platform, financial accounting software, background checks, messaging and mobile apps. Community Brands is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-02 Attendee Interactive

Marriottsville, Maryland, United States

Attendee Interactive LLC specializing in conference planning and event management. Attendee Interactive provides content solutions for managing event websites, speakers, session abstracts, and continuing education accreditation. These self-service tools are made available to both attendees and exhibitors, allowing event planners to maximize time, staff productivity, and budgets. Attendee Interactive LLC was founded in 2001 and is based in Marriottsville, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-09 ProSoft Solutions

Bartonville, Texas, United States

ProSoft Solutions is a software and service provider exclusively for nonprofit and government entities across North America. ProSoft serves organizations through the implementation and training of clients on the acclaimed MIP Fund Accounting solution and its suite of complementary products. ProSoft Solutions was founded in 1987 and is based in Bartonville, Texas.

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