Investment Summary

Warburg Pincus Invests In BitSight

On June 28, 2018, private equity firm Warburg Pincus invested in information technology company BitSight

Investment Highlights
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 29th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 185th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 9th transaction in Massachusetts.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-06-28
Target BitSight
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Venture

Target

BitSight

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
BitSight is a provider of escalating security threats and increased pressure to treat security as a business problem. The BitSight Security Ratings Platform applies sophisticated algorithms, producing daily security ratings that range from 250 to 900, to help manage third-party risk, underwrite cyber insurance policies, benchmark performance, conduct M&A due diligence and assess aggregate risk. BitSight was founded in 2011 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Investor

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 STATS #
Overall 375 of 482
Sector (Information Technology) 29 of 44
Type (Venture) 55 of 70
State (Massachusetts) 9 of 10
Country (United States) 185 of 237
Year (2018) 24 of 40
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-27 Uxin

Beijing, China

Uxin is a professional online transaction service provider for used cars. Uxin makes use of its proprietary "CheckAuto" system and advanced vehicle identification capabilities to ensure the quality of vehicles sold through its platform. Uxin was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-29 Liepin

Beijing, China

Liepin is an online and offline platform, which provides job seekers with a variety of tools and solutions to match their talent with attractive career opportunities and connect them with high-quality recruiters and employers. Liepin was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China.

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