Investment Summary

Trident Capital, American Capital, TCV and Escalate Capital Invest In HomeAway

On January 1, 2006, Trident Capital, private equity firm American Capital, private equity firm TCV and mezzanine finance firm Escalate Capital invested in internet software and services company HomeAway

Investment Highlights
  • This is Trident Capital’s 2nd, American Capital’s 3rd, TCV’s 3rd and Escalate Capital’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Trident Capital’s 33rd, American Capital’s 176th, TCV’s 25th and Escalate Capital’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trident Capital’s 3rd, American Capital’s 14th, TCV’s 3rd and Escalate Capital’s 2nd transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • HomeAway went public in 2011.
  • HomeAway was sold to a strategic buyer in 2015 for 3.9B USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2006-01-01
Target HomeAway
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Trident Capital
American Capital
TCV
Escalate Capital
Deal Type Venture

Target

HomeAway

Austin, Texas, United States
HomeAway's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.
HomeAway's corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.
HomeAway, Inc. is an online marketplace for the vacation rental industry matching home owners with consumers. HomeAway was formed in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor(S) 4

Investor

Trident Capital

San Mateo, California, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 1.9B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Trident Capital was a venture capital firm focused on investments at all company stages, from early and expansion stage investments to buyouts and recapitalizations. Trident focused on investments in tech-enabled sectors, including enterprise software/services, outsourcing and payments, healthcare software/services, internet/consumer, and energy/clean tech. In 2015, Trident ceased investing and the Firm's employees split to form Sunstone Partners, a growth equity firm, and Trident Capital Cybersecurity, a venture firm focused on the cyber security sector.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 86
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 2 of 8
Type: Venture M&A Deals 23 of 62
State: Texas M&A 3 of 7
Country: United States M&A 33 of 78
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-17 The Revere Group

Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Revere Group, Ltd. provides systems-integration and technology consulting services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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2006-02-24 MegaPath

Costa Mesa, California, United States

MegaPath provides fully managed IP-based Virtual Private Network connectivity solutions over both the public Internet and its private network. MegaPath was formed in 1996 and is based in Costa Mesa, California.

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Investor

American Capital


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 181 of 265
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 4
Type: Venture M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Texas M&A 14 of 23
Country: United States M&A 176 of 253
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 41
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-14 Ranpak

Concord Township, Ohio, United States

Ranpak manufactures paper-based systems for protective packaging needs including cushioning, void-fill and wrapping applications. Ranpak's goal was to create the first environmentally responsible system to effectively protect products during shipment. The development and improvement of materials, systems and total solution concepts have earned Ranpak a reputation as an innovative leader in e-commerce and industrial supply chain solutions. Ranpak was founded in 1972 and is based in Concord Township, Ohio.

Buy $284M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-02 Appleseeds

Middleton, Massachusetts, United States

Appleseed's is a provider of updated classic apparel for women who value style, quality and comfort in their clothes.

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Investor

TCV

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 21.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in growth technology companies. TCV looks to provide capital for growth, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and buyouts of technology companies in sectors such as internet, financial technology, infrastructure & communications, and software. TCV targets opportunities in North America and looks to commit between $10 and $500 million of equity capital per transaction. TCV was formed in 1995 and is based in Palo Alto, New York City, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 85
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 26
Type: Venture M&A Deals 16 of 30
State: Texas M&A 3 of 8
Country: United States M&A 25 of 70
Year: 2006 M&A 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Whitepages.com

Seattle, Washington, United States

Whitepages.com, Inc. is an online provider of contact information services to consumers offering users a simple, fast and reliable way to identify the personal and business contact information they need.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-01 Renren

Beijing, China

Renren, Inc. (Formerly Oak Pacific Interactive Corp.) is an online and wireless Chinese social network and rich media community. Renren was founded in 2002 and is based in Beijing, China.

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Investor

Escalate Capital

Austin, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 830M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Escalate Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on providing capital to expansion and late-stage companies. The Firm focuses its investment activity within the technology, life sciences, and service-based industries. Prospective financing solutions include senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt. Escalate's target investment size is $5 to $30 million. Escalate Capital Partners has offices in Menlo Park, California and Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 39
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 11
Type: Venture M&A Deals 4 of 17
State: Texas M&A 2 of 7
Country: United States M&A 6 of 39
Year: 2006 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 Troux Technologies

Austin, Texas, United States

Troux Technologies, Inc. is a provider of business technology management and enterprise architecture (EA) software solutions. Troux solutions, powered by the unique TrouxView™ Enterprise Portfolio Management approach, delivers value to high priority business programs fast; by saving money, reducing risk andincreasing business agility.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-05-30 SenoRx

Irvine, California, United States

SenoRx develops, manufactures and sells minimally invasive medical devices used by breast care specialists for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, including its EnCor® vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system and Contura® MLB catheter for delivering radiation to the tissue surrounding the lumpectomy cavity following surgery for breast cancer. SenoRx is based in Irvine, California.

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