Investment Summary

Thoma Bravo Invests In Van Wagner Communications

On January 8, 2003, private equity firm Thoma Bravo invested in marketing company Van Wagner Communications

Investment Highlights
  • This is Thoma Bravo’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Thoma Bravo’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thoma Bravo’s 1st transaction in New York.

Investment Summary

Date 2003-01-08
Target Van Wagner Communications
Sector Marketing
Investor(s) Thoma Bravo
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

Van Wagner Communications

New York, New York, United States
A premier independent outdoor and sports advertising company with signage in key markets including New York, Los Angeles, and London, as well as advertising programs with the NBA, Major League Baseball and the NCAA.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Thoma Bravo

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm that primarily invests in or acquires US-based middle-market businesses. While Thoma Bravo will consider a variety of transaction situations, including take-privates, buyouts, carve-outs, recapitalizations, and growth equity financings, the Firm has a special interest in tech consolidation opportunities. Target companies generally have a history of profitability with EBITDA of at least $20 million. The Firm's equity commitment size range is $100 to $750 million. Sectors of interest include enterprise and infrastructure software, education, distribution, financial services and consumer goods/services. The Firm will not invest in new inventions or technologies, developmental products or services, start-ups, biotech, motion pictures, distressed businesses, oil/gas, or real estate. Thoma Bravo was formerly known as Thoma Cressey Bravo and before that Golder Thoma & Co. The Firm was originally formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 151
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: New York M&A 1 of 6
Country: United States M&A 3 of 132
Year: 2003 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-01 Prophet 21

Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States

Prophet 21, Inc. is a provider of enterprise software and services to the durable goods distribution market.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-08-01 Consona

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Consona offers technology and services across the following software application categories: ERP, CRM, knowledge management, eService, network management and product configuration. Consona’s software and services are used by companies of all sizes, ranging from small businesses to Global 2000 enterprises, across a number of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, high tech, help desks, and telecommunications.

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