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closed 8/8/2011 via BusinessWire

Great Hill Partners LLC, acquired Plimus, Inc.

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synopsis: Great Hill Partners announced the acquisition of Plimus, Inc., from a shareholder group including Susquehanna Growth Equity LLC, Plimus founders, key management members and employees. Plimus enables businesses to “take charge" and assume full control of selling digital goods and services online.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages more than $2.5 billion in capital to finance the expansion, recapitalization or acquisition of growth companies in a wide range of sectors within the business and consumer services, media, communications and software industries.
target: Plimus, Inc.
Plimus, Inc. offers an easy-to-implement, configurable e-Business platform that allows companies to grow their e-Commerce business worldwide. Plimus builds and manages online businesses for thousands of software publishers, Web hosting companies and online retailers.
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closed 10/31/2009 via Capital IQ

Become, Inc., acquired Pangora GmbH

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synopsis: Become.com, a global leader in comparison shopping headquarted in Silicon Valley, California, USA, has acquired online marketplace technology supplier Pangora GmbH, based in Karlsruhe, Germany.
buyer: Become, Inc.
Become, Inc. was founded in early 2004 with a mission to help people make ideal buying decisions. The Company is working to provide comprehensive, relevant, and unbiased research information to help customers choose the right product.
target parent: LYCOS Europe NV
target: Pangora GmbH
Pangora GmbH, a supplier of online marketplace technologies, offers target group specific solutions for portal operators and online shops with the goal of generating e-commerce sales. Pangora technologies process and combine millions of pieces of product data from over 4000 retailers in Europe.
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announced 5/16/2012 via PR Newswire

LivePerson, Inc., will acquire Amadesa, Ltd.

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synopsis: LivePerson, Inc., a provider of real-time chat, voice and content solutions that increase conversions and improve customer experience, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire technology and intellectual property assets of Israel-based start-up, Amadesa, Ltd., a provider of website testing and relevance targeting solutions.
buyer: LivePerson, Inc.(LPSN:$133.09)
LivePerson offers a cloud-based platform that enables businesses to proactively connect in real-time with their customers via chat, voice, and content delivery at the right time, through the right channel, including websites, social media, and mobile devices.
target: Amadesa, Ltd.
Amadesa is a provider of website testing and relevance targeting solutions designed to improve online conversions and engagement activity. Amadesa's core capabilities are in multivariate testing and predictive targeting technologies.
price ($mm)
$10
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closed 6/26/2012 via BNC Analysis

Science, acquired Pinpuff

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synopsis: Science has acquired Pinpuff, a fast-growing “Klout for Pinterest” that measures and tracks the influence of Pinterest users. The deal is yet another a sign of how the ability to curate and mine social media information can be considered as important as the social media platforms themselves.
buyer: Science
Science creates, scales and acquires successful digital businesses by bringing together the best ideas, talent, resources and financing through a centralized platform. Science is backed by a group of top institutional and independent investors.
target: Pinpuff
Pinpuff is a platform to measure popularity, influence and reach on Pinterest. It is scored on a scale of 100 termed as Pinfluence. Pinpuff helps community managers, social media managers or marketing managers to make most of Pinterest by getting more referrals and sales.
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closed 8/13/2012 via PR Newswire

Salesforce.com, Inc., acquired Buddy Media, Inc.

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synopsis: Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Buddy Media, the world's leading social media marketing platform. With the close of the acquisition, the Buddy Media team joins the Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
buyer: Salesforce.com, Inc.(CRM:$2,266.54)
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's platform and CRM applications have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate with their customers.
target: Buddy Media, Inc.
Buddy Media started as an idea to empower chief marketing officers and agencies to organize their teams and optimize their social media marketing programs. It allows customers to publish content, place and optimize social advertising and measure the effectiveness of social media marketing programs.
price ($mm)
$745
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$29
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26.0x
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announced 7/21/2010 via BusinessWire

Flipboard Inc., will acquire The Ellerdale Project

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synopsis: Flipboard announced it has acquired Ellerdale, the real-time Web intelligence company. The acquisition concurs with the launch of Flipboard, a social magazine designed for iPad, which provides a faster and more visually engaging way to discover, view and share content from social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
buyer: Flipboard Inc.
Flipboard is the world's first social magazine. Inspired by the beauty and ease of print media, Flipboard's mission is to fundamentally improve how people discover, view and share content across their social networks.
target: The Ellerdale Project
Ellerdale applies Web Intelligence technology to make data more relevant and valuable. Ellerdale has developed and licenses a Web Intelligence platform optimized for large, real-time data feeds.
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closed 7/13/2012 via BNC Analysis

Gripsell Technologies, acquired Onlycart.com

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synopsis: Gripsell Technologies has announced the acquisition of Onlycart.com, now a web address for next generation shopping cart and ecommerce solution. The Onlycart management interface allows vendors to easily keep and track numerous orders on their site.
buyer: Gripsell Technologies
Gripsell Technologies Pvt Ltd provides the most advanced web application development services with their proven professionalism and technical proficiency in areas such as – ecommerce (online and shopping carts), Content Management System (CMS), Payment gateway, PHP/ASP/.NET.
target: Onlycart.com
Onlycart.com offers shopping cart and ecommerce business solutions. The Onlycart management interface allows vendors to easily keep and track numerous orders on their site. The Onlycart allows the shop owner to know if he has enough to fulfil orders as it is linked to the online inventory database.
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announced 10/26/2011 via BNC Analysis

Godfather Media, Inc., will acquire Taurad, LLC

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synopsis: Godfather Media, Inc. announced the execution of an agreement to acquire ownership interest in Taurad, LLC. The company is engaged in ecommerce in the social media industry and is focused on helping companies increase revenue by leveraging Social and Search Networks.
buyer: Godfather Media, Inc.(ENKG:$13.60)
Godfather Media, formerly Energy King, engages in the provision of turnkey mobile media solutions. Its mobile media solutions include short message services for marketing purposes; mobile applications; mobile Web services; and mobile barcodes.
target: Taurad, LLC
Taurad, LLC engages in ecommerce in the social media industry. Its proven methodologies and custom built software solutions are designed to drive traffic, generate sales and create additional revenue centers for its clients and partners.
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closed 9/16/2009 via PE Hub

The Rubicon Project, acquired Others Online, Inc.

