M&A Deal Summary

Reverence Capital Partners and NB Private Equity Partners Acquire Osaic

On May 9, 2019, private equity firm Reverence Capital Partners and asset manager NB Private Equity Partners acquired financial services company Osaic from Lightyear Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Reverence Capital Partners’ 5th and NB Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Reverence Capital Partners’ 7th and NB Private Equity Partners’ 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Reverence Capital Partners’ 2nd and NB Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Arizona.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-05-09
Target Osaic
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Reverence Capital Partners
NB Private Equity Partners
Sellers(s) Lightyear Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank
RBC Capital Markets
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (Financial)

Target

Osaic

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Osaic provides comprehensive broker-dealer services, technology, and advisory programs through its four registered broker-dealers and Registered Investment Advisors. Osaic was founded in 1999 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Buyer(S) 2

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 7 of 16
Sector: Financial Services M&A 5 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 4
State: Arizona M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 7 of 16
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-07 Transact

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Transact is a provider of campus engagement and payments solutions and a first-mover innovator in NFC mobile credentials, Transact enables institutions to identify and engage students, elevating the student experience through mission-critical transactions. Transact is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-15 Obra Capital

New York City, New York, United States

Obra Capital is an alternative asset management platform specializing in non-correlated investment strategies. Vida specializes in structuring, servicing, financing, and management of life settlements, asset-backed loans, annuities, and structured settlements. Obra Capital was founded in 2009 and is based in New York City, New York.

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DESCRIPTION

NB Private Equity Partners is a publicly traded asset manager focused on acquiring direct investments in privately held companies. The Firm principally targets businesses in the US and looks to invest alongside other private equity managers when considering opportunities. NB Private Equity Partners is headquartered in the UK, with an additional office in the US.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 39
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 13 of 20
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 17 of 24
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-26 Exact

Delft, Netherlands

Exact is a provider of business software solutions. Its integrated solutions comprise traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) as well as related software solutions such as human resource management (HRM), customer relationship management (CRM), corporate performance management (CPM), project management, and electronic workflow. Exact was founded in 1984 and is based in Delft, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-19 AutoStore

Nedre Vats, Norway

AutoStore is an automated robotic storage and retrieval system equipment and software manufacturer for the warehouse & distribution end-market. The Company has developed proprietary software and robotics technology for collection of warehouse-stored goods, providing significant improvements in warehouse capacity and packing / picking performance. AutoStore was founded in 1996 and is based in Nedre Vats , Norway.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lightyear Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 4.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Lightyear Capital is a specialist private equity firm that pursues brand-name businesses in the financial services sector. Lightyear looks for companies with stable, recurring revenues that operate in growing markets. Transaction strategies include leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, restructurings and consolidations. Lightyear Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 31
Sector: Financial Services M&A 10 of 13
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 8
State: Arizona M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 19 of 25
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-01 Lighthouse

Seattle, Washington, United States

Lighthouse provides software and services to manage the increasingly complex landscape of enterprise data for compliance and legal teams, whether they’re reacting to incidents like litigation, government, or internal investigations, or designing programs to proactively uncover the potential for future incidents. Lighthouse was formed in 1995 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-27 Lendmark Financial Services

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Lendmark Financial Services is a consumer finance company specializing in providing a variety of personal loans, automobile loans, and retail merchant sales finance services. Lendmark Financial Services was founded in 1996 and is based in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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