Investment Summary

Sageview Capital Invests In GfK

On May 21, 2010, growth capital firm Sageview Capital invested in marketing company GfK

Investment Highlights
  • This is Sageview Capital’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Sageview Capital’s 1st transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • GfK was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017.
  • GfK merged with another company in 2022.

Investment Summary

Date 2010-05-21
Target GfK
Sector Marketing
Investor(s) Sageview Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

GfK

Nuremberg, Germany
GfK is a global market research company that provides custom and standardized market research about media and retail consumption. GfK was founded in 1934 and is based in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Sageview Capital

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sageview Capital is a private investment firm focused on minority investments in financial services, technology, and business services companies. Sageview looks to invest $20 to $100 million per transaction to support growth, provide acquisition financing, or fund shareholder liquidity needs. Target companies typically possess proven business models, strong management, opportunities for growth, and defensible market positions. Sageview Capital was formed in 2005 and has offices in Palo Alto, California and Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 47
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 5 of 8
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 2
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