MidOcean Partners is aNew York based alternative asset management firm that specializes in mid-sized private equity and alternative leveraged investments.[2][3]
The firm, founded in February 2003,[4][5] is based inMidtown Manhattan. MidOcean was originally formed by the managers of DB Capital Partners to acquireDeutsche Bank's late stageprivate equity investments in the United States and Europe in one of the largestprivate equity secondary transactions completed to date.[6][7]
In 2003, MidOcean sold theclass ring and school yearbook supplierJostens for nearly $500 million to CSFB.[10]
In 2009, MidOcean Partners formed MidOcean Credit Opportunity LP.[5][11]
In December 2018, MidOcean acquired HW Holdco and Meyers Research.[12][13]
In May 2021, MidOcean sold their majority stake in The Planet Group to ProPharma Group.[14] In November that same year, Hunter Point Capital bought a minority stake in MidOcean.[15][16]
In June 2022, MidOcean Partners acquired Pragmatic Institute, a product management training company.[17][18][19]
Questex, a "leading B2B information services provider", acquired fromShamrock Capital in 2018[23] for a price estimated at around $180 million;[24] Questex holdings include:
FierceMarkets Inc., aWashington, DC–based electronic media company focused on online and e-mail newsletter trade publishing covering various industries.[25][26][27] Fierce-branded properties includeFierceBiotech,FierceCable,FierceCEO,FierceHealthcare,FiercePharma,FierceRetail,FierceTelecom, andFierceWireless.[28][29]
Marketplaces, including Beauty, Spa & Wellness, Hospitality, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Telecommunications & Technology and Travel[29]
^'About', company web site. Earlier, an undated figure of $11.5 billion was listed, citing"Private Equity", a company web page which no longer publishes an asset-amount figure. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
