M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-12-15 |
| Target | PetSmart |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) |
BC Partners
ATP Private Equity Partners Ardian |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 8.7B USD |
| Advisor(s) | J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial) Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 17.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
BC Partners is a mega private equity firm that invests in high quality businesses with leading market positions. BC does not specialize in any particular sector and makes only a select number of investments per year (3 in 2008, 2 in 2007, 3 in 2006). Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and has offices in London, Paris, Hamburg, and New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 59 of 95 |
| Sector (Retail) | 6 of 6 |
| Type (Going Private) | 2 of 6 |
| State (Arizona) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 10 of 18 |
| Year (2014) | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 42 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-08 |
Teneo
New York, New York, United States Teneo is a global consulting and communications firm that provides strategic advisory services to CEOs and C-level executives of the world's leading companies. The company's core service is providing strategic and communications services, which covers a wide array of engagements such as customer communications, crisis management, investor relations, digital and social media consulting, executive recruitment, and litigation management. Teneo was founded in 2011 and is based in New York City. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-31 |
Phones 4u
Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom MobileServ, operating under the Phones 4u brand, is a independent multi-channel mobile phone distributor among the youth market in the UK and the largest provider of mobile phone insurance in the UK. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 10.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
ATP Private Equity Partners is a Danish institutional investment firm focused on investing in private equity funds across Europe, North America, and select emerging markets. The Firm is supported by ATP, Denmark's largest pension fund. In addition to investing in private equity funds, ATP also looks to for co-investment situations. ATP Private Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 28 of 43 |
| Sector (Retail) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Going Private) | 3 of 4 |
| State (Arizona) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 12 of 19 |
| Year (2014) | 4 of 4 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 14 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-18 |
Lindorff
Oslo, Norway Lindorff is a full-service European credit management service provider. The company offers information services, payment services, invoicing services, debt collection, and debt purchase. Lindorff was founded in 1898 and is based in Oslo, Norway. |
Buy | €2.3B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-02 |
Sanitec
Helsinki, Finland Sanitec is a European multi-brand group that designs, manufactures, and markets bathroom ceramics and bath and shower products. Sanitec was founded in 1990 and is based in Helsinki, Finland. |
Sell | $1.4B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| PE ASSETS | 125.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Ardian is a mega-sized diversified investment group focused on opportunities worldwide. Ardian invests across and manages funds focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, growth capital financings, mezzanine, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment opportunities. Ardian's small-buyouts group targets controlling interests in French, German, and Italian businesses valued up to €100 million. It's mid-sized buyout group seeks businesses valued up €1.5 billion and does not have any geographic limitations. The Infrastructure team looks for European opportunities and can commit up to €150 million per transaction. The Mezzanine group supports junior capital commitments of €5 to €80 million. In addition to direct investing, Ardian also manages various private equity fund-of-funds. Ardian was founded in 1996 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 223 of 416 |
| Sector (Retail) | 12 of 15 |
| Type (Going Private) | 8 of 15 |
| State (Arizona) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 27 of 58 |
| Year (2014) | 19 of 22 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 8 of 67 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-01 |
SUEZ
Maidenhead, United Kingdom SUEZ provides more than seven million tonnes of waste through our network of recycling, composting, energy-from-waste, and landfill facilities, recycling and recovering over two million tonnes of this. SUEZ was founded in 1988 and is based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-16 |
A-Plan
Witney, United Kingdom A-Plan Ltd. is a UK specialist multichannel insurance broking group with a focus on personal lines and a growing presence in specialized products such as SME policies. The group’s core proposition is a branch-led, service-driven offering, valued by its large base of loyal customers that today make up over 1.5 million policies nationally. A-Plan was formed in 1963 and is based in Witney, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
