M&A Deal Summary

KKR Acquires Environmental Resources Management

On May 17, 2021, private equity firm KKR acquired environmental company Environmental Resources Management from OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 14th transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is KKR’s 20th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-05-17
Target Environmental Resources Management
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) KKR
Sellers(s) OMERS Private Equity
Alberta Investment Management
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Environmental Resources Management

London, United Kingdom
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Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is a global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, and social consulting services. Environmental Resources Management (ERM) was founded in 1871 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 510.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 373 of 428
Sector (Environmental) 14 of 14
Type (Secondary Buyout) 80 of 102
Country (United Kingdom) 20 of 23
Year (2021) 14 of 40
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-17 GO-JEK

Jakarta, Indonesia

GO-JEK is a mobile application-based platform in Indonesia that provides a range of services such as ride-hailing, food delivery, lifestyle services, and mobile payments. GO-JEK was founded in 2010 and is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-26 Essential Accessibility

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Essential Accessibility is an accessibility-as-a-Service platform that makes digital assets conform with WCAG and compliant with ADA, AODA, Section 508, and other anti-discrimination laws. Its comprehensive solution provides everything you need to create and maintain fully accessible web, mobile, and product experiences to ensure customers of all abilities have equal access. Essential Accessibility is based in Toronto Ontario.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

OMERS Private Equity

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 19.8B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

OMERS Private Equity, Inc. is the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. OMERS invests in buyout, venture, and mezzanine funds as well as makes direct private equity investments in North American companies with and enterprise value of $200 million to 1.5 billion. Target sectors include manufacturing, financial and business services, industrial and consumer products, transportation, and technology. OMERS Private Equity was formed in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 28
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 12 of 14
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 4
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-03 Precisely

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Precisely is a provider of data integrity software. The Company provides accuracy, consistency, and context in data for 12,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Precisely’s data integration, data quality, data governance, location intelligence, and data enrichment products power better business decisions to create better outcomes. Precisely is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-19 Gastro Health

Miami, Florida, United States

Gastro Health is a gastroenterology physician practice management company with 21 centers across South Florida. Gastro Health was founded in 2003 and is based in Miami, Florida.

Buy -
SELLER

Alberta Investment Management

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Pension
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 4.5B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is a Canadian diversified institutional investment manager serving pension, endowment and government funds in the province of Alberta. In addition to investing in public equities, fixed income, and debt, AIMCo looks to invest in private equity, real estate, timberlands, and infrastructure. AIMCo's private equity group invests in funds and directly in companies throughout North America and Western Europe. Areas of interest include consumer, industrials, business services, financial services, technology, and healthcare. AIMCo is based in Edmonton, with additional offices in Toronto and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-26 Proofpoint

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Proofpoint is a security-as-a-service provider that focuses on cloud-based solutions for threat protection, compliance, archiving & governance, and secure communications. Proofpoint was founded in 2002 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Buy $12.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-26 Medallia

Pleasanton, California, United States

Medallia is a provider of cloud based platform captures billions of experience signals across interactions including all voice, video, digital, IOT, social media and corporate messaging tools. Medallia was founded in 2001 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

Buy $6.4B