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W Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Secondary Investor Profile

W Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (30%) and software (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (30%) and growth capital (20%). In total, W Capital Partners has invested in 13 US states. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired First Data for $29.0B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (34%). W Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2020 when it sold Workfront for $1.5B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity36
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity16
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26

W Capital Partners

W Capital Partners

400 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 561-5240
www.wcapgroup.com

W Capital Partners is a private investment group focused on direct secondary investments. W Capital Partners has a particular interest in growth equity secondary investments as well as buyout minority secondary investments, where existing shareholders are looking for liquidity. W Capital Partners is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Consumer Products, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Restaurants, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout

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) # 20 - - - - - 20
vol $30.4B $30.4B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 16 2 - - - - 18
vol $2.1B $2.1B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Workfront, Inc. 2020-11-09 1.5B USD Trade Sale
Lehi, Utah · www.workfront.com
Ravn Air Group 2020-04-05 - Bankruptcy
Anchorage, Alaska · www.flyravn.com
Workfront, Inc. 2019-03-13 280M USD Secondary Buyout
Lehi, Utah · www.workfront.com
SS8 Networks, Inc. 2018-11-06 - Secondary Sale
Milpitas, California · www.ss8.com
Brainlab AG 2018-09-17 - Secondary Sale
Munich, Germany · www.brainlab.com
Kony, Inc. 2017-09-28 - Secondary Sale
Orlando, Florida · www.kony.com
BTRS Holdings, Inc. 2017-05-25 - Growth Capital
Lawrenceville, New Jersey · www.billtrust.com
New Moosejaw LLC 2017-02-15 51M USD Trade Sale
Madison Heights, Michigan · www.moosejaw.com
TechProcess Solutions Ltd. 2017-01-30 - Trade Sale
Mumbai, India · www.techprocess.co.in
Standard Bancshares, Inc. 2016-06-28 - Trade Sale
Hickory Hills, Illinois · www.standardbanks.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 1 (100%) - 6 (30%) 280M (1%)
Software - - 3 (15%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (10%) 29.0B (95%)
Information Technology - - 2 (10%) 1.1B (4%)
Airlines - - 1 (5%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (5%) -
Information Services - - 1 (5%) -
Leisure - - 1 (5%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (5%) -
Retail - - 1 (5%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (5%) -
Total 1 - 20 $30.4B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 1 (100%) - 20 (100%) 30.4B (100%)
  California 1 (100%) - 4 (20%) -
  Utah - - 2 (10%) 280M (1%)
  Colorado - - 2 (10%) -
  New York - - 2 (10%) -
  Illinois - - 2 (10%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (5%) 29.0B (95%)
  Tennessee - - 1 (5%) 1.1B (4%)
  Florida - - 1 (5%) -
  Alaska - - 1 (5%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (5%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (5%) -
  Michigan - - 1 (5%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (5%) -
Total 1 - 20 $30.4B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture - - 6 (30%) -
Growth Capital 1 (100%) - 4 (20%) -
Recapitalization - - 3 (15%) -
Going Private - - 2 (10%) 30.1B (99%)
Stake Purchase - - 2 (10%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (5%) 280M (1%)
Divestiture - - 1 (5%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (5%) -
Total 1 - 20 $30.4B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 6 (33%) 566M (27%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (22%) 1.6B (73%)
IPO 4 (22%) -
SPAC 2 (11%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (6%) -
Trade Sale 1 (6%) -
Total 18 $2.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $30.1B
$100M to $1B 1 $280M
TOTAL $30.4B
Largest First Data Corp.
$29.0B (2007-09-24)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.5B
$100M to $1B 1 $566M
< $100M 1 $51M
TOTAL $2.1B
Largest Workfront, Inc.
$1.5B (2020-11-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
10%
2 (10%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
6 (33%)
Strategic(s)
28%
5 (28%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Secondary Investor

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.0B USD

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

David Wachter

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Robert Migliorino

Co-founding Partner

Stephen Wertheimer

Co-Founding Partner

Blake Heston

Partner

Katie Stitch

Partner

FAQ

When was W Capital Partners founded?

W Capital Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is W Capital Partners?

W Capital Partners is a secondary investor.

Where is W Capital Partners headquartered?

W Capital Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does W Capital Partners have under management?

W Capital Partners has 3.0B USD under management.

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