
Investments
56Portfolio Exits
17Funds
8Service Providers
2W Capital Partners Web Traffic
W Capital Partners Rank
Latest W Capital Partners News
Apr 27, 2022
April 27, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- impact.com , the leading partnership management platform, announced today a strategic secondary investment of approximately $100 million from W Capital Partners (“W Capital”) and Providence Public. The impact.com platform provides partnership management for more than 2,000 brands, enabling publishers, brands, and agencies to aggregate, orchestrate, and optimize partnerships — with influencers and creators, traditional affiliate rewards publishers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more — in a single, unified platform. The strategic secondary investment allows impact.com to broaden its investor base, continue its strong momentum, and further solidify the company’s leading position and expertise within the partnership economy. “The interest, excitement and support of both W Capital and Providence Public as strategic investors speaks to impact.com’s continued momentum in driving the partnership economy forward,” said David A. Yovanno, impact.com CEO. “We are pleased to partner with W Capital and Providence Public for the next phase of our growth. The partnership ecosystem is thriving and we will continue to challenge ourselves to innovate and provide leading solutions that drive revenue and growth for our clients and partners.” The announcement follows impact.com's acquisition of Pressboard Media, Inc., the premier analytics and reporting platform for branded content, which empowers publishers and media companies to scale their content programs and accurately measure their success, for more efficient and meaningful partnerships. As the digital advertising landscape continues to evolve, this acquisition provides publishers with an opportunity to strengthen relationships with audiences through a holistic premium content offering. RBC Capital Markets served as exclusive placement agent for impact.com and Latham & Watkins served as legal advisor. For more information about impact.com please visit www.impact.com . About impact.com impact.com , the world’s leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—traditional affiliate rewards publishers, influencers and creators, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how impact.com ’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal, Fanatics and Levi’s, visit www.impact.com . About W Capital Partners W Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides direct secondary and GP liquidity solutions to shareholders of private companies. With over $3 billion of capital and investments in more than 100 leading growth equity and buyout stage businesses, the firm offers liquidity to select shareholders and works with ongoing investors and management teams to execute long-term growth plans. The firm targets non-control investments in growth industry sectors including business & health services, enterprise software, fintech, tech-enabled business and vertical technologies. For more information, please visit www.wcapgroup.com . Contacts
W Capital Partners Investments
56 Investments
W Capital Partners has made 56 investments. Their latest investment was in impact.com as part of their Secondary Market on April 4, 2022.
W Capital Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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4/27/2022 | Secondary Market | impact.com | $100M | Yes | 1 | |
3/13/2019 | Series F | Workfront | $280M | Yes | 1 | |
5/15/2018 | Secondary Market | Billtrust | Yes | 3 | ||
2/28/2017 | Private Equity | |||||
11/14/2016 | Series E |
Date | 4/27/2022 | 3/13/2019 | 5/15/2018 | 2/28/2017 | 11/14/2016 |
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Round | Secondary Market | Series F | Secondary Market | Private Equity | Series E |
Company | impact.com | Workfront | Billtrust | ||
Amount | $100M | $280M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 3 |
W Capital Partners Portfolio Exits
17 Portfolio Exits
W Capital Partners has 17 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Inspirato on February 14, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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2/14/2022 | Reverse Merger | 5 | |||
6/28/2021 | Reverse Merger | 26 | |||
1/12/2021 | Reverse Merger | 7 | |||
Date | 2/14/2022 | 6/28/2021 | 1/12/2021 | ||
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Exit | Reverse Merger | Reverse Merger | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 26 | 7 |
W Capital Partners Fund History
8 Fund Histories
W Capital Partners has 8 funds, including W Capital Partners IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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5/2/2019 | W Capital Partners IV | Secondary Direct/Portfolio | Open | $251.4M | 3 |
5/2/2019 | W Capital Partners IV-A | ||||
1/8/2019 | W Capital Lion | ||||
7/31/2013 | W Capital Partners III LP | ||||
5/13/2009 | W Capital Partners Orchid LP |
Closing Date | 5/2/2019 | 5/2/2019 | 1/8/2019 | 7/31/2013 | 5/13/2009 |
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Fund | W Capital Partners IV | W Capital Partners IV-A | W Capital Lion | W Capital Partners III LP | W Capital Partners Orchid LP |
Fund Type | Secondary Direct/Portfolio | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $251.4M | ||||
Sources | 3 |
W Capital Partners Service Providers
2 Service Providers
W Capital Partners has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Series F | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Service Provider | ||
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Associated Rounds | Series F | |
Provider Type | Investment Bank | |
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
W Capital Partners Team
2 Team Members
W Capital Partners has 2 team members, including current Managing Partner, David Wachter.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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David Wachter | Jefferies Financial Group, and Lehman Brothers | Managing Partner | Current |
Blake Heston | Lehman Brothers | Managing Director | Current |
Name | David Wachter | Blake Heston |
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Work History | Jefferies Financial Group, and Lehman Brothers | Lehman Brothers |
Title | Managing Partner | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current |
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