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synopsis: The Rubicon Project, a Los Angeles-based provider of an Internet advertising platform, has acquired audience optimization company Others Online. The acquisition is part of an aggressive effort by the Rubicon Project to further build out its platform to deliver premium Web publishers the most effective monetization of their audiences and inventory.
buyer: The Rubicon Project
The Rubicon Project pioneered the category of Ad Network Optimization (ANO) with its patent-pending Smart Matching™ technology. Smart Matching uses billions of pieces of proprietary market data to match each publisher ad impression to the best money-making opportunities from ad networks.
target: Others Online, Inc.
Others Online offers online publishers behavioral profiling software (Affinity Profiling Platform) that distills the topics, products, interests, activities, etc. their audience cares about, and the strength of those affinities.
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closed 2/23/2010 via paidContent.org

Facebook, acquired Octazen Solutions

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synopsis: Facebook has acquired Octazen Solutions, in what the company described as a talent acquisition. Octazen is a webmail contacts importer and Facebook had already been using the firm's scripts to grow users by encouraging them to invite their email contacts. Octazen has stopped accepting new customers and will begin winding down operations.
buyer: Facebook(FB:$5,089.00)
Facebook is a social utility that helps people better understand the world around them. Facebook develops technologies that facilitate the spread of information through social networks allowing people to share information online the same way they do in the real world.
target: Octazen Solutions
Octazen Solutions is the leading provider of address book contact importer scripts and social network scripts that empower social networking users to do exactly that.
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closed 8/17/2011 via BusinessWire

eBay, acquired Magento Inc.

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synopsis: eBay Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Magento, Inc. Magento is a feature-rich, open-source, enterprise-class commerce solution that offers merchants a high degree of flexibility and control over the user experience, catalog, content and functionality of their online store.
buyer: eBay(EBAY:$14,072.00)
Founded in 1995 in San Jose, Calif., eBay Inc. connects millions of buyers and sellers globally on a daily basis through eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace, and PayPal, which enables individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive online payments.
target: Magento Inc.
Magento Inc. is the creator of Magento, a feature-rich, open-source, enterprise-class ecommerce solution that offers merchants a high degree of flexibility and control over the user experience, catalog, content, and functionality of their online store.
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closed 10/26/2011 via BusinessWire

Obscene Interactive, LLC, acquired A-Plus Technologies

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synopsis: Obscene Interactive, LLC announced that the company is closing in on an acquisition of A-Plus Technologies, an emerging social media analytics firm. A-Plus Technologies utilizes proprietary algorithms to collect valuable consumer trends and data from global social media platforms in real time.
buyer: Obscene Interactive, LLC
Obscene Interactive is an emerging global developer of social media tools and applications. Its cutting-edge technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers all over the world, supporting multiple platforms for universal appeal.
target: A-Plus Technologies
A-Plus Technologies is an emerging social media analytics firm. A-Plus Technologies utilizes proprietary algorithms to collect valuable consumer trends and data from global social media platforms in real time.
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closed 6/21/2012 via BusinessWire

AppNeta, acquired Tracelytics

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synopsis: AppNeta, the leading provider of end-user-centric performance management solutions for business critical applications, announced the acquisition of Tracelytics, an innovative provider of full-stack, SaaS-delivered Application Performance Management solutions. Founded in 2010, Tracelytics has developed the next generation of APM technology.
buyer: AppNeta
AppNeta is the leader in end-user centric Performance Management solutions for business critical applications, arming network and application engineers with the 360o insight they need to rapidly anticipate, pinpoint and solve network issues before they become application problems.
target: Tracelytics
Founded in 2010, Tracelytics has developed the next generation of APM technology. The innovative SaaS solution provides deep, detailed visibility into Web applications, identifying where issues and bottlenecks are occurring and providing actionable data for quick problem resolution.
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closed 7/16/2010 via BNC Analysis

Google Inc., acquired Metaweb Technologies, Inc.

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synopsis: Google has bought semantic search startup Metaweb, according to recent post on the search giant’s blog. Metaweb develops both semantic data storage infrastructure for the web, and Freebase, an “open, shared database of the world’s knowledge”. Freebase is a massive, collaboratively edited database of cross-linked data.
buyer: Google Inc.(GOOG:$50,175.00)
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people with information every day. Google is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users.
target: Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
Metaweb helps site owners, bloggers, and developers make their sites richer and more engaging. Based in San Francisco, Metaweb Technologies was founded in 2005 to help build a smarter, more connected Internet.
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closed 7/1/2010 via Market Wire

KGB USA, Inc., acquired CerBibo Corporation

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synopsis: kgb announced the acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Centroid Media, the specialist Internet business best known for the people search engine and online reputation sites, Wieowie in the Netherlands, and Whoozy across other territories.
buyer: KGB USA, Inc.
KGB USA, Inc. provides branded directory assistance, independent outsourced directory assistance, and information services in the United States.
target parent: Centroid Media BV
target: CerBibo Corporation
Founded in 2007, Centroid Media, is a privately held company based in Groningen, Holland. Centroid Media consists of a talented team of developers who build vertical search engines leveraging proprietary technology. Today, the existing network generates over 6 million page views every month.
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closed 12/21/2012 via BusinessWire

