M&A Deal Summary

WEX Acquires COCO Development

On October 15, 2015, WEX acquired software company COCO Development from McCarthy Partners Management for 80M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WEX’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is WEX’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WEX’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is WEX’s 1st transaction in Nebraska.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-10-15
Target COCO Development
Sector Software
Buyer(s) WEX
Sellers(s) McCarthy Partners Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 80M USD

Target

COCO Development

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
COCO Development LLC (dba Benaissance) is a provider of ExchangePoint℠ and COBRApoint® Software as a Service (“SaaS”) solutions for individual single-point and consolidated group premium billing.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WEX

Portland, Maine, United States

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Information Technology
Employees5,300
Revenue 2.5B USD (2023)
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 10 of 19
Sector (Software) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 14
State (Nebraska) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 12
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-30 Pacific Pride Services

Salem, Oregon, United States

Pacific Pride Services LLC is a cardlock fueling network. The company providing fleet managers some welcome relief from rising fuel costs and more control over their vehicle use and maintenance. A Pacific Pride card can be used at any Pacific Pride and PrideNet site across the U.S. and Canada.

Sell $50M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-19 Electronic Funds Source

Ogden, Utah, United States

Electronic Funds Source LLC is a provider of innovative and customized corporate payment technology solutions.

Buy $1.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

McCarthy Partners Management

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

McCarthy Capital is a private equity firm that seeks to invest in mid-to-late-stage companies. The firm looks for companies with revenue of at least $15 million and $3 million in operating profits. McCarthy will consider companies across a broad range of industries possessing significant growth opportunities through participation in growing markets, market share expansion, industry consolidation or innovative business strategies. McCarthy prefers to invest in the range of $5 and $125 million, and will take a minority or majority ownership stake in companies where management has material capital at risk. McCarthy Capital was founded in 1986 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 25
Sector (Software) 1 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 12
State (Nebraska) 6 of 8
Country (United States) 12 of 25
Year (2015) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-02 Medical Solutions

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Medical Solutions is a healthcare staffing firm that specializes in placing registered nurses and allied professionals in temporary travel assignments. With offices in Omaha, San Diego, Cincinnati, and Tupelo. Medical Solutions was founded in 2001 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-16 Seven10 Storage Software

Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

Seven10 Storage Software LLC is an enterprise storage software company that provides organizations with effortless, unified information management that includes data migration capabilities from existing storage arrays. Seven10 was formed in 2009 and is based in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Buy -