M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2014-02-17 |
| Target | MultiPlan |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Buyer(s) |
Starr Investment Holdings
Partners Group AG Ardian Quilvest Capital Partners |
| Sellers(s) |
Stockwell Capital
BC Partners Silver Lake Quilvest Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 4.4B USD |
| Advisor(s) | LionTree Advisors LLC BofA Securities Credit Suisse Investment Banking Goldman Sachs DBO Partners The Raine Group LLC (Financial) |
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Starr Investment Holdings is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and investing in companies with market leadership, stable EBITDA, and strong cash-flow. The Firm seeks opportunities throughout the US and does not have any stated industry preferences. Starr Investment was formed in 2007 and is a subsidiary of C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. The Firm is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 3 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 2 |
| State (New York) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 3 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-05 |
MultiPlan
New York, New York, United States MultiPlan is a provider of technology-enabled healthcare cost management solutions. MultiPlan provides a single gateway to a host of analytics- and network-based solutions for managing the financial risks associated with medical claims, as well as solutions that improve payment integrity by resolving waste, abuse, and fraud before payments are made. MultiPlan was founded in 1980 and is based in New York City. |
Sell | - |
Partners Group is a global investment management firm with a variety of funds and institutional clients. The Firm's direct investment group looks to invest in or acquire market leading companies with growth opportunities linked to technology. Partners is a hands-on investor and looks to actively support its portfolio companies with expansion, operational, and governance structure support. Partners Group was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 88 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 2 of 8 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 10 of 52 |
| State (New York) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 7 of 33 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 20 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-23 |
Universal Services of America
Santa Ana, California, United States Universal Services of America is a facility services companies in the U.S., combining an innovative mix of tradition with cutting edge systems and technology to keep pace with the ever - evolving needs of today’s business environments. Headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., today, Universal is a $2.5 billion company with more than 80,000 employees on staff. The company is now the second largest manned guarding security company in North America and employs a hands-on, highly experienced management team and continuous training to deliver consistent, high quality security solutions. Universal has four unique divisions: Universal Protection Service, Universal Protection Security Systems, Universal Fire/Life Safety Services and Universal Building Maintenance. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-06 |
Voyage Care
Lichfield, United Kingdom Voyage Care provides specialist care and support to people with learning and physical difficulties, brain injuries, autism, and other complex needs across the UK. Voyage Care was founded in 1988 and is based in Lichfield, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £375M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 125.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €150 million per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 205 of 418 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 7 of 24 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 58 of 137 |
| State (New York) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 22 of 59 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 22 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 14 of 67 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-12 |
Puukeskus Oy
Helsinki, Finland Puukeskus Oy is a market leader in the distribution of wood-based building materials in Finland. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-20 |
Micropross SAS
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France Micropross SAS is a provider of test and personalization solutions for the business of RFID, smartcard and NFC. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| PE ASSETS | 6.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Quilvest Capital Partners is the private equity investment arm of asset management firm Quilvest. Quilvest Capital Partners invests in private equity and debt funds as well as makes direct investments. The direct investment group looks for opportunities in the US, Europe, and 'opportunistically' in Asia with a preference for buyout, growth capital, and venture transactions. Quilvest Capital Partners will consider both minority and majority positions. Quilvest Capital Partners was established in 1972 and is based Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 85 of 98 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 6 of 6 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 13 of 16 |
| State (New York) | 8 of 8 |
| Country (United States) | 39 of 43 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 16 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-03 |
Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores
Richmond, Virginia, United States Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS) is a convenience store operator in Maryland and Virginia. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-01 |
Crown Health Care Laundry Services
Pensacola, Florida, United States Crown Health Care Laundry Services is a provider of healthcare linen management solutions and products across the Southeast. Crown provides laundering, packaging, delivery and additional value-added services to healthcare facilities. Crown is based in Pensacola, Florida. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| PE ASSETS | 750M USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Stockwell Capital is a co-investment firm, focused on making minority investments alongside private equity sponsors. Stockwell is a generalist investor, with no sector preferences and looks to commit $3 to $10 million per investment. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout the US and Europe and prefers late-stage or growth equity situations. Stockwell Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Chicago.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 19 of 41 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 3 of 9 |
| State (New York) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 15 of 33 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 17 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-09 |
Best PumpWorks
Houston, Texas, United States Best PumpWorks is one of the largest and respected pump distributor, supplier and remanufacturer in the world. In business for over three decades, the company has built its reputation on superior pump engineering, inventory, delivery and service. |
Sell | $285M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-10 |
Serena
Redwood City, California, United States Serena is a provider of enterprise application lifecycle management software. Serena is one of the largest independent ALM vendors and the only one that orchestrates DevOps, the processes that bring together application development and operations. Serena was formed in 1980 and is based in Redwood City, California. |
Sell | $450M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 30.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
BC Partners is a large investment group focused on private equity, credit, real estate, and co-investment strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to make control investments in European and North American businesses valued above €300 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and is based in London, England.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 32 of 54 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 3 of 5 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 11 of 20 |
| State (New York) | 2 of 4 |
| Country (United States) | 4 of 9 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 19 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-29 |
Acuris
London, United Kingdom Acuris is a provider of global corporate financial news, intelligence, and analysis to advisory firms, investments banks, law firms, hedge funds, private equity firms and corporations operating in 65 countries. Acuris was formed in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £382M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-24 |
CarTrawler
Dublin, Ireland CarTrawler is a technology company providing fully managed online car rental solutions to travel partners in 174 countries. Working across all travel industry segments and geographic markets, CarTrawler enables online travel retailers to add car rental to their portfolio of products and services, creating an additional revenue stream that requires no investment on their part. CarTrawler was formed in 2004 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 104.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 21 of 64 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 3 of 8 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 2 of 9 |
| State (New York) | 2 of 4 |
| Country (United States) | 14 of 50 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 7 of 17 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-14 |
WP Engine
Austin, Texas, United States WP Engine provides managed WordPress cloud hosting solutions for individuals and small and medium-sized companies. The Company was formed in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-10 |
Serena
Redwood City, California, United States Serena is a provider of enterprise application lifecycle management software. Serena is one of the largest independent ALM vendors and the only one that orchestrates DevOps, the processes that bring together application development and operations. Serena was formed in 1980 and is based in Redwood City, California. |
Sell | $450M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| PE ASSETS | 6.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Quilvest Capital Partners is the private equity investment arm of asset management firm Quilvest. Quilvest Capital Partners invests in private equity and debt funds as well as makes direct investments. The direct investment group looks for opportunities in the US, Europe, and 'opportunistically' in Asia with a preference for buyout, growth capital, and venture transactions. Quilvest Capital Partners will consider both minority and majority positions. Quilvest Capital Partners was established in 1972 and is based Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 34 of 68 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 2 of 4 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 11 of 25 |
| State (New York) | 1 of 4 |
| Country (United States) | 15 of 34 |
| Year (2014) | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 20 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-03 |
Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores
Richmond, Virginia, United States Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS) is a convenience store operator in Maryland and Virginia. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-01 |
Crown Health Care Laundry Services
Pensacola, Florida, United States Crown Health Care Laundry Services is a provider of healthcare linen management solutions and products across the Southeast. Crown provides laundering, packaging, delivery and additional value-added services to healthcare facilities. Crown is based in Pensacola, Florida. |
Buy | - |
