M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2024-11-12 |
| Target | EIS |
| Sector | Distribution |
| Buyer(s) | Searchlight Capital Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Audax Private Equity |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| PE ASSETS | 860M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Searchlight Capital Partners is a private investment firm founded in 2010. The Firm will invest across the capital structure, including equity and debt and will consider a variety of transaction situations, from simple to complex. Areas of focus include communications, media, information, IT services, business services, financial services, consumer services, consumer products, education, and industrial goods/services. The Firm will consider opportunities across North America and Europe. Searchlight Capital has offices in New York, London, and Toronto.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 41 of 42 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 8 of 8 |
| State: Georgia M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 23 of 24 |
| Year: 2024 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-04 |
Ziply Fiber
Everett, Washington, United States Ziply Fiber is a telecommunications network business comprises a network that passes 1.7 million residential and business locations, of which approximately 500,000 are fiber-to-the-premises capable. Ziply Fiber is based in Everett, Washington. |
Sell | CA$5.0B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 |
Chord Music Partners
New York, New York, United States Chord Music Partners is an independent music rights platform that combines institutional capital with global operational scale and active rights management. The platform’s growing portfolio includes works by some of the most influential artists in music, including The Weeknd, Lorde, David Guetta, and Morgan Wallen, demonstrating its focus on culturally relevant, high-performing intellectual property across genres and geographies. Chord Music Partners is based in New York, New York. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 19.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Audax Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring control positions in a variety of mid to large North American headquartered companies. The Firm segments its activities into lower middle-market and larger scale investing. Within its larger group, Audax targets profitable businesses valued up to $800 million and within its lower middle-market group, the Firm seeks companies valued up to $125 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products/services, financial services, healthcare services, industrial services, software, and technology. Audax has a special interest in businesses that can benefit from a buy and build investment strategy for growth. Audax Private Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 103 of 110 |
| Sector: Distribution M&A | 10 of 10 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 56 of 62 |
| State: Georgia M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States M&A | 98 of 104 |
| Year: 2024 M&A | 6 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-10 |
Total PowerGen Solutions
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Total PowerGen Solutions is a provider of commercial and industrial powergen solutions that fully complements maintenance and repair services, rentals, and equipment sales for standby, mobile, and prime power generator systems and other power quality and continuity equipment ranging from 10kW to 2,000kW and beyond. Total Power was founded in 1959 and is based in Mississauga, Ontario. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 |
Proud Moments
Brooklyn, New York, United States Proud Moments provides care to all children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders while allowing their families the ability to affect positive change in their family dynamics. Proud Moments was founded in 2014 and is based in Brooklyn, New York. |
Sell | - |
