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DAG Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

DAG Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment arecommunications (24%) and media (24%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (89%) and growth capital (6%). In total, DAG Private Equity has invested in 9 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 1995 when it acquired FrontierVision Partners for $123M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (59%). DAG Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 1999 when it sold FrontierVision Partners for $2.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity29
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity12
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14

DAG Private Equity

DAG Private Equity

251 Lytton Avenue, Suite 200,
San Francisco, California 94301
United States
(650) 543-8180
www.dagllc.com/DAG/home_dllc.html
dag@dagllc.com

DAG Private Equity (“DAG PE”) is an private equity arm of Duff Ackerman & Goodrich LLC (DAG). DAG Private Equity invests its equity capital with strong management teams focused on building companies in well-defined, growing market niches in select industry segments – specialty manufacturing, communications, media, and information technology. DAG Private Equity was formed in 1991 and is based in San Francisco, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Services, Electronics, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Media, Publishing, Retail, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 17 - - - - - 17
vol $123M $123M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 12 - - - - - 12
vol $4.4B $4.4B
  29

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Peak Broadcasting LLC 2012-01-10 - Bankruptcy
Boise, Idaho · www.peakbroadcasting.com
Trapeze Networks, Inc. 2008-07-16 133M USD Trade Sale
Toronto, Ontario · www.trapezenetworks.com
Entrisphere, Inc. 2007-02-12 - Trade Sale
Santa Clara, California · www.entrisphere.com
Motorsport Aftermarket Group, Inc. 2006-11-01 - Secondary Sale
Coppell, Texas · www.maggroup.com
Peak Broadcasting LLC 2006-11-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Boise, Idaho · www.peakbroadcasting.com
CallVision, Inc. 2006-01-11 30M USD Trade Sale
Seattle, Washington · www.callvision.com
Topspin Communications, Inc. 2005-05-17 250M USD Trade Sale
Mountain View, California · www.topspin.com
MAD Maps, Inc. 2005-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
San Francisco, California · www.madmaps.com
Horizon Tower LLC 2004-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Danville, California · www.horizontower.com
ProBusiness Services, Inc. 2003-01-06 500M USD Trade Sale
Pleasanton, California · www.probusiness.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications - - 4 (24%) 123M (100%)
Media - - 4 (24%) -
Business Services - - 2 (12%) -
Automotive - - 1 (6%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (6%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (6%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (6%) -
Publishing - - 1 (6%) -
Software - - 1 (6%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (6%) -
Total - - 17 $123M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 16 (94%) 123M (100%)
  California - - 6 (35%) -
  Texas - - 2 (12%) -
  Georgia - - 2 (12%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (6%) 123M (100%)
  Washington - - 1 (6%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (6%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (6%) -
  Florida - - 1 (6%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (6%) -
Canada - - 1 (6%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (6%) -
Domestic - - 16 (94%) 123M (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (6%) -
Total - - 17 $123M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 15 (88%) 123M (100%)
Growth Capital - - 1 (6%) -
Venture - - 1 (6%) -
Total - - 17 $123M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 8 (67%) 1.0B (24%)
Trade Sale 2 (17%) 3.3B (76%)
Bankruptcy 1 (8%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (8%) -
Total 12 $4.4B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $123M
TOTAL $123M
Largest FrontierVision Partners, L.P.
$123M (1995-01-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $3.3B
$100M to $1B 4 $988M
< $100M 2 $48M
TOTAL $4.4B
Largest FrontierVision Partners, L.P.
$2.1B (1999-02-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Strategic(s)
58%
7 (58%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B USD

Established

1991

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

R. Thomas Goodrich

Co-founder

FAQ

When was DAG Private Equity founded?

DAG Private Equity was founded in 1991.

What type of investor is DAG Private Equity?

DAG Private Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is DAG Private Equity headquartered?

DAG Private Equity is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How much capital does DAG Private Equity have under management?

DAG Private Equity has 1.0B USD under management.

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