Investment Summary

Valor Equity Partners and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Invest In SpaceX

On January 20, 2015, growth capital firm Valor Equity Partners and pension Ontario Teachers Pension Plan invested in aerospace company SpaceX

Investment Highlights
  • This is Valor Equity Partners’ 1st and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Valor Equity Partners’ 14th and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Valor Equity Partners’ 5th and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 10th transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-01-20
Target SpaceX
Sector Aerospace
Investor(s) Valor Equity Partners
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Deal Type Venture

Target

SpaceX

Hawthorne, California, United States
SpaceX's corporate headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX's corporate headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
SpaceX is a space transportation company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX was formed in 2002 and is based in Hawthorne, California.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Valor Equity Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2001
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Valor Equity Partners is an operationally focused venture capital and growth equity firm focused on acquiring control or non-control positions in high growth companies across various stages of development. Area of interest include industrial products, manufacturing, infrastructure, industrial maintenance, energy services, healthcare, and business services. Valor Equity Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 17
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 7 of 8
State: California M&A 5 of 5
Country: United States M&A 14 of 17
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-20 Porch.com

Seattle, Washington, United States

Porch.com is a home services platform that helps homeowners maintain their home and get projects done by connecting them with quality pros. Porch.com was established in 2011 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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2017-10-12 Wow Bao

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Wow Bao offers fast Asian street food—bao, pan-seared potstickers, steamed dumplings, rice & noodle bowls, hearty soups, fresh salads, and specialty drinks such as our fresh ginger ale. Wow Bao is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Investor

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 116.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 78 of 176
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Venture M&A Deals 2 of 14
State: California M&A 10 of 17
Country: United States M&A 39 of 74
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-08 PetVet Care Centers

Westport, Connecticut, United States

PetVet Care Centers is an operator and consolidator of specialty veterinary hospitals and general practice veterinary clinics. With over 600 general veterinarians and board-certified specialists, ranging from emergency critical care to cardiology and orthopedic surgery. PetVet Care Centers was founded in 2012 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.

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2015-02-09 European Camping Group

Aix-en-Provence, France

European Camping Group is a provider of holiday camping and mobile homes to customers. European Camping Group was formed in 1989 and is based in Aix-en-Provence, France.

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