Investment Summary

TA Associates Invests In FedEx

On January 1, 1973, private equity firm TA Associates invested in transportation company FedEx

Investment Highlights
  • This is TA Associates’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is TA Associates’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is TA Associates’ 1st transaction in Tennessee.
Investment Fate
  • FedEx went public in 1978.

Investment Summary

Date 1973-01-01
Target FedEx
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) TA Associates
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

FedEx

Memphis, Tennessee, United States
FeDex's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.
FeDex's corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.
FedEx is a global transportation and logistics company. FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through four segments. FedEx was founded in 1971 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

TA Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TA Associates is a private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market and large companies around the world. TA will consider control or minority investments in profitable companies and looks to commit between $70 and $500 million per transaction. TA proactively reaches out to companies directly in sourcing potential investment opportunities. Prospective businesses are generally valued between $100 million and $3 billion. Areas of interest include technology, software, communications, financial services, healthcare, business services, semiconductors/electronics, and consumer products/services. In addition to investing equity capital, TA also makes subordinated debt investments. TA's geographic preference is North America, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. TA Associates was formed in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 375
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 135
State: Tennessee M&A 1 of 4
Country: United States M&A 2 of 271
Year: 1973 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1970-01-01 Continental Cablevision

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Continental Cablevision, Inc. is a cable operator company.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1978-01-01 FedEx

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

FedEx is a global transportation and logistics company. FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through four segments. FedEx was founded in 1971 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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