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Icarus Investments Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Icarus Investments’ most common sector for investment ismarketing (100%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (100%). In total, Icarus Investments has invested in 1 US state.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%). Icarus Investments’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Parago for $290M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Icarus Investments

Icarus Investments, Inc.

5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 960,
Dallas, Texas 75225
United States
(214) 661-7630
www.icarusinvestments.com

Icarus Investments is a private equity firm focused on acquiring/investing in businesses in out of favor industries. Icarus will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors and looks to make acquisitions in partnership with management. Icaurus Investments was formed in 1997 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Marketing, Media, Real Estate, 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) # 1 - - - - - 1
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $290M $290M
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Parago, Inc. 2014-09-25 290M USD Trade Sale
Lewisville, Texas · www.parago.com
Vertical Alliance, Inc. 2007-11-05 - Trade Sale
Dallas, Texas
VeriCenter, Inc. 2007-07-16 - Trade Sale
Houston, Texas
Parago, Inc. 1999-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lewisville, Texas · www.parago.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Marketing - - 1 (100%) -
Total - - 1 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 1 (100%) -
  Texas - - 1 (100%) -
Total - - 1 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 1 (100%) -
Total - - 1 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (67%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (33%) 290M (100%)
Total 3 $290M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $290M
TOTAL $290M
Largest Parago, Inc.
$290M (2014-09-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1997

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

When was Icarus Investments founded?

Icarus Investments was founded in 1997.

What type of investor is Icarus Investments?

Icarus Investments is a private equity firm.

Where is Icarus Investments headquartered?

Icarus Investments is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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