M&A Deal Summary

Securian Financial Group Acquires Empyrean Benefit Solutions

On November 25, 2019, Securian Financial Group acquired information technology company Empyrean Benefit Solutions from FTV Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Securian Financial Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Securian Financial Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Securian Financial Group’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-11-25
Target Empyrean Benefit Solutions
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Securian Financial Group
Sellers(s) FTV Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Financial)
Shearman & Sterling (Legal)

Target

Empyrean Benefit Solutions

Houston, Texas, United States
Empyrean Benefit Solutions, Inc. is a provider of technology and services for managing large and middle-market employers’ health and benefits programs. Empyrean provides enrollment, eligibility management, and a range of other plan administration services to three distinct markets: employers, insurance brokers, and healthcare exchanges. Empyrean Benefit Solutions was founded in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Securian Financial Group

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1880
Sector Financial Services
Employees6,400
DESCRIPTION
Securian's corporate headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Securian's corporate headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Securian Financial Group is a diversified financial services company offering insurance, investments, and retirement plans and services to individuals and businesses. Securian was established in 1880 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 5
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-08 Grove Point

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Grove Point is an independent wealth management firm that serves approximately 400 independent financial professionals with $15 billion in client assets. Grove Point was formed in 1984 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-08 Armour Group

London, Ontario, Canada

Armour Group is a distributor of credit and specialty property and casualty products through automobile dealers, recreational vehicle dealers and finance companies in Canada. Armour Group was founded in 1972 and is based in London, Ontario.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FTV Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FTV Capital is a multi-stage private equity firm focused on providing capital to high-growth companies. FTV generally seeks to invest in software, business services, and financial services companies which enable financial institutions to expand and to operate more efficiently. Investment proceeds are typically used to fund rapid organic growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue add-on acquisitions, or acquire divestitures. FTV prefers to act as the lead or control investor and targets equity commitments of $10 to $85 million per transaction. FTV Capital was established in 1998 and was formerly known as FTVentures. FTV Capital is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 61
Sector (Information Technology) 10 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 31 of 39
State (Texas) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 40 of 54
Year (2019) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-20 CloudFactory

Reading, United Kingdom

CloudFactory engages in combining people and technology to provide a workforce in the cloud for machine learning and core business data processing. CloudFactory managed teams have experience with 150+ AI projects and can process data with high accuracy using virtually any tool. CloudFactory was founded in 2010 and is based in Reading, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-18 BillingPlatform

Denver, Colorado, United States

BillingPlatform is a highly sophisticated and dynamic billing solution, that drives success for the modern enterprise. BillingPlatform's agile billing software solution gives innovative enterprises the freedom to effectively monetize and deliver creative products and services resulting in growth and competitive differentiation. BillingPlatform was founded in 2012 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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