Five Arrows Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Five Arrows has acquired 13 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Five Arrows’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (18%) and internet software and services (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (64%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (25%). In total, Five Arrows has invested in 9 US states and 9 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2011 when it acquired Etanco SAS for $417M.

In the last 3 years, Five Arrows has exited 9 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (59%). Five Arrows’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold The Binding Site Group for $3.5B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity74
    • M&A Buy Activity50
    • M&A Sell Activity24
  • Total Sectors Invested 21
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 15

Five Arrows

Five Arrows

23Bis, Avenue de Messine 51st floor,
Paris, 75008
France
+ 33 1 40 74 40 49
www.rothschild.com/merchant_banking/FAPI/home

Five Arrows Principal Investments is a mid-cap investor in Western European companies. Five Arrows can invest across the capital structure (equity, equity-linked, mezzanine, convertible debt) and generally focused on primary or secondary buyouts, growth financings, and balance sheet restructurings. The Group does not have any sector preferences, but typically looks for businesses with high barriers to entry and predictable earnings. Five Arrows can commit €30 to €400 million per investment. Five Arrows is a unit of Rothschild Bank. The Group has offices in Paris, Luxembourg, and London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Environmental, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Packaging, Publishing, Retail, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 30 400
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.0/yr) # 35 2 4 6 1 2 50
vol $648M $648M
Sell (2.0/yr) # 14 1 5 2 1 1 24
vol $453M $3.5B $3.9B
  74

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
RIMES Technologies 2024-04-09 - Secondary Buyout
New York, New York · www.rimes.com
Texthelp Ltd. 2024-03-25 - Merger
Antrim, United Kingdom · www.texthelp.com
Agilio Software 2024-02-19 - Secondary Buyout
Sheffield, United Kingdom · www.codeuk.com
CBA Informatique Liberale 2023-10-30 - Stake Sale
Avignon, France · www.cbainfo.fr
n2y LLC 2023-04-04 - Secondary Buyout
Huron, Ohio · www.n2y.com
A2Mac1 Group 2022-11-08 - Secondary Sale
Boulogne Billancourt, France · www.a2mac1.com
The Binding Site Group Ltd. 2022-10-31 3.5B GBP Trade Sale
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.bindingsite.com
BioPhorum Operations Group Ltd. 2022-07-01 - Secondary Buyout
Sheffield, United Kingdom · www.biophorum.com
Groupe EDH 2022-05-25 - Secondary Buyout
Paris, France · www.groupe-edh.com
Kpler Holding SA 2022-04-13 - Growth Capital
Brussels, Belgium · www.kpler.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
n2y LLC 2023-04-04 Texthelp Ltd. 2024-03-25 1
Huron, Ohio · www.n2y.com Antrim, United Kingdom · www.texthelp.com
Intescia Group 2022-02-01 Explore SAS 2023-09-18 1
Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France · www.intescia.com Carquefou, France · www.explore.fr
Sygnature Discovery Ltd. 2021-06-29 NuChem Sciences, Inc. 2023-08-01 1
Nottingham, United Kingdom · www.sygnaturediscovery.com Saint-Laurent, Quebec · www.nuchemsciences.com
Mintec Ltd. 2022-02-02 AgriBriefing Ltd. 2023-01-09 1
Bourne End, United Kingdom · www.mintecglobal.com London, United States · www.agribriefing.com
RLDatix Ltd. 2013-07-01 365 Response Ltd. 2022-02-09 12
Chicago, Illinois · www.rldatix.com Wakefield, United Kingdom · www.365response.org
Zenith American Solutions, Inc. 2017-12-13 Innovative Software Solutions, Inc. 2022-01-05 1
Tampa, Florida · www.zenith-american.com Maple Shade, New Jersey · www.issisystems.com
RLDatix Ltd. 2013-07-01 Allocate Software plc 2021-06-28 11
Chicago, Illinois · www.rldatix.com Richmond, United Kingdom · www.allocatesoftware.com
Alpina Group B.V. 2021-06-08 Heilbron Group B.V. 2021-06-08 2
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.alpinagroup.com Doetinchem, Netherlands · www.heilbron.nl
Alpina Group B.V. 2021-06-08 Voogd & Voogd Verzekeringen C.V. 2021-06-08 1
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.alpinagroup.com Middelharnis, Netherlands · www.voogd.com
Solifi 2019-10-08 White Clarke Group 2021-04-06 2
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.solifi.com Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · www.whiteclarkegroup.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 6 (21%) - 9 (17%) -
Internet Software and Services 6 (21%) - 7 (13%) -
Healthcare Services 5 (18%) - 6 (12%) -
Information Services 3 (11%) - 4 (8%) -
Information Technology 2 (7%) - 4 (8%) -
Business Services 2 (7%) - 3 (6%) -
Insurance 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
Education 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Life Science 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) 417M (64%)
Publishing - - 1 (2%) 231M (36%)
Distribution - - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Food - - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (2%) -
Media - - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (2%) -
Retail - - 1 (2%) -
Total 28 - 52 $648M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 8 (29%) - 19 (37%) 417M (64%)
United Kingdom 6 (21%) - 13 (25%) 231M (36%)
United States 9 (32%) - 9 (17%) -
  New York 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Georgia 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Florida 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Colorado 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Virginia 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Ohio 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands 2 (7%) - 4 (8%) -
Germany 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Sweden - - 2 (4%) -
Belgium 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Ireland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Italy - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 8 (29%) - 19 (37%) 417M (64%)
Cross-border 20 (71%) - 33 (63%) 231M (36%)
Total 28 - 52 $648M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 22 (79%) - 33 (63%) 417M (64%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (11%) - 13 (25%) 231M (36%)
Growth Capital 3 (11%) - 6 (12%) -
Total 28 - 52 $648M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 14 (58%) 453M (12%)
IPO 3 (13%) -
Merger 3 (13%) -
Stake Sale 2 (8%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (4%) 3.5B (88%)
Trade Sale 1 (4%) -
Total 24 $3.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Raymond James - Investment Banking
 2
Alvarez & Marsal
 2
Arma Partners LLP
 2
Legal Deals
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
 3
Paul Hastings
 3
Bredin Prat
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $648M
TOTAL $648M
Largest Etanco SAS
$417M (2011-09-05)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $3.5B
$100M to $1B 2 $453M
TOTAL $3.9B
Largest The Binding Site Group Ltd.
$3.5B (2022-10-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
63%
33 (63%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
63%
15 (63%)
Strategic(s)
21%
5 (21%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

24.0B EUR

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Javed Khan

Co-Managing Partner of FAPI

Emmanuel Roth

Co-Managing Partner

Fraser Handcock

Head of Portfolio Operations Group

Brahim Ammor

Managing Director

Guillaume Bon

Managing Director

FAQ

What type of investor is Five Arrows?

Five Arrows is a private equity firm.

Where is Five Arrows headquartered?

Five Arrows is headquartered in Paris, France.

How much capital does Five Arrows have under management?

Five Arrows has 24.0B EUR under management.

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