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M&A Deal Summary

TPG Acquires Fandom

On January 1, 2018, private equity firm TPG acquired digital media company Fandom

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TPG’s 4th transaction in the Digital Media sector.
  • This is TPG’s 206th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TPG’s 65th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-01-01
Target Fandom
Sector Digital Media
Buyer(s) TPG
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Fandom

San Francisco, California, United States
Fandom is a fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 300 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom.com is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom was founded in 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 296.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 312 of 451
Sector: Digital Media M&A 4 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 40 of 53
State: California M&A 65 of 88
Country: United States M&A 206 of 298
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 34
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Empower Micro Systems

Santa Clara, California, United States

Empower Micro Systems is a developer of a disruptive energy inversion technology designed to offer ubiquitous, safe, and high-quality solar energy for all.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-04 Isola Group

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Isola Group is a global material sciences company focused on designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepregs used to fabricate advanced multi-layer printed circuit boards. The Company's high-performance materials are used in sophisticated electronic applications in the communications infrastructure, computing/networking, military, medical, aerospace, and automotive industries. Isola Group was founded in 1912 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

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