Secondary Buyout • Information Technology

Riverwood Capital Acquires Dock

On November 24, 2014, private equity firm Riverwood Capital acquired information technology company Dock from TMG Capital

Acquisition Context
  • This is Riverwood Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Riverwood Capital’s 4th transaction in Brazil.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 24, 2014
Target Dock
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Riverwood Capital
Sellers(s) TMG Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target Company

Dock

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dock is a provider of financial technology infrastructure in Latin America. Its platform integrates card issuing and core banking services, allowing companies to manage digital payments and banking processes. The modular solutions support key operations and help companies bring new services to market. Dock was founded in 1997 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Riverwood Capital

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 6.1B USD
Size Mega
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 $250 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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 19 of 47
Sector: Information Technology 3 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout 2 of 3
Country: Brazil 4 of 8
Year: 2014 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-11 Synapsis Soluciones y Servicios IT

Livorno, Italy

Synapsis is a research and development, engineering and consulting company in the 'e-Health' sector. Synapsis creates a global, synergetic IT solution to the needs of the Healthcare Authorities to improve the performance of the services provided to the general public, thanks to cutting-edge ICT solutions, to the effective management of the products and to the detailed knowledge of clinical processes.

Sell $150M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 VTEX

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

VTEX is an e-commerce SaaS platform. The Company has a proprietary cloud base e-commerce software platform that targets small, medium, and large retailers and other e-commerce customers in Brazil and across the region. VTEX was founded in 2000 and is based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

TMG Capital

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 500M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TMG Capital is an independent private equity firm focused on consolidation and growth investments in Brazilian companies. TMG looks for small and medium-sized companies with strong growth characteristics that can benefit from the firm's capital and management experience. TMG Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Sao Paulo.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout 1 of 1
Country: Brazil 3 of 5
Year: 2014 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-01 OQVestir

Sao Paulo, Brazil

OQVestir is an online retailer of women's apparel with a portfolio of more than 180 luxury brands. OQVestir was formed in 2009 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-03 Bacio di Latte

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bacio di Latte is an operator of ice cream shops in Brazil. Bacio di Latte is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Buy -