M&A Deal Summary

HGGC Acquires Monotype Imaging Holdings

On July 26, 2019, private equity firm HGGC acquired internet software and services company Monotype Imaging Holdings for 825M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HGGC’s 7th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is HGGC’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is HGGC’s 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is HGGC’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-26
Target Monotype Imaging Holdings
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) HGGC
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 825M USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Goodwin Procter (Legal)

Target

Monotype Imaging Holdings

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
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Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. is a provider of typefaces, technology, and expertise that enable the best user experience and ensure brand integrity. Monotype provides customers worldwide with typeface solutions for a broad range of creative applications and consumer devices.

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HGGC

Palo Alto, California, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 4.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HGGC (formerly Huntsman Gay Global Capital) focuses on middle-market leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings, recapitalizations, take privates, and corporate divestitures. The Firm primarily targets North American companies, but will consider international opportunities as well. HGGC looks to invest $25 to $100 million in companies generating sales of $75 million to $1 billion. HGGC primarily targets enterprise software companies, however, the Firm will also consider opportunities in business services, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, industrial services, and information services. HGGC was formed in 2007 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 41
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 7 of 10
Type (Going Private) 3 of 3
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 29 of 35
Year (2019) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-02 AMI

Norcross, Georgia, United States

AMI is a provider of out-of-band server management firmware, and UEFI and BIOS firmware, with its products deployed in a high proportion of all servers, data centers, embedded devices, and personal computers worldwide. AMI was founded in 1985 and is based in Norcross, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-27 Nutraceutical

Palo Alto, California, United States

Nutraceutical is an integrated manufacturer, marketer, distributor and retailer of branded nutritional supplements and other natural products sold primarily to and through domestic health and natural food stores. Nutraceutical was founded in 1993 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

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