M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2010-07-28 |
| Target | Mercury Healthcare |
| Sector | Software |
| Buyer(s) |
Vestar Capital Partners
HarbourVest Partners Sumeru Equity Partners |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 294M USD |
| Advisor(s) | Citi (Financial) Shearman & Sterling (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1988 |
| PE ASSETS | 11.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets management buyouts and growth capital investments across North America and Europe in the consumer, business services, and healthcare sectors. The Firm looks to invest $50 to $150 million in transactions valued up to $1 billion. Specific areas of interest include food, apparel, household goods, retail, consumer services, industrial services, information services, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, financial services, media/communications, digital health media, and medical technology. Vestar Capital Partners was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 61 of 86 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 6 of 7 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 3 of 4 |
| Country: United States M&A | 47 of 70 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 14 of 16 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-22 |
Symetra Financial
Bellevue, Washington, United States Symetra, based in Bellevue, Washington, is the former life insurance and investment division of Safeco Corp. Its services include life insurance, annuities, retirement plans and group medical plans. Symetra has more than two million customers, including 400,000 life insurance policy holders. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-09 |
Joerns Healthcare
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Joerns Healthcare is a manufacturer of equipment and provider of wound therapy solutions for the care and handling of patients in post-acute healthcare settings. Joerns Healthcare is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 147.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 84 of 214 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 11 of 26 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 13 of 26 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 2 of 4 |
| Country: United States M&A | 51 of 130 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 6 of 12 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 46 of 61 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-20 |
Gala Coral Group
Essex, United Kingdom Gala Coral Group Ltd. is a fast growing UK retail gaming company, Gala operates successfully in the UK bingo casino, licensed betting offices and multimedia gaming markets. It is by some margin the largest bingo operator in the UK. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-06 |
NXP Semiconductors
Eindhoven, Netherlands NXP Semiconductors is a provider of semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices. NXP Semiconductors was founded in 2006 and is based in Eindhoven, Netherlands. |
Sell | - |
Sumeru Equity Partners, Inc. is a technology-focused private equity firm that makes investments in mid-market software, technology enabled services, and hardware companies with a focus on growth. Sumeru Equity Partners typically invests between $50 and $250 million in companies with revenues greater than $10 million. Sumeru Equity Partners was formed in 2014 and is based in Foster City, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 24 |
| Sector: Software M&A | 1 of 8 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 1 of 2 |
| State: Colorado M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 16 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-11 |
Cybera
Franklin, Tennessee, United States Cybera is a provider of security as a service virtual application networks to enterprises. Cybera solves the networking and security needs of highly distributed enterprises. Cybera was founded in 2001 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-20 |
Locaweb
Sao Paulo, Brazil Locaweb is a provider of Webhosting and cloud computing services to small/medium businesses. Locaweb was founded in 1998 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
Buy | - |
