M&A Deal Summary

WEX Acquires benefitexpress

On April 14, 2021, WEX acquired internet software and services company benefitexpress from LLR Partners for 275M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WEX’s 4th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is WEX’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WEX’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is WEX’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-04-14
Target benefitexpress
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) WEX
Sellers(s) LLR Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 275M USD

Target

benefitexpress

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States
benefitexpress is a cloud-based platform for employee benefits and health exchange services. benefitexpress is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WEX

Portland, Maine, United States

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Information Technology
Employees6,500
Revenue 2.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
WEX's corporate headquarters in downtown Portland, Maine.
WEX's corporate headquarters in downtown Portland, Maine.

WEX is a global provider of payment processing and information management services. The Company primarily focuses on simplifying the complexities of payment systems across a wide range of sectors, including fleet, travel and healthcare. For the fleet industry, WEX offers fuel cards and vehicle maintenance solutions to help companies manage their fleets more efficiently. In the travel sector, WEX provides virtual payment solutions that enable travel agencies, corporate travel departments, and online travel providers to automate and manage payments to suppliers. For healthcare, WEX offers healthcare payment products and services that facilitate payments and transactions between patients, providers, and payers. WEX was formed in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 19
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 14
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 11 of 12
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-11 HealthcareBank - HSA Assets

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

HealthcareBank's HSA Assets provides HSA solutions (health savings account). HealthcareBank's HSA Assets is based in Fargo, North Dakota.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-26 Payzer

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Payzer provides an end-to-end Field Service Management platform that helps contractors run their business, grow sales, and simplify back-office operations. The Payzerware platform provides complete business management software including scheduling and dispatching, invoicing, sales proposals, and maintenance agreements. Payzer was founded in 2012 and is based in Charlotte, North carolina.

Buy $250M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LLR Partners

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 6.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LLR is a private equity firm that makes growth capital, buyout, and recapitalization investments in mid-sized growth companies with sustainable competitive advantages. LLR looks to invest $30 to $150 million per transaction and will consider both control and minority situations. Target companies generally have at least $10 million in annual sales and are valued up to $250 million. Broad industry sectors of interest include general business services, financial services, healthcare services, education, manufacturing, consumer/retail and information technology/software. LLR will consider investments throughout the US with an emphasis on opportunities located in the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US. LLR Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 57 of 76
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 4 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 35 of 47
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 56 of 75
Year: 2021 M&A 3 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-11 Acre Security

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Acre Security is a manufacturer of electronic security products that are emphasizing the ongoing transition to more open platform systems. Acre Security was founded in 2012 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-28 SparkPost

Columbia, Maryland, United States

SparkPost is a provider of message management solutions and services for email service providers, Internet service providers, social networks, and large enterprises that need to manage large volumes of business-critical email. SparkPost was founded in 1997 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

Sell $600M