M&A Deal Summary

Veepee Acquires Privalia Venta Directa S.L.

On April 15, 2016, Veepee acquired e-commerce company Privalia Venta Directa S.L. from General Atlantic and Sofina

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Veepee’s 3rd transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Veepee’s 1st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-15
Target Privalia Venta Directa S.L.
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) Veepee
Sellers(s) General Atlantic
Sofina
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Privalia Venta Directa S.L.

Barcelona, Spain
Privalia Venta Directa S.L. is an online marketplace for clothes and other accessories. Privalia Venta Directa was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Veepee

Saint-Denis, France

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector E-Commerce
DESCRIPTION

Veepee is an e-commerce website in Europe and specializes in clearance sales of major brands. Veepee operates in several sectors, including fashion, travel, entertainment, and wine. Veepee was founded in 2001 and is based in Saint-Denis, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-15 eBoutic.ch SA

Lausanne, Switzerland

eBoutic.ch SA is an online outlet that offers top brand sales at discounted prices. eBoutic.ch SA was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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2016-11-02 Zlote Wyprzedaze S.A.

Warsaw, Poland

Zlote Wyprzedaze S.A. is an online retailer of clothes, accessories, perfumes, jewelry, footwear and home and living products.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

General Atlantic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 105.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 79 of 166
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 29 of 50
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-14 Flipp

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Flipp is a mobile consumer marketplace that is reinventing the weekly shopping experience. The Flipp app is a go-to destination for millions of consumers to access digital circulars from over 800 retailers, equaling over 140,000 store fronts to help plan weekly shopping and find the best local deals. Flipp was founded in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-23 Argus Media

London, United Kingdom

Argus Media is a provider of data on prices and fundamentals, news, analysis, consultancy services and conferences for the global crude, oil products, natural gas, electricity, coal, emissions, bioenergy, fertilizer, petrochemical, metals and transportation industries. Its main activities comprise publishing market reports containing price assessments, market commentary and news, and business intelligence reports that analyse market and industry trends. Argus Media was founded in 1970 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Sofina SA is a family controlled, publicly traded investment firm focused on making long-term, direct minority investments in leading companies, investing in third party growth and venture funds, and providing equity investments in fast growing companies. The Firm's direct investment group will consider opportunities throughout Europe where it can commit €100 to €300 million per transaction in companies valued up to €4.5 billion. Sofina SA dates back to 1898 and is headquartered in Brussels.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-22 BYJU S

Bengaluru, India

BYJU'S is an educational software company developing online learning solutions for K3, K10, K12, NEET, JEE, UPSC & Bank Exams. BYJU'S was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-28 opseo

Kelsterbach, Germany

opseo is an ambulant care provider offering intensive care services to more than 800 patients across Germany, operating at best-in-class standards. The Company consolidates the highly attractive outpatient intensive care market. opseo is based in Kelsterbach, Germany.

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