Investment Summary

Vistara Growth and W Capital Partners Invest In Alida

On February 28, 2017, private equity firm Vistara Growth and secondary investor W Capital Partners invested in internet software and services company Alida

Investment Highlights
  • This is Vistara Growth’s 3rd and W Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Vistara Growth’s 5th and W Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Vistara Growth’s 3rd and W Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Ontario.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-02-28
Target Alida
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Vistara Growth
W Capital Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Alida

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alida provides a cloud-based customer intelligence platform that allows companies to build engaged, secure communities of customers that they can use continuously, across the enterprise, for ongoing, real-time feedback and insight. Alida was founded in 2000 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Investor(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Vistara Capital Partners is a growth focused private equity firm that makes investments in technology and technology-enabled service companies across North America. The Firm looks to invest between $10 and $30 million in companies generating sales greater than $10 million. Vistara Capital Partners was formed in 2015 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 17
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ontario M&A 3 of 3
Country: Canada M&A 5 of 9
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-19 InvestEdge

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

InvestEdge serves Financial Institutions with software for compliance, portfolio management, and UMA accounting. InvestEdge's software allows wealth managers to tie any data source into portfolio accounting while providing deep visibility to an Advisor and compliance teams. InvestEdge was founded in 2000 and is based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-21 Mobify

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Mobify is a provider of Progressive Web Apps for e-commerce for retailers and brands that want to close the gap between desktop and mobile conversion rates, keep up with customer expectations and win loyal customer relationships. The Mobify Platform delivers a unified customer experience across mobile web and apps while building customer relationships through push notifications and store drivers. Mobify was founded in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Investor

W Capital Partners

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Category Secondary Investor
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

W Capital Partners is a private investment group focused on direct secondary investments. W Capital Partners has a particular interest in growth equity secondary investments as well as buyout minority secondary investments, where existing shareholders are looking for liquidity. W Capital Partners was founded in 2001 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 23
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 5 of 7
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-15 Moosejaw

Madison Heights, Michigan, United States

Moosejaw is a multi-channel retailer of premium quality outdoor apparel and equipment. Moosejaw was founded in 1992 and is based in Madison Heights, United States.

Sell $51M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-25 Billtrust

Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States

Billtrust is a provider of cloud-based payment cycle management solutions. Billtrust helps companies automate and accelerate their accounts receivable (AR) processes to increase cash flow, improve operational efficiency, and drive customer satisfaction. Billtrust was established in 2001 and is based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

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