M&A Deal Summary

V12 Data Acquires V12 Group

On November 28, 2016, V12 Data acquired information services company V12 Group from ABRY Partners, Capitala Group and NewSpring Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is V12 Data’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is V12 Data’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is V12 Data’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-11-28
Target V12 Group
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) V12 Data
Sellers(s) ABRY Partners
Capitala Group
NewSpring Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

V12 Group

Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
V12 Group is a premium data provider through proprietary technology, businesses of all sizes gain access to over 5 billion premium consumer, business and automotive records. V12 Group is based in Red Bank, New Jersey.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

V12 Data

Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

V12 Data is a provider of Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Right Time Marketing, delivering market leading data products, real time technologies, and powerful analytics to power the right connections. V12 Data was founded in 1978 and is based in Wesley Chapel, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-04 Relevate

Springfield, Virginia, United States

Relevate provides robust data solutions and data-management services. Relevate is based in Springfield, Virginia.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

ABRY Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 12.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 61 of 104
Sector: Information Services M&A 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 31 of 54
State: New Jersey M&A 7 of 9
Country: United States M&A 55 of 89
Year: 2016 M&A 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-17 Nuspire

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nuspire is a provider of managed security services delivering threat detection and remediation through a skilled team of experts, advanced R&D, and proprietary solutions that merge big data and deep human analytics. Nuspire was founded in 1999 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-15 Thomsons Online Benefits

London, United Kingdom

Thomsons Online Benefits is a global benefits software business powered by its award-winning DarwinTM platform.

Sell -
SELLER

Capitala Group

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 2.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capitala Group is an asset manager that provides equity and mezzanine capital to mid-sized companies valued up to $250 million. Funds are generally used to support growth needs, add-on acquisitions, management/leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. Capitatala will invest across the US, but generally targets opportunities located in the Southeast. Industry preferences include building products, business services, consumer/reteail, general industrial, healthcare, and technology. Prospective companies typically have revenues greater than $10 million and EBITDA of at least $3 million. Capitala was formed in 1998 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 56
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 20
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 26 of 55
Year: 2016 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-18 BigMouth

Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States

BigMouth is a designer and supplier of leisure-and-impulse-oriented consumer products. Sample product categories include inflatables and beach products, gifts, mugs, barware, and wine accessories, various housewares, and garden gifts, among others. BigMouth was founded in 2001 and is based in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-01 Xirgo

Camarillo, California, United States

Xirgo is a provider of wireless telematics modules for tracking, monitoring, protecting, and controlling remote assets and workers supporting the Internet of Things (“IoT”) growth sector. Xirgo Technologies was founded in 2005 and is based in Camarillo, California.

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SELLER

NewSpring Capital

Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NewSpring Capital is a private investment firm focused on growth companies in the Mid-Atlantic US. The Firm can provide both growth equity and junior capital to prospective companies. NewSpring's target investment size for both mezzanine and equity financing is $2 to $5 million, although for new ventures, the Firm can commit up to $10 million. Sectors of interest include specialty manufacturing, technology, business services, information technology, life science, healthcare services, and medical devices. NewSpring Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with an additional office in Short Hills, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 92
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 23 of 52
State: New Jersey M&A 5 of 9
Country: United States M&A 39 of 91
Year: 2016 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-10 X5 Solutions

Seattle, Washington, United States

X5 Solutions, Inc. is a provider of communication technologies to deliver diverse solutions to private and public businesses, government agencies and wholesale partners across North America.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-30 Domaille Engineering

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Domaille Engineering is a provider of polishing machines and fixtures, inspection equipment and associated engineered products for the fiber-optic cable market. The company also engineers and manufactures complex, mission-critical products for the defense, aerospace, national security, telecommunications, energy and medical sectors. Domaille Engineering was founded in 1990 and is based in Rochester, Minnesota.

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