Groupon, Inc., acquired CommerceInterface

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synopsis: Groupon announced it has acquired CommerceInterface, a leading provider of web-based channel management technology that helps manufacturers, distributors and retailers succeed at managing their businesses and selling online.
buyer: Groupon, Inc.(GRPN:$1,610.43)
Groupon is a global leader in local commerce, making it easy for people around the world to search and discover great businesses at unbeatable prices. Groupon provides merchants with a suite of products and services, credit card payments processing capabilities and point-of-sale solutions.
target: CommerceInterface
CommerceInterface provides e-commerce channel management solutions to help manufacturers, distributors and retailers succeed at managing their businesses and selling online. Their platform integrates customer products with the top online retail channels as a truly performance-based service.
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closed 10/11/2012 via BusinessWire

ExactTarget, acquired iGoDigital

See 835 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Global interactive marketing provider ExactTarget announced it has acquired privately-held iGoDigital, bringing advanced Website solutions and predictive analytics to ExactTarget’s cross-channel interactive marketing platform.
buyer: ExactTarget(ET:$207.49)
ExactTarget is a leading global provider of email marketing and cross-channel interactive marketing software-as-a-service solutions that empower organizations of all sizes to communicate with their customers through email, mobile, social media and websites.
target: iGoDigital
iGoDigital is a leading provider of web personalization solutions that deliver accurate, predictive and actionable real-time product recommendations and online guided selling experiences.
price ($mm)
$21
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announced 7/9/2012 via BusinessWire

UBPS, will be merged with Electronic Merchant Systems

See 766 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: UBPS will acquire Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS), a company that provides high-quality payment processing services and support to traditional retail merchants. EMS processes and safeguards many types of electronic payment transactions including all major credit cards, debit cards, EBT, stored-value, and electronic check services.
buyer: UBPS
Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisition Corporation is a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, plan of arrangement, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination.
target: Electronic Merchant Systems
Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS), since 1987, has grown to become a leading provider of merchant processing services and electronic transactions. EMS provides high-quality payment processing services and support to traditional retail merchants.
price ($mm)
$80
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$40
EBITDA ($mm)
$10
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2.6x
EV / EBITDA
10.7x
closed 12/22/2011 via PR Web

VARStreet, acquired VARStreet

See 869 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Autotask Corporation, a provider of hosted IT business management solutions, announced that it has signed an agreement to transfer ownership of its VARStreet quoting and e-commerce product line through an employee buyout. The new company, VARStreet, Inc, backed by private investors will be led by VARStreet veterans Shankar Gopalan and Shiv Agarwal.
buyer: VARStreet
Fueled by more than $20 million in capital investment, the VARStreet platform is widely regarded as the most powerful and comprehensive suite of hosted e-commerce automation tools for VARs, MSPs and other IT solutions providers on the market.
target parent: Autotask Corporation
target: VARStreet
Fueled by more than $20 million in capital investment, the VARStreet platform is widely regarded as the most powerful and comprehensive suite of hosted e-commerce automation tools for VARs, MSPs and other IT solutions providers on the market.
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closed 8/10/2011 via BusinessWire

Momentum Advanced Solutions, Inc., acquired Novator Systems

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synopsis: Momentum Advanced Solutions, the digital services division of OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd., has acquired certain strategic assets from Novator Systems Ltd., significantly expanding Momentum’s eCommerce product offering. Novator offers Virtual Retailer, Hyper-Channel e-commerce, and hosting and monitoring solutions.
buyer parent:OnX Enterprise Solutions Inc
buyer: Momentum Advanced Solutions, Inc.
Momentum Advanced Solutions delivers fully outsourced, performance-based eCommerce programs to clients in the loyalty, telecommunications, software and retail sectors. Momentum's outsourced offerings include eCommerce strategy, online merchandising, customer acquisition, and more.
target: Novator Systems
Novator Systems Ltd. operates as an ecommerce platform provider. It offers Virtual Retailer, an ecommerce platform; Hyper-Channel e-commerce, which manages channels using microsite-enabled platform; and hosting and monitoring solutions.
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closed 8/8/2011 via BusinessWire

Great Hill Partners LLC, acquired Plimus, Inc.

See 586 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Great Hill Partners announced the acquisition of Plimus, Inc., from a shareholder group including Susquehanna Growth Equity LLC, Plimus founders, key management members and employees. Plimus enables businesses to “take charge" and assume full control of selling digital goods and services online.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages more than $2.5 billion in capital to finance the expansion, recapitalization or acquisition of growth companies in a wide range of sectors within the business and consumer services, media, communications and software industries.
target: Plimus, Inc.
Plimus, Inc. offers an easy-to-implement, configurable e-Business platform that allows companies to grow their e-Commerce business worldwide. Plimus builds and manages online businesses for thousands of software publishers, Web hosting companies and online retailers.
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closed 1/4/2007 via PR Newswire

Plimus, Inc., acquired Order1.Net

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synopsis: Plimus, Inc., a global e-commerce solutions provider, has acquired Order1.Net, a provider of e-commerce services for software authors. Under the terms of the agreement, Plimus has acquired certain assets, vendor contracts and intellectual property of Order1.Net. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
buyer: Plimus, Inc.
Plimus, Inc.,a global e-commerce solutions provider, builds and manages online businesses for software publishers, web hosting companies and online retailers.Plimus helps companies and publishers of all sizes maximize online revenues and reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce operation.
 target: Order1.Net
Order1.Net is a provider of e-commerce services for software authors.
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closed 5/9/2013 via Company Press Release

Legacy.com, Inc., acquired iAnnounce

See 148 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Legacy.com, Inc., the leading provider of online obituary solutions in the U.S., announced it has acquired Web Announcements Ltd, the parent company of iAnnounce, the European leader in online obituaries and family announcements.
buyer parent:Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Legacy.com, Inc.
Founded in 1998, Legacy.com operates the world’s largest network of obituary websites, covering 75% of all deaths in the U.S. through partnerships with 85% of U.S. newspapers, and the funeral homes they serve. Legacy.com is headquartered in Evanston, IL.
target: iAnnounce
iAnnounce want people to be able to share their family news with everyone in their community. iAnnounce members are be able to share in the lives of their friends and neighbours - in happy times and in times of sadness and loss.
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closed 1/7/2013 via PR Newswire

