M&A Deal Summary

WEX Acquires FleetOne

On September 5, 2012, WEX acquired financial services company FleetOne from LLR Partners and FTV Capital for 369M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WEX’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is WEX’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WEX’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is WEX’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-09-05
Target FleetOne
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) WEX
Sellers(s) LLR Partners
FTV Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 369M USD
Advisor(s) Financial Technology Partners (Financial)
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders (Legal)

Target

FleetOne

Antioch, Tennessee, United States
FleetOne, LLC is a provider of fuel cards and fleet-related payment solutions to businesses and government agencies with vehicles. Company offer fuel and maintenance purchasing controls, detailed reporting, online account management and many additional money-saving services.

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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 7 of 19
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 14
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 12
Year (2012) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-30 Unik S/A

Sao Paulo,, Brazil

UNIK is a platform of benefits and financial services with complete and flexible solutions to meet the specific needs of each client. Today, the Company offers payroll cards, prepaid benefits cards, gift cards and cards for awards and social programs. Through UNIK Cards, users can access a wide range of services in a single card: shopping at supermarkets, drugstores and gas stations; bill payments; applying for insurance; emergency withdrawals from an ATM Network and signing up for medical and dental services, among others.

Buy $22M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-08 Exxon Mobil - Esso Card Program

United Kingdom

Esso Card Program offers a commercial fleet fuel card program that includes operations, funding, pricing and sales and marketing services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

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 23 of 76
Sector (Financial Services) 4 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 47
State (Tennessee) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 23 of 75
Year (2012) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-04 Orbis Education Services

Carmel, Indiana, United States

Orbis Education Services LLC is a healthcare education services provider striving to alleviate nursing workforce shortages through programs focused on academic quality and student preparedness. The company marries online education with onsite clinical application to create collaborative, customized solutions that help colleges, universities and healthcare systems expand their nursing programs.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 Alsbridge

Dallas, Texas, United States

Alsbridge, Inc. is a consulting firm that provides data-driven benchmarking, outsourcing consulting and network advisory services for CIOs. It helps companies procure the most cost effective and value added sources globally for IT infrastructure services, network carrier services, hardware and software, application support and development, business processes and cloud services.

Buy -
SELLER

FTV Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FTV Capital is a multi-stage private equity firm focused on providing capital to high-growth companies. FTV generally seeks to invest in software, business services, and financial services companies which enable financial institutions to expand and to operate more efficiently. Investment proceeds are typically used to fund rapid organic growth, provide shareholder liquidity, pursue add-on acquisitions, or acquire divestitures. FTV prefers to act as the lead or control investor and targets equity commitments of $10 to $85 million per transaction. FTV Capital was established in 1998 and was formerly known as FTVentures. FTV Capital is based in San Francisco with an additional office in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 61
Sector (Financial Services) 4 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 39
State (Tennessee) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 21 of 54
Year (2012) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-07 Shoutlet

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Shoutlet, Inc. is a cloud-based social marketing platform that empowers brands to build meaningful customer relationships that drive real value.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-16 Sensage

Redwood City, California, United States

Sensage, Inc. is a provider of event data warehouse software and appliances for security, compliance and risk management, enabling sophisticated analytics at a massive scale and reduced cost.

Sell $15M