M&A Deal Summary

Riverwood Capital and Equinix Acquire Alog

On April 1, 2011, private equity firm Riverwood Capital and Equinix acquired information technology company Alog from Stratus Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Riverwood Capital’s 1st and Equinix’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Riverwood Capital’s 1st and Equinix’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-04-01
Target Alog
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Riverwood Capital
Equinix
Sellers(s) Stratus Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Alog

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alog is a carrier-neutral data center that has about 1,300 corporate clients in its three data centers, in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Tambore. The three ALOG data centers have a total area of 16,000 square meters. Alog is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Riverwood Capital

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Riverwood Capital is a tech-focused on private equity firm. Riverwood will consider investment opportunities across North and South America and looks for situations where the firm can commit $25 to $125 per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include growth capital financings, carve-outs, consolidations, and buyouts. Specific areas of interest include IT, communications, technology hardware, electronics, software, and digital media. Riverwood Capital was formed in 2008 and is based in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 46
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 8
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-31 BrightSource Energy

Oakland, California, United States

BrightSource Energy is a designer, developer and deploys concentrating solar thermal technology to produce high-value steam for electric power, petroleum and industrial-process markets worldwide. BrightSource combines breakthrough technology with world-class solar power plant design capabilities to generate clean energy reliably and responsibly. BrightSource Energy was founded in 2006 and is based in Oakland, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-05 MotionPoint

Coconut Creek, Florida, United States

MotionPoint is a provider of website translation and globalization services. The company's proprietary technology platform makes it easier for companies to penetrate new markets domestically and internationally. It translates and localizes client websites, drives traffic to those sites, and optimizes user experiences in every target market. MotionPoint was established in 2000 and is based in Coconut Creek, Florida.

Buy -
Buyer

Equinix

Redwood City, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
Employees13,606
Revenue 8.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Equinix's corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.
Equinix's corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Equinix is a provider of carrier-neutral data centers, internet exchanges and interconnection services. Equinix is based in Redwood City, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 14
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 12
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-04 Switch & Data Facilities Co.

Tampa, Florida, United States

Switch & Data Facilities Co. is a provider of data centers that house, power and interconnect the Internet with sites in the US and Canada. Switch & Data Facilities Co. is based in Tampa, Florida.

Buy $683M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-16 ancotel

Frankfurt, Germany

ancotel GmbH, is a provider of carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection services in Europe. ancotel provides scalable interconnection services and secure, reliable colocation services in its densely connected Kleyer90® flagship facility.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Stratus Group

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Stratus Group is a Brazilian private investment and advisory firm. Stratus' investment looks to fund buyouts, growth capital, and other investments. For buyouts, Stratus seeks to invest $30 to $50 million in well-established, middle-market companies with sales of $30 to $200 million. For growth capital commitments, Stratus looks to invest $5 to $15 million in high-growth companies to help fund production and/or commercial expansions, acquisitions, or working capital needs. Stratus was formed in 1999 and is based in Sao Paulo.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-28 Amyris

Emeryville, California, United States

Amyris is an integrated renewable products company that enables the brands to achieve sustainable growth. Amyris applies its innovative bioscience solutions to convert plant sugars into hydrocarbon molecules and produce specialty ingredients and consumer products. The company is delivering its No Compromise products across a number of markets, including specialty and performance chemicals, flavors and fragrances, cosmetics ingredients, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. Amyris was founded in 2003 and is based in Emeryville, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-01 Mar & Terra

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mar & Terra is a pioneer in farming and industrial scale processing of fish species that are natural from Amazon and Pantanal. The company servers Brazilian, American, Japanese and European consumers. Mar & Terra is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Buy -