Investment Summary |
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| Date | 2005-04-01 |
| Target | Infobase |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Investor(s) | VSS Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
VSS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications, education, and information services sectors. VSS looks for opportunities with valuable brand franchises, stable cash flows, and infrastructure to support add-ons. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America and Europe valued between $50 and $750 million. Prospective investment situations include management buyouts/buy-ins, expansion or acquisition financings, recapitalizations, build-ups, going private transactions, and partnerships. VSS was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 31 of 99 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 1 of 26 |
| State: Delaware M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Country: United States M&A | 25 of 79 |
| Year: 2005 M&A | 1 of 7 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-01 |
Canon Communications
Los Angeles, California, United States Canon Communications LLC provides IT infrastructure and professional services in Germany and internationally. The company operates in two segments, e-commerce/trade and IT solutions. The e-commerce/trade segment comprises activities based on online, catalogue, telephone, and direct sales of its products. The IT solutions segment offers IT infrastructure and application support services, including IT strategy advice, project planning and implementation, system integration, maintenance, and training services, as well as various services, such as running IT departments. |
Sell | $200M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-04 |
Schofield Media Group
Chicago, Illinois, United States Schofield Media Group is a publisher of 15 business-to-business controlled circulation magazines in the U.S., and U.K. Schofield's magazines cover industry areas such as manufacturing and services, general business, food service, construction, design and healthcare. The funds from the Mezzanine Fund investment were used for Schofield's acquisition of four business-to-business magazines from VNU Business Media Inc.: Restaurant Business; Food Service Network; Retail Merchandiser; and Beverage World |
Buy | - |
