M&A Deal Summary

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Black Knight

On January 3, 2014, private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners acquired information technology company Black Knight

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thomas H. Lee Partners’ 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Thomas H. Lee Partners’ 38th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thomas H. Lee Partners’ 4th transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • Black Knight went public in 2015.
  • Black Knight was sold to a strategic buyer in 2022 for 16.0B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-01-03
Target Black Knight
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Thomas H. Lee Partners
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Black Knight

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Black Knight's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Black Knight's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Black Knight is a provider of integrated technology, services and data solutions that facilitate and automate many of the business processes across the entire loan lifecycle. Black Knight was founded in 2013 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Buyer

Thomas H. Lee Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1974
PE ASSETS 35.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) is a private equity firm that seeks buyout, expansion, consolidation, distressed, and recapitalization investments across various industries. Sectors of interest include business and information services, consumer products/retail, financial services, healthcare, industrial, and media/communications. THL looks to invest $100 to $400 million in companies valued up to $2.5 billion. THL was formed in 1974 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 92
Sector: Information Technology M&A 5 of 8
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Florida M&A 4 of 8
Country: United States M&A 38 of 79
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 ServiceLink

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States

ServiceLink is a lender platform for Fidelity National Financial, provides a full suite of origination and default related products and services to leading national and regional mortgage originators and servicers. ServiceLink was founded in 1967 and is based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-03 1-800 Contacts

Draper, Utah, United States

1-800 Contacts is a direct-to-consumer independent retailer of contact lenses. The Company also provides contact lens sourcing and fulfillment services to leading brick-and-mortar retailers. 1-800 Contacts was formed in 1995 and is based in Draper, Utah.

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