Houlihan Lokey Advises SambaSafety

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that SambaSafety, a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, has been acquired by Stone Point Capital (Stone Point). The transaction closed on September 1, 2021.

SambaSafety is the leading North American provider of cloud-based mobility risk management software solutions for organizations with commercial and noncommercial drivers. Through the collection, correlation, and analysis of driver data and information, SambaSafety helps employers identify high-risk drivers and enforce safety policies, insurers to make informed decisions, and background screeners to perform accurate, efficient pre-hire checks. SambaSafety is the digital driver risk management partner of choice for many of the world’s largest organizations with over 15,000 customers.

ABRY Partners is exclusively focused on investing in growth-oriented, middle-market companies across the media, communications, business, and information services sectors. The firm targets profitable companies in these sectors with operating characteristics and competitive dynamics that drive long-term value. Since its founding in 1989, the firm has completed over $82 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity or preferred equity placements. Currently, the firm manages over $5 billion of capital across its active funds.

Stone Point Capital is an investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, with approximately $30 billion of assets under management. Stone Point targets investments in companies in the global financial services industry and related sectors. The firm invests in a number of alternative asset classes, including private equity through its flagship Trident Funds. Stone Point also manages both liquid and private credit funds and managed accounts.

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to ABRY Partners and SambaSafety and assisted in initiating, marketing, structuring, and negotiating the transaction. This deal highlights Houlihan Lokey’s long-standing reputation as a leading advisor within the data and analytics, risk and compliance, insurance, and mobility and transportation sectors.