Passport Health Communications, Inc., acquired The Data Systems Group

See 209 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Passport Health Communications Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions and services that help hospitals and healthcare organizations streamline business operations and secure payment for their services, announced that it has acquired Data Systems Group, a California-based provider of direct revenue cycle software solutions.
buyer parent:Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Passport Health Communications, Inc.
Passport Health Communications Inc. creates solutions to enable hospitals and healthcare providers to improve business operations and achieve Payment Certainty for Every Patient™. The organization is among the nation's fastest-growing Software-as-a-Service companies.
target: The Data Systems Group
Data Systems Group is a California-based provider of direct revenue cycle software solutions. Specializing in EDI transactions, DSG has been involved in the design, development and support of healthcare information systems since 1971.
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closed 12/17/2012 via Market Wire

Great Hill Partners LLC, acquired SheKnows.com

See 238 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Great Hill Partners has acquired SheKnows.com, the fastest-growing women's property online with more than 41 million unique visitors per month. SheKnows.com boasts an extensive, rapidly-expanding library of premium content that runs the gamut of women's interests from entertainment and parenting, beauty and food, health and home, and more.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages more than $2.5 billion in capital to finance the expansion, recapitalization or acquisition of growth companies in a wide range of sectors within the business and consumer services, media, communications and software industries.
target parent: Evolve Media Corp
target: SheKnows.com
SheKnows.com is the authoritative source for women ages 25-54 with exclusive articles and content on pregnancy, parenting, health, hobbies, entertainment, money, dating, beauty and celebrities - and also serves as the demographic/psychographic hub for a family of other female-centric web properties.
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closed 11/12/2012 via BusinessWire

j2 Global, Inc., acquired Ziff Davis, Inc.

See 518 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: j2 Global, Inc., the provider of business cloud services, announced that it has acquired Ziff Davis, Inc., a leading media company in the technology market. The acquisition provides j2 a series of world-class web properties, including PCMag.com, ComputerShopper, ExtremeTech, Toolbox.com and Geek.com.
buyer: j2 Global, Inc.(JCOM:$371.40)
j2 Global, Inc. provides cloud services to individuals and businesses around the world. j2's network spans 49 countries on six continents. It offers Internet fax, virtual phone, hosted email, email marketing, online backup, unified communications and customer relationship management solutions.
target parent: Great Hill Partners LLC
target: Ziff Davis, Inc.
Ziff Davis, Inc. is a leading digital media company specializing in the technology market, reaching over 50 million in-market buyers every month. Ziff Davis sites feature trusted reviews of the newest and hottest tech products, news, commentary, tech deals and much more.
price ($mm)
$167
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$60
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closed 10/2/2012 via PR Newswire

Global Payments, Inc., acquired Accelerated Payment Technologies

See 63 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Global Payments Inc., a leading, worldwide provider of electronic transaction processing solutions, announced it has completed the acquisition of Accelerated Payment Technologies (APT). APT is an innovative provider of fully-integrated payment solutions for small to medium sized merchants producing approximately $8 billion in annual card volume.
buyer: Global Payments, Inc.(GPN:$2,203.85)
Global Payments Inc. is a leading provider of electronic transaction processing services for merchants, Independent Sales Organizations, financial institutions, government agencies and multi-national corporations located throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
target parent: Great Hill Partners LLC
target: Accelerated Payment Technologies
Accelerated Payment Technologies innovates, markets and services its own middleware, card present gateway and security payment technologies, to provide a highly flexible platform and a single integration point. It serves 30,000 U.S. businesses and processes billions in transaction volume annually.
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$413
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closed 5/14/2012 via BusinessWire

Ziff Davis, Inc., acquired ComputerShopper.com

See 485 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Ziff Davis, Inc., one of the nation’s leading technology media companies, announced the acquisition of ComputerShopper.com, a leading destination for expert, labs-based reviews and comparison shopping of technology products. Computer Shopper has long been an authoritative voice in the hardware and software industries.
buyer parent:Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Ziff Davis, Inc.
Ziff Davis, Inc. is a leading digital media company specializing in the technology market, reaching over 50 million highly engaged in-market buyers and influencers every month. Ziff Davis sites include PCMag.com, ComputerShopper.com, ExtremeTech.com, Geek.com and Toolbox.com.
target parent: SX2 Media Labs LLC
target: ComputerShopper.com
ComputerShopper.com is a leading destination for expert, labs-based reviews and comparison shopping of technology products. Computer Shopper has long been an authoritative voice in the hardware and software industries, initially as a print publication and today as a website.
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closed 4/6/2012 via Company Press Release

Great Hill Partners LLC, acquired Legacy.com, Inc.

See 99 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Legacy.com, the market leader in the online obituary space, has been acquired by Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm with over $2.5 billion under management. The Company hosts feature-rich obituary sites for partners that include more than 800 newspapers in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages over $2.5 billion in capital to finance the expansion, recapitalization or acquisition of growth companies in a wide range of sectors within the business and consumer services, healthcare, media, communications and software industries.
target: Legacy.com, Inc.
Founded in 1998, Legacy.com operates the world’s largest network of obituary websites, covering 75% of all deaths in the U.S. through partnerships with 85% of U.S. newspapers, and the funeral homes they serve. Legacy.com is headquartered in Evanston, IL.
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closed 3/12/2012 via PR Newswire

Passport Health Communications, Inc., acquired STAT Technologies Inc.

