Revenue model
Evanta primarily generated revenue from event sponsorship fees, with seasonality concentrated in the second and fourth quarters.
Deal record
2016 · Strategic Acquisition
CEB acquires Evanta from Leeds Equity Partners
CEB added a C-suite peer-engagement and leadership-events platform that expanded its professional-development reach and created sponsorship and content-licensing opportunities.
Research completeness
100out of 100
Deep Record
A completeness measure, not an investment score. Core coverage measures identity, ownership, chronology, classification, company facts, sources and review status. Transaction announcements can also earn depth from disclosed people, providers, value, completion evidence and structured findings.
3 sources0 named people1 provider role4 research signalsValue disclosedCompletion date
Transaction facts
- Announced
- 2016-04-04
- Evidence level
- Transaction Announcement
- Status
- Completed
- Transaction type
- Strategic Acquisition
- Seller
- Leeds Equity Partners
Underwriting signals from public records
Strategic fit
CEB said the acquisition would expand its events and professional-development businesses and increase its addressable market through sponsorship and content licensing.
Financing
CEB increased its term loan facility by $150 million and its revolving facility by $100 million to help fund the acquisition.
Purchase accounting
CEB reported $269.2 million of consideration net of acquired cash and recorded $237.2 million of goodwill.
Publicly disclosed provider roles
| Provider | Role | Side | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerview Partners | financial adviser to CEB in connection with the Evanta acquisition | Buyer | Gartner ↗ |
Named transaction professionals
No individual transaction attribution has been added from the reviewed public sources.