Investment Summary

Wendel Group Invests In Alphasense

On January 1, 2019, private equity firm Wendel Group invested in information technology company Alphasense

Investment Highlights
  • This is Wendel Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Wendel Group’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wendel Group’s 1st transaction in New York.

Investment Summary
Date 2019-01-01
Target Alphasense
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Wendel Group
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Alphasense

New York, New York, United States
AlphaSense is a market intelligence platform used by leading companies and financial institutions. The company's AI-based technology has helped professionals make smarter business decisions by delivering insights from an extensive universe of public and private content including company filings, event transcripts, news, trade journals, and equity research. Its platform is trusted by over 2,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Alphasense was formed in 2011 and is based in New York City.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Wendel Group

Paris, France

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1704
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wendel Group is a publicly traded investment group that seeks to invest €200 to €700 in public and private companies. The Firm focuses on opportunities across France, Germany, and the Benelux, but will also consider opportunities in greater Europe, North America, and select regions of Africa. Target companies typically exhibit predictable cash-flows, high barriers to entry, and are leaders in their respective markets. Wendel was originally established in 1704 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 25
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 4
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 7
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2019) 1 of 2
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-14 PlaYce

Sèvres Cedex, France

PlaYce is a pan-African property company created by CFAO to support its retail development plan. SGI Africa develops and operates shopping centers primarily through its PlaYce brand. The company opened its first PlaYce shopping center in Côte d'Ivoire at the end of 2015 (PlaYce Marcory, Abidjan) and aims to expand into seven other West and Central African countries.

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