See 264 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Passport Health Communications Inc. has purchased N.J.-based STAT Technologies, adding enterprise scheduling to its suite of patient access and payment certainty solutions. STAT offers one of the only systems for managing schedules across outpatient, inpatient and surgery areas.
buyer parent:Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Passport Health Communications, Inc.
Passport Health Communications Inc. creates solutions to enable hospitals and healthcare providers to improve business operations and achieve Payment Certainty for Every Patient™. The organization is among the nation's fastest-growing Software-as-a-Service companies.
target: STAT Technologies Inc.
Founded in 1999, STAT Technologies was among the first healthcare technology companies to develop solutions for enterprise scheduling and offers one of the only systems for managing schedules across outpatient, inpatient and surgery areas.
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closed 1/3/2012 via BusinessWire

Ziff Davis B2B Focus, acquired Toolbox.com, LLC

See 90 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Ziff Davis, Inc., one of the nation’s leading technology media companies, announced the acquisition of Toolbox.com, the #1 professional networking site for IT professionals, from the Corporate Executive Board. Effective immediately, Toolbox.com will be a unit of Ziff Davis B2B Focus.
buyer parent:Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Ziff Davis B2B Focus
Ziff Davis B2B Focus, formerly Tippit, is a leading provider of online research to enterprise buyers and high-quality leads to IT vendors. It helps business and IT professionals make better purchasing decisions while turning the Internet into a meaningful platform for B2B marketers.
target parent: Corporate Executive Board
target: Toolbox.com, LLC
Toolbox.com is the #1 professional networking site for IT professionals. Founded in 1998 and based in Scottsdale, AZ, Toolbox.com supports decision-making throughout the IT life cycle by linking over three million IT experts and executives across the globe each month.
price ($mm)
$2.10
rev ($mm)
$7
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
0.3x
EV / EBITDA
closed 8/23/2011 via BusinessWire

Ziff Davis, Inc., acquired Focus Research, Inc.

See 54 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Ziff Davis, Inc. one of the nation's leading technology media companies, announced the acquisition of Focus Research, Inc., a leading provider of online research to enterprise buyers and high-quality leads to IT vendors. Focus Research helps business and IT professionals make better purchasing decisions.
buyer parent:Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Ziff Davis, Inc.
Ziff Davis, Inc. is a leading digital media company specializing in the technology market, reaching over 40 million highly engaged in-market buyers and influencers every month. Ziff Davis sites include PCMag.com, ExtremeTech.com, and Geek.com.
target: Focus Research, Inc.
Focus Research, Inc., formerly Tippit, is a leading provider of online research to enterprise buyers and high-quality leads to IT vendors. It helps business and IT professionals make better purchasing decisions while turning the Internet into a meaningful platform for B2B marketers.
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closed 8/8/2011 via BusinessWire

Great Hill Partners LLC, acquired Plimus, Inc.

See 586 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Great Hill Partners announced the acquisition of Plimus, Inc., from a shareholder group including Susquehanna Growth Equity LLC, Plimus founders, key management members and employees. Plimus enables businesses to “take charge" and assume full control of selling digital goods and services online.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages more than $2.5 billion in capital to finance the expansion, recapitalization or acquisition of growth companies in a wide range of sectors within the business and consumer services, media, communications and software industries.
target: Plimus, Inc.
Plimus, Inc. offers an easy-to-implement, configurable e-Business platform that allows companies to grow their e-Commerce business worldwide. Plimus builds and manages online businesses for thousands of software publishers, Web hosting companies and online retailers.
price ($mm)
$115
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closed 1/4/2011 via BusinessWire

Ziff Davis, Inc., acquired LogicBuy.com

See 1033 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Ziff Davis, one of the nation's leading technology media companies, announced the acquisition of LogicBuy.com, a leading provider of tech deals and coupons. Over 10 million visited LogicBuy.com in 2010 seeking the best deals and coupons on a range of technology products and services, including laptops, cameras, TVs and software.
buyer parent:Great Hill Partners LLC
buyer: Ziff Davis, Inc.
Ziff Davis, Inc. is a leading digital media company specializing in the technology market, reaching over 40 million highly engaged in-market buyers and influencers every month. Ziff Davis also operates BuyerBase™, the most advanced ad targeting platform focused on tech buyers.
target: LogicBuy.com
Launched in 2007, LogicBuy.com was designed to cut through the clutter of overwhelming and often low-quality deals on the Web to present buyers with the best opportunities to save money. LogicBuy.com allows shoppers to find, share and rate every deal and coupon.
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closed 6/4/2010 via BusinessWire

Great Hill Partners LLC, acquired Ziff Davis Media, Inc.

See 518 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Great Hill Partners announced that it has, in partnership with former Time, Inc. executive Vivek Shah, acquired technology publisher Ziff Davis. The nine Ziff Davis properties being acquired are PCMag.com, ExtremeTech, GearLog, GoodCleanTech, DL.tv, AppScout, CrankyGeeks, Smart Device Central and TechSaver.com.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages over $1.5 billion in capital and focuses on investing in growth companies operating in the business and consumer services, media, communications, and education industries.
target parent: Willis Stein & Partners
target: Ziff Davis Media, Inc.
Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the technology and videogame markets. The Company is an information services provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters and custom publishing.
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closed 6/3/2010 via Company Press Release

Robertson Piper Software Group, purchased Point-of-Sale Software from CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.

See 43 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Robertson Piper Software Group (RPSG) has purchased the Point-of-Sale Software business of CAM Commerce Solutions. The point-of-sales division focuses on checkout, store and inventory technology.
buyer parent:Kinderhook Industries
buyer: Robertson Piper Software Group
Robertson Piper Software Group (RPSG) is a holding company with committed capital exclusively focused on acquiring and operating software businesses. RPSG's operating strategy is to offer superior customer service and product quality, implement best practices and make strategic add-on acquisitions.
seller parent: Great Hill Partners LLC
seller: CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.
CAM Commerce designs, develops, markets, installs and services highly integrated retailing and payment processing solutions for small to medium size traditional and eCommerce businesses based on the company's open architecture software.
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closed 9/29/2009 via BusinessWire

Naspers Ltd., acquired BuscaPé.com, Inc.

