Investment Summary

The Stephens Group, New Mountain Capital and SkyKnight Capital Invest In IMA Financial

On October 1, 2020, family office The Stephens Group, private equity firm New Mountain Capital and private equity firm SkyKnight Capital invested in insurance company IMA Financial

Investment Highlights
  • This is The Stephens Group’s 1st, New Mountain Capital’s 6th and SkyKnight Capital’s 4th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is The Stephens Group’s 46th, New Mountain Capital’s 62nd and SkyKnight Capital’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Stephens Group’s 1st, New Mountain Capital’s 1st and SkyKnight Capital’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-10-01
Target IMA Financial
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) The Stephens Group
New Mountain Capital
SkyKnight Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

IMA Financial

Denver, Colorado, United States
IMA Financial is a diversified financial services company focused on protecting the assets of its widely varied client base through insurance and wealth management solutions. Because IMA is 100-percent employee-owned, its more than 600 associates in Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, New York and Texas are empowered to provide customized solutions for their clients’ unique needs. IMA Financial was founded in 1974 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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Investor(S) 3

Investor

The Stephens Group

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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Category Family Office
Founded 1933
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Stephens Group is a private investment firm focused on long-term investments in mid-sized companies. The Firm looks to partner with management teams when pursuing acquisitions. Sectors of interest include energy, energy services, business services, industrials, consumer products, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, technology, media, and communications. The Stephens Group was originally established in 1933 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 53
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 46 of 50
Year: 2020 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-25 Kele

Bartlett, Tennessee, United States

Kele is a distributor of commercial HVAC and building automation interface products. Kele provides peripheral control products and services to the building automation systems industry. Kele's product offering includes over 15,000 interface products, including transmitters, sensors, switches, gauges and relays from over 200 manufacturers. Kele was founded in 1983 and is based in Bartlett, Tennessee.

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2021-07-19 DISCO

Austin, Texas, United States

Disco is a provider of software as a service solutions developed by lawyers for lawyers, DISCO is reinventing legal technology to automate and simplify complex and error prone tasks that distract from practicing law. Disco was founded in 2012 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor

New Mountain Capital

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 55.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

New Mountain Capital is a private investment firm focused on investment in public and private companies in a variety of industries. New Mountain generally invests $100 to $500 million per transaction and looks for businesses with strong market positions and high barriers to entry. New Mountain also prefers businesses that succeed in both good and bad economies. Sectors of interest include education, healthcare, business services, federal IT services, media, software, consumer products, logistics, financial services and technologies, and energy. New Mountain Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 66 of 103
Sector: Insurance M&A 6 of 7
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 62 of 98
Year: 2020 M&A 5 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-01 Lincoln Investment

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Lincoln Investment is a full-service independent broker-dealer providing investment, wealth and retirement planning services nationwide through a national network of financial advisors. Clients include corporations, school districts, universities, hospitals, other non-profits, and high net worth individuals. Lincoln Investment was founded in 1968 and is based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

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2020-10-25 Vytalogy Wellness

Sherman Oaks, California, United States

Vytalogy Wellness and its family of brands, Natrol and Jarrow Formulas, is a wellness company that fuses science and quality ingredients to create efficacious products that make a transformative impact on consumers’ lives. Vytalogy Wellness is based in Sherman Oaks, California.

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DESCRIPTION

SkyKnight Capital is a private equity firm focused on long-term investments in businesses requiring value-add strategies to achieve growth. SkyKnight will consider majority or minority investment situations and generally looks to commit $25 to $250 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include healthcare, financial services, and tech-enabled services. SkyKnight is headquartered in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 18
Sector: Insurance M&A 4 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 9 of 18
Year: 2020 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-04 Patra

El Dorado Hills, California, United States

Patra is a technology and tech-enabled business process outsourcing provider to the insurance industry. Patra’s technology-enabled solutions bring efficiency, accuracy, and standardization to a comprehensive set of processes across the insurance value chain. Patra was founded in 2005 and is based in El Dorado Hills, California.

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2020-12-01 Aerocare

Orlando, Florida, United States

Aerocare is a provider of oxygen, respiratory, sleep, and other chronic therapy services to patients in the home. AeroCare's patients typically suffer from the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), or congestive heart failure (CHF) and require in-home therapy services. Aerocare Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

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