M&A Deal Summary

Stone Point Capital Acquires Freepoint

On March 1, 2011, private equity firm Stone Point Capital acquired business services company Freepoint

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 5th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 33rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 2nd transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-03-01
Target Freepoint
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Stone Point Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Freepoint

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Freepoint is a merchant of physical commodities and a financer of upper- and mid-stream commodity-producing assets. The Company provides physical supply services and related structured solutions for counterparties. Freepoint was founded in 2011 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Buyer

Stone Point Capital

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 25.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Stone Point Capital is a private equity firm that targets investments in financial services sector. Specific areas of interest include insurance underwriting, outsourcing service providers to financial institutions, specialty lending and other credit opportunities, employee benefits and healthcare, asset management/retirement savings, and banking/depository institutions. Stone Point looks to commit between $5 and $500 million of equity per transaction and will consider control or substantial minority positions. Geographic areas of interest include North America and Europe. Stone Point Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 114
Sector (Business Services) 5 of 20
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 22 of 36
State (Connecticut) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 33 of 101
Year (2011) 3 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 Prima Capital Advisors

Scarsdale, New York, United States

Prima Capital Advisors is a registered investment advisory firm that specializes in commercial mortgage investments. Prima Capital Advisors was founded in 1992 and is based in Scarsdale, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-31 Enhanced Capital

New York, New York, United States

Enhanced Capital is a diversified national asset management firm that provides investment capital to small businesses that are underserved by traditional sources of financing. Enhanced Capital is based in New York City.

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