Investment Summary

Verdane and Escalate Capital Invest In Troux Technologies

On January 1, 2005, growth capital firm Verdane and mezzanine finance firm Escalate Capital invested in software company Troux Technologies

Investment Highlights
  • This is Verdane’s 1st and Escalate Capital’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Verdane’s 1st and Escalate Capital’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Verdane’s 1st and Escalate Capital’s 1st transaction in Texas.
Investment Fate
  • Troux Technologies was sold to a strategic buyer in 2015.

Investment Summary

Date 2005-01-01
Target Troux Technologies
Sector Software
Investor(s) Verdane
Escalate Capital
Deal Type Venture

Target

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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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Verdane

Oslo, Norway

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Verdane is a Norwegian private investment focused on acquiring portfolios of investments. In addition to secondary investing, Verdane also invests in co-investment pools as well as makes direct investments in individual growth companies. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, software, energy, technology, and communications. Verdane provides support to portfolio owners to reduce exposure to private equity risk, achieve liquidity and free owners from the burden of managing direct investments. The majority of Verdane's investments are growth stage, however, the Firm can invest at any stage of development. Verdane was formerly known as Four Seasons Venture AS and was established in 1985. Verdane is based in Oslo, with additional offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 85
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 15
Type: Venture M&A Deals 1 of 23
State: Texas M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 1 of 6
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 4
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-07 Norstel AB

Norrköping, Sweden

Manufacturer of silicon carbide wafers.

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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 5 of 39
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 9
Type: Venture M&A Deals 3 of 17
State: Texas M&A 1 of 7
Country: United States M&A 5 of 39
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-01 Peregrine Semiconductor

San Diego, California, United States

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. designs and manufactures high-performance integrated circuits based on its patented commercial Ultra Thin Silicon (UTSi) CMOS process technology.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 HomeAway

Austin, Texas, United States

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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