Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Internet Software and Services

Warburg Pincus Acquires Slickdeals

On January 1, 2012, private equity firm Warburg Pincus acquired internet software and services company Slickdeals

Acquisition Context
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 11th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 115th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 2nd transaction in Nevada.
Investment Fate
  • Slickdeals was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2018.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 1, 2012
Target Slickdeals
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Slickdeals

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Slickdeals is an online community dedicated to sharing, rating and reviewing deals and coupons in the U.S. Slickdeals was founded in 1999 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 208 of 493
Sector: Internet Software and Services 11 of 39
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 53 of 86
State: Nevada 2 of 2
Country: United States 115 of 242
Year: 2012 4 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-01 Laurus Labs

Hyderabad, India

Laurus Labs develops and manufacturers active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), with a focus on anti-retroviral (ARV) and oncology products. Laurus Labs was founded in 2005 and is based in Hyderabad, Telangana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-23 FacilitySource

Columbus, Ohio, United States

FacilitySource, Inc. is a provider of outsourced facility maintenance workflow solutions (combination of software and dispatch) for national multi-location enterprises. FacilitySource, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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