See 23 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Naspers Limited announced that it has acquired 91% of the share capital of Brazilian e-commerce group BuscaPé.com Inc. The group started some ten years ago from the basis of comparison shopping. BuscaPé is Latin America’s top such network for new and used goods.
buyer: Naspers Ltd.(NPSNY:$5,157.00)
Naspers is a multinational media company with principal operations in electronic media (including pay-television, internet and instant-messaging subscriber platforms and the provision of related technologies) and print media.
target parent: Great Hill Partners LLC
target: BuscaPé.com, Inc.
Headquartered in São Paulo, the BuscaPé group is a leading provider of e-commerce services in Latin America. Its various properties enable consumers to make informed purchase decisions and transact on the internet.
price ($mm)
$342*
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EV / EBITDA
closed 9/2/2009 via BusinessWire

The Western Union Company, acquired Custom House, Ltd.

See 76 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: The Western Union Company, a leader in the money transfer segment of global payments, announced it has completed the acquisition of international business-to-business payments provider Custom House. Custom House processes payments originating in seven countries for payout in 120 countries.
buyer: The Western Union Company(WU:$5,491.40)
The Western Union Company is a leader in global money transfer services. Together with its affiliates, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders.
target parent: Great Hill Partners LLC
target: Custom House, Ltd.
Custom House, Ltd. is a global payments company that offers extensive international payment solutions. Founded in 1992, Custom House has experienced rapid growth since the investment of Great Hill Partners, the Boston-based private equity firm, in February 2006.
price ($mm)
$371
rev ($mm)
$100
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
3.7x
EV / EBITDA
closed 9/3/2008 via Company Press Release

Rowman & Littlefield, acquired Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing

See 81 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group of Lanham, Maryland, a leading academic and trade book distributor, announced the purchase of the assets of Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing from Haights Cross Communications of New York, New York.
buyer: Rowman & Littlefield
The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. (RLPG) is one of the largest and fastest growing independent publishers and distributors in North America. The company publishes under a dozen imprints in virtually all fields in the humanities and social sciences.
target parent: Great Hill Partners LLC
target: Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing
Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing is one of the nation's leading publishers of supplemental materials for teachers of PreK–5+.
price ($mm)
$5.90
rev ($mm)
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closed 8/14/2008 via Market Wire

Great Hill Partners LLC, acquired CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.

See 75 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of highly integrated retailing and payment processing solutions for small to medium size traditional and eCommerce businesses, announced the completion of its acquisition by an affiliate of Great Hill Partners, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages over $1.5 billion in capital and focuses on investing in growth companies operating in the business and consumer services, media, communications, and education industries.
target: CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.
CAM Commerce designs, develops, markets, installs and services highly integrated retailing and payment processing solutions for small to medium size traditional and eCommerce businesses based on the company's open architecture software.
price($mm)[EV]
$168 [$140]
rev ($mm)
$37
EBITDA ($mm)
$8
EV / rev
4.1x
EV / EBITDA
18.6x
closed 7/1/2008 via PR Newswire

Boston Ventures Management, Inc., acquired Oakstone Publishing

See 151 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Boston Ventures, a leading middle market private equity firm that invests in the information and publishing, entertainment, media, and communications sectors, will build upon its expertise in the publishing industry with the acquisition of Oakstone Publishing which serves the medical education and corporate wellness industries.
buyer: Boston Ventures Management, Inc.
Boston Ventures Management, LLC is a private equity firm that has been an active investor and financial partner to management teams in the media, entertainment, publishing and information and communications sectors since 1983, earning the firm a franchise position in the private equity community.
target parent: Great Hill Partners LLC
target: Oakstone Publishing
Oakstone Medical provides subscription-based continuing medical education solutions for doctors and other health professionals. Oakstone Wellness provides subscription-based employee health and wellness newsletters and ancillary products that are sold to corporations in bulk.
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closed 5/18/2007 via BusinessWire

Great Hill Partners LLC, purchased a minority stake in Gorilla Nation Media, LLC

See 5 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Gorilla Nation, the world’s largest online ad rep firm, announced its partnership with Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies operating in the media, Internet and business and consumer services industries. GHP has invested over $50 million in the company for a significant minority stake.
buyer: Great Hill Partners LLC
Great Hill Partners is a private equity firm that manages over $1.5 billion in capital and focuses on investing in growth companies operating in the business and consumer services, media, communications, and education industries.
target: Gorilla Nation Media, LLC
Gorilla Nation is the world's largest online ad sales representation company. It represents over 400 leading web publishers and sells integrated media and promotional programs to Fortune 500 brand advertisers.
price ($mm)
$57
rev ($mm)
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announced 5/21/2007 via Company Press Release

Advent International Corporation, will acquire Lloyds TSB Registrars

See 80 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Advent International, one of the world's leading global private equity firms, today signed an agreement with Lloyds TSB plc to acquire its subsidiary Lloyds TSB Registrars for a total consideration of £550 million ($1.1 billion), subject to completion and other adjustments.
buyer: Advent International Corporation
Advent International has one of the world's largest and most experienced private equity teams, with over 100 investment professionals in 15 countries. As an active, hands-on investor, we apply our resources, expertise and experience to help management teams achieve their growth objectives.
target: Lloyds TSB Registrars
Lloyds TSB Registrars is the UK's leading provider of share registration services. We act as Registrar for over 800 companies including around 60% of the FTSE 100, and manage some 24 million shareholder accounts.
price ($mm)
$1,137
rev ($mm)
EBITDA ($mm)
EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 3/29/2007 via PR Newswire

oneShield, Inc., purchased ebis insurance billing application from Mellon Financial Corporation

