M&A Deal Summary

Prairie Capital Acquires Dynata

On February 7, 2003, private equity firm Prairie Capital acquired information services company Dynata for 92M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Prairie Capital’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Prairie Capital’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.
Investment Fate
  • Dynata was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2005.
  • Dynata was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-02-07
Target Dynata
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Prairie Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 92M USD

Target

Dynata

Shelton, Connecticut, United States
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Dynata is a global provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and B2B survey research. Dynata collects over 80 million individually completed surveys from more than 25 million active panelists annually utilizing online, mobile, and offline data collection. Using this first-party data, the Dynata provides several thousand customers with fast, accurate and valuable insights into the opinions, preferences, and behaviors of consumers and business professionals.

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Buyer

Prairie Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 525M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prairie Capital is a private investment firm that provides equity and/or mezzanine capital to support buyouts and recapitalization of lower middle-market companies generating sales of $20 - $100 million with an EBITDA of $4 - $12 million. Areas of interest include niche manufacturers, business services, consumer products, marketing services, specialty chemical, and food businesses. The firm invests in the range of $15 - $35 million per transaction. Prairie Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 67
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 17 of 40
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 21 of 66
Year (2003) 4 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-02-07 Benchmark Products

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Benchmark Products, Inc. is a distributor, supplier of products, services, and solutions for companies with cleanrooms and critical manufacturing environments. Benchmark Products was founded in 1993 and is based in Waukegan, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-01 Innovative Concepts in Entertainment

Clarence, New York, United States

Innovative Concepts in Entertainment, Inc. is a manufacturer of coin-operated amusement games in North America.

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