Data & Analytics Recapitalizations in 2024
Acquisition Volume in Data & Analytics Recapitalizations in 2024 by Year
Last 5 years
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December 16, 2024
- Buyer
- Gryphon Investors
- Target
- phData
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Gryphon Investors completed a majority growth recapitalization of phData to support the company's continued expansion of its data engineering and AI solutions. phData's management, including CEO Ryan Bosshart, retains a significant equity stake; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Periscope Equity
- Target
- The RepTrak Company
- Seller
- Catalyst Investors, Existing investors
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Chicago-based private equity firm Periscope Equity has completed a majority recapitalization of The RepTrak Company, a Boston-based leader in reputation intelligence. The investment — advised by BrightTower with credit financing support from Tree Line Capital Partners — will fund product and platform innovation (including AI and data visualization), expand advisory capabilities, and support organic and inorganic growth while existing investors led by Catalyst Investors partially exited.
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May 22, 2024
- Buyer
- Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
- Target
- Law Business Research (LBR)
- Seller
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Fund VI, L.P.
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Recapitalization
Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has entered a strategic investment partnership in Law Business Research (LBR) alongside existing investor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP). Under the arrangement LLCP will return significant capital to its investors while remaining a shareholder alongside ICG; the financing will support LBR's international expansion, product development and continued growth.
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April 25, 2024
- Buyer
- Blackstone Strategic Partners, HarbourVest Partners, Vestar Capital Partners (continuation vehicle sponsor)
- Target
- Circana
- Seller
- Vestar Capital Partners (stake sponsor / monetization), Existing Circana investors (unnamed, offered liquidity)
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Vestar Capital Partners closed a $1.2 billion single-asset continuation vehicle to provide liquidity and committed capital for its stake in Circana. Blackstone Strategic Partners and HarbourVest Partners acted as lead investors in the vehicle, which is intended to offer existing investors optional liquidity while supporting Circana's organic and inorganic growth initiatives.
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- Buyer
- General Atlantic, Argus Media, Adrian Binks
- Target
- Argus Media Group
- Seller
- Hg
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Recapitalization
Argus Media has entered a strategic recapitalization in which chairman‑CEO Adrian Binks and growth investor General Atlantic will consolidate their stakes, acquiring shares from minority investor Hg, which will fully exit. Following the transaction Adrian Binks will become the majority owner, General Atlantic will remain a large minority shareholder, and Argus management will continue to hold shares; the deal is expected to close next month with terms undisclosed.
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