See 281 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: oneShield, Inc., a leading provider of innovative technology driven policy administration, automated business rules and workflow solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry, has acquired the ebis insurance billing application from Mellon Financial Corporation to further expand their Dragon product offering.
buyer: oneShield, Inc.
oneShield is a provider of browser-based solutions to automate the sales and service of insurance and bond products for insurance carriers, major brokers. Our flagship product, oneShield Dragon, is a tools- based, data-driven insurance underwriting, policy administration, rating and workflow engine.
 seller: Mellon Financial Corporation(MEL:$4,852.00)
Mellon Financial Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of financial services for institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals, providing asset management, private wealth management, asset servicing, and payment solutions and investor services.
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closed 12/8/2005 via BusinessWire

eLocalAccess, LLC merged with TradeMaven Group LLC,

See 4 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: TradeMaven LLC and eLocal today jointly announced they have merged the two firms to form TradeMaven Group LLC (TMG). The merger is one of the most significant in the online trading industry, combining TradeMaven's leading technology for online trading with eLocal's exceptional retail and institutional execution and brokerage services.
buyer: TradeMaven Group LLC
TradeMaven was founded with the mission of providing high-performance and cost-effective trading software for experienced and new traders. TM is used by Futures, Forex & Bond Traders worldwide.
target: eLocalAccess, LLC
eLOCAL was established and registered with the NFA and CFTC in July 2000 culminating in the merger of two large independent local clearing firms at the Chicago Board of Trade.
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closed 3/16/2006 via Company Press Release

TeleCheck Services, Inc., acquired ClearCheck, Inc.

See 98 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: TeleCheck Services, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., today announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of ClearCheck, Inc., a full-service provider of return check management systems for major retailers and supermarkets across the United States. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
buyer parent:First Data Corporation
buyer: TeleCheck Services, Inc.
TeleCheck, a subsidiary of First Data Corporation, is the world's leading provider of paper and electronic check services helping more than 342,000 retail, financial institution, grocery and other industry clients increase profitability, reduce risk and streamline operations.
target: ClearCheck, Inc.
ClearCheck, Inc., was founded in 1995, is a privately held company, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. The company provides receivable management services to major retailers and supermarkets throughout the United States.
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closed 4/11/2006 via

The Hearst Corporation, purchased a minority stake in Fitch, Inc.

See 60 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: Hearst Corp. agreed to acquire a 20 percent stake in Fitch Group, the parent of credit-ratings company Fitch Ratings, for $592 million from French financial holding company Fimalac SA. The acquisition also includes Algorithmics, a provider of risk-management services that Fimalac bought in January 2005.
buyer: The Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation owns 12 daily newspapers and 14 weekly newspapers, 18 US consumer magazines (such as Cosmopolitan and Esquire), TV and radio stations (through 40%-owned Hearst Argyle Television), and a cartoon and features service (King Features).
target parent: FImalac SA
target: Fitch, Inc.(:$693.00)
Fitch Group, Inc. is the parent company of Fitch Ratings, Fitch Training and Algorithmics. Fitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world's credit markets with timely and prospective credit opinions.
price ($mm)
$118*
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EBITDA ($mm)
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EV / EBITDA
closed 9/7/2004 via PR Newswire

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., acquired Brut, LLC

See 98 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced that it will complete its acquisition of Brut LLC, the owner and operator of the Brut ECN, from SunGard Data Systems Inc. SDS for a total consideration of $190 million in cash.
buyer parent:NASD
buyer: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.(NDAQ:$3,119.00)
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets.
target parent: SunGard Data Systems Inc.
target: Brut, LLC
Brut, LLC owns and operates the Brut ECN, an alternative trading system that offers a low-cost execution utility for the trading community without sacrificing technology, execution quality or customer service. Brut offers its customers participation in the NASDAQ market center for increased liquidi
price ($mm)
$190
rev ($mm)
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EV / rev
EV / EBITDA
closed 9/5/2007 via

International Monetary Systems, Ltd., acquired Kansas Trade Exchange

See 33 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: International Monetary Systems, Ltd., a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced that it has purchased the assets and client base of Kansas Trade Exchange (KTE), located in Wichita, KS. The transaction will become effective on September 30, 2007.
buyer: International Monetary Systems, Ltd.(ITNM:$0.00)
Founded in 1985, International Monetary Systems (IMS) serves approximately 17,000 customers representing 24,000 cardholders in 47 markets in the U.S. and Canada. The company's proprietary transaction network enables businesses and individuals to trade goods and services throughout North America.
target: Kansas Trade Exchange
Kansas Trade Exchange, Inc., was formed in December of 1994, when Hayes Crenshaw, with 5 years of operating a franchise based barter company, decided that an independent and self contained exchange was the answer to provide the members with the service and ideas that they deserved.
price ($mm)
$0.50
rev ($mm)
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closed 6/20/2006 via Company Press Release

GL Trade SA, acquired Emos Futures

See 80 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: GL TRADE, the global provider of front to back solutions for international financial institutions, has announced the acquisition of EMOS, a key actor in middle office derivatives solutions. EMOS´ solutions and teams integrate the Post Trade Derivatives business line (PTD) managing GL CLEARVISION and UBIX.
buyer: GL Trade SA
GL TRADE S.A. provides software solution primarily to financial intermediaries and brokerage houses to automate the order flow from client through broker, and then onto back office.
target: Emos Futures
Emos Futures is a global market leader in the exchange-traded derivates middle-office software markets with its range of software and services.
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closed 5/3/2006 via PR Newswire

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., purchased a minority stake in London Stock Exchange PLC

See 33 Comparable Transactions
synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announces that it has acquired 9,790,280 shares in London Stock Exchange plc for a price of 1,218 pence per share. The consideration represents approximately GBP 119.2 million (c. US$ 219.4 million).
buyer parent:NASD
buyer: Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.(NDAQ:$3,119.00)
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets.
target: London Stock Exchange PLC(GB:LSE:$1,325.03)
London Stock Exchange Group is Europe's leading diversified exchange business, incorporating Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange. With over 500 member firms and more than 3,000 companies quoted across its markets, the Group operates the largest and most liquid equity marketplace in Europe.
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*Price paid does not equal Enterprise Value as the buyer aqcuired less than 100% of target

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SheKnows.com

Ziff Davis, Inc.

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Legacy.com, Inc.

STAT Technologies Inc.

Toolbox.com, LLC

Focus Research, Inc.

Plimus, Inc.

LogicBuy.com

Ziff Davis Media, Inc.

CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.

BuscaPé.com, Inc.

Custom House, Ltd.

Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing

CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.

Oakstone Publishing

Gorilla Nation Media, LLC

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Lloyds TSB Registrars

Mellon Financial Corporation

eLocalAccess, LLC

ClearCheck, Inc.

Fitch, Inc.

Brut, LLC

Kansas Trade Exchange

Emos Futures

London Stock Exchange PLC

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Demandware, Inc.
Demandware provides an ecommerce platform that combines full merchandising control and flexible functionality with the optimal profitability that only a Software as a Service (SaaS)-based pricing model can offer.
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BLiNQ Media LLC
BLiNQ Media LLC
BLiNQ Media is a Social Engagement Advertising company. BLiNQ develops and markets industry-leading advertising technology and services that engage consumers to build brands across social networks like Facebook.
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Ticker: OCX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Onex Corporation
Onex Corporation
Onex is one of North America’s oldest and most successful private equity firms committed to acquiring and building high-quality businesses in partnership with talented management teams. Onex manages investment platforms focused on private equity, real estate and credit securities.
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2012
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$34,000.00
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235000
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Ticker: RTOBF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratos AB
Ratos is a fully invested private equity company and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Ratos’s business concept is to generate, overtime, the highest possible return through the professional, active and responsible exercise of its ownership role in a number of selected companies.
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2012
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$27,271.00
EBITDA ($mm)
$2,286.00
EBIT ($mm)
$344.00
Net Income ($mm)
$606.00
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18845
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Ticker: BX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blackstone Group LP
Blackstone Group LP
Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment and advisory firms. Blackstone seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term value for its investors, the companies they invest in, the companies they advise and the broader global economy.
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2012
rev ($mm)
$4,019.44
EBITDA ($mm)
$2,084.32
EBIT ($mm)
$1,911.14
Net Income ($mm)
$218.60
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1780
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Ticker: CG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carlyle Group
Carlyle Group
The Carlyle Group is a private global investment firm that originates, structures and acts as lead equity investor in management-led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings.
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2012
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$2,973.10
EBITDA ($mm)
$837.60
EBIT ($mm)
$816.10
Net Income ($mm)
$20.30
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1300
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Ticker: APO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Global Management, LLC is a leading global alternative investment manager. They are contrarian, value-oriented investors in private equity, credit-oriented capital markets and real estate. They focus their investments in areas where they can capitalize upon their integrated platform.
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2012
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$2,859.97
EBITDA ($mm)
$902.47
EBIT ($mm)
$849.24
Net Income ($mm)
$310.96
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634
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Ticker: ACAS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
American Capital is the 2nd largest U.S. publicly traded alternative asset manager. American Capital, both directly and through its global asset management business, is an investor in management and employee buyouts, private equity buyouts, and early stage and mature private and public companies.
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2009
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$697.00
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$167.00
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$149.00
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243
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Ticker: FIG
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fortress Investment Group LLC
Fortress Investment Group LLC
Fortress Investment Group LLC operates as a global investment manager specializing in alternative assets. The company’s alternative investment products include private equity funds, hedge funds and publicly traded alternative investment vehicles.
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2009
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$584.10
EBITDA ($mm)
($988.96)
EBIT ($mm)
($999.74)
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897
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
KKR is a leading global investment firm with $62.3 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2012. With offices around the world, KKR manages assets through a variety of investment funds and accounts covering multiple asset classes.
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2012
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$568.44
EBITDA ($mm)
($1,017.77)
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($1,030.35)
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$560.84
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Huron Capital Partners LLC
Huron Capital Partners LLC
Huron Capital is an equity investment firm focused on investing in growing, established and profitable companies. It specializes in partnering with management teams to facilitate corporate spin-offs, family succession transactions, recapitalizations, buy-and-build strategies and management buyouts.
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2008
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$500.00
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Ticker: COWN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cowen Group, Inc.
Cowen Group, Inc. is a leading diversified financial services firm providing alternative investment management, investment banking, research, and sales and trading services through its business units, Ramius and Cowen and Company.
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2011
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$235.28
EBITDA ($mm)
($33.25)
EBIT ($mm)
($35.32)
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589
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Ticker: MAIN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Main Street Capital Partners, LLC
Main Street Capital Partners, LLC
Main Street is a principal investment firm that primarily provides long-term debt and equity capital to middle market companies and lower middle market companies. The company is publicly traded with $800 million of investment capital of which approximately $250 million is available for investment.
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2011
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$66.24
EBITDA ($mm)
$52.80
EBIT ($mm)
$52.80
Net Income ($mm)
$62.97
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22
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Ticker: CVTGF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clairvest Group Inc.
Founded in 1987, Clairvest is a Toronto-based private equity management firm with approximately C$1 billion of equity capital under management. They invest in successful mid-market companies, principally in North America, across a wide array of industries.
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2012
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$44.01
EBITDA ($mm)
$28.97
EBIT ($mm)
$28.59
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$22.44
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StarInvest Group, Inc.
StarInvest Group, Inc.
Since 2004 StarInvest Group, Inc had been an active Business Development Company (“BDC”) investing over $3,000,000 in American start-up and micro companies. StarInvest also owns and operates a stock transfer agency through its wholly owned subsidiary My Transfer Agency, LLC .
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2009
rev ($mm)
$0.95
EBITDA ($mm)
($1.22)
EBIT ($mm)
($1.29)
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3
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Audax Group
Audax Group
Audax Group, founded in 1999, is a leading investor in lower-middle market companies. With offices in Boston and New York, Audax has over $5 billion in assets under management in its Private Equity, Mezzanine, and Senior Debt businesses.
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2000
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36
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21 Centrale Partners
21 Centrale Partners
21 Centrale Partners is a private equity firm specialised in growth LBOs, which invests primarily in International mid-market companies. The company is part of the 21 Group, led by Alessandro Benetton and Gérard Pluvinet, which manages above one Billion Euros of assets.
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