Goldman Sachs Acquires GreenSky

Sixth Street-Led Consortium Acquires GreenSky from Goldman Sachs

March 15, 2024

Payments & Fintech

A consortium of institutional investors led by Sixth Street — including KKR, Bayview Asset Management and CardWorks, with support from PIMCO and strategic financing from CPP Investments — acquired GreenSky and associated loan assets from Goldman Sachs. The transaction, which deepens GreenSky's partnership with Synovus Bank, closed in March 2024 and transfers control of the point-of-sale home improvement lending platform to the investor group.

TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners Invest in WellSky

July 20, 2020

Healthcare Services

WellSky has agreed to a new capital partnership that adds Leonard Green & Partners alongside existing investor TPG Capital, with TPG making a new equity investment and creating a new capital structure for the company. The recapitalization is intended to accelerate WellSky's technology innovation and expansion across the post-acute and community care continuum; terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in Q3 2020.

Goldman Sachs Acquires United Capital Financial Partners

May 16, 2019

Financial Services

The Goldman Sachs Group agreed to acquire United Capital Financial Partners, Inc. for $750 million in cash. The acquisition expands Goldman's wealth management business by adding United Capital's ~220+ financial advisors, $25 billion AUM and its FinLife CX digital platform; the deal was expected to close in Q3 2019 subject to regulatory approvals.

Francisco Partners and VSS Capital Partners Invest in GreenSlate

February 10, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners led a strategic growth investment in GreenSlate, a cloud-based payroll and production accounting provider for the entertainment industry, with existing investor VSS Capital Partners reinvesting alongside GreenSlate management. The transaction closed in February 2023; financial terms were not disclosed. VSS realized a portion of its prior stake while continuing as a board participant to support the company’s next phase of product innovation and growth.

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division Acquires Aptos from Apax Partners

January 13, 2020

Software

Funds affiliated with the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire Aptos, a cloud-native retail software provider, from funds advised by Apax Partners. The investment is intended to accelerate Aptos' product innovation, customer success initiatives and global expansion in the retail technology market.

Mizuho Financial Group Acquires Greenhill & Co.

May 22, 2023

Financial Services

Mizuho Financial Group agreed to acquire Greenhill & Co., Inc. in an all-cash transaction at $15 per share, implying an enterprise value of about $550 million including assumed debt. Greenhill will operate as Mizuho's M&A and restructuring advisory business with its brand and leadership retained, adding roughly 370 employees to Mizuho and accelerating the bank's investment banking growth strategy.