M&A Deal Summary

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe Acquires EquiLend

On December 7, 2023, private equity firm Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe acquired financial services company EquiLend for 800M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 3rd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 98th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 8th transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-12-07
Target EquiLend
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 800M USD

Target

EquiLend

New York, New York, United States
EquiLend is a provider of trading and post-trade services for the securities finance industry with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong and Toronto. EquiLend is backed by 10 global financial institutions: BlackRock, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Clearing, J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust, State Street and UBS. EquiLend is based in New York City.

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Buyer

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 103 of 103
Sector (Financial Services) 3 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 42 of 42
State (New York) 8 of 8
Country (United States) 98 of 98
Year (2023) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-10 ImageTrend

Lakeville, Minnesota, United States

ImageTrend is a software solutions and services provider in the public safety and healthcare communities. ImageTrend delivers software solutions, data analytics and services for EMS, hospitals, community paramedicine (CP), critical care, fire, and preparedness to enable fully integrated patient-centric healthcare and public safety. ImageTrend was founded in 1998 and is based in Lakeville, Minnesota.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-02 Avetta

Lehi, Utah, United States

Avetta is a provider of a cloud-based supply chain risk management platform. Avetta connects global organizations across several industries including oil/gas, telecom, construction materials, facilities management, and many others, with qualified and vetted suppliers, contractors, and vendors. Avetta was founded in 2003 and is based in Lehi, Utah.

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