Investment Summary

Ropart Asset Management and Microsoft Invest In Human

On October 2, 2018, private equity firm Ropart Asset Management and Microsoft invested in consumer products company Human

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ropart Asset Management’s 1st and Microsoft’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Ropart Asset Management’s 8th and Microsoft’s 134th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ropart Asset Management’s 1st and Microsoft’s 16th transaction in Washington.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-10-02
Target Human
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) Ropart Asset Management
Microsoft
Deal Type Venture

Target

Human

Seattle, Washington, United States
Human is a designer of voice-controlled headphones that empower shrewd voice control, solace and fit, and amazing sound. Human was founded in 2014 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Ropart Asset Management

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ropart Asset Management (RAM) is a private equity firm that provides both debt and equity capital to small and middle market companies. RAM segments its investment activity between platform investments, mezzanine situations, and growth capital financings. For platform investments, RAM requires control and targets generally targets businesses with recurring revenue ($10 to $150 million) and clear opportunities for value-added change. The Firm generally looks to invest $3 to $15 million in businesses valued up to $100 million. Areas of interest include business services, industrial services, direct marketing, software/technology, consumer products, value-added distributions, infrastructure/logistics, human capital, hobbies/crafts, franchisors, financial services and healthcare services. Ropart Asset Management was founded in 2001 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 4 of 4
State: Washington M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 8 of 8
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-10 Digital Traffic Systems

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Digital Traffic Systems, Inc. is a designer, installer, and services of critical infrastructure and technology for intelligent transportation systems, security, and facilities management. The company currently operates in Virginia, New Mexico, and Arizona, providing services to federal, state, and municipal governmental entities, and commercial and infrastructure facilities. Digital Traffic Systems was founded in 1999 and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Investor

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Software
Employees228,000
Revenue 245.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Entrance to Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft is a global technology company that offers a broad spectrum of software products, services, and devices designed to help individuals and organizations across various sectors. Its extensive portfolio includes the Windows operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite for productivity, and the Azure cloud computing platform, providing solutions for computing, analytics, storage, and networking. Microsoft also delves into enterprise applications with Dynamics 365, connects professionals via LinkedIn, and engages gamers through its Xbox brand and related services. Additionally, it offers internet services such as Bing for web search, Outlook.com for email, and Skype for communication. Microsoft was formed in 1975 and is based in Redmond, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 185 of 213
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Washington M&A 16 of 19
Country: United States M&A 134 of 153
Year: 2018 M&A 12 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-13 Lobe Artificial Intelligence

San Jose, California, United States

Lobe Artificial Intelligence, Inc. is an easy-to-use visual tool that lets you build custom deep learning models, quickly train them, and ship them directly in your app without writing any code. Lobe Artificial Intelligence, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in San Jose, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 Jellyfish

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

Jellyfish, Inc. is a provider of digital marketing services to brands i.e., Samsung, Uber, Nestle, Deckers, Spotify, and eBay. Jellyfish was founded in 2005 and is based in Middleton, Wisconsin.

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