M&A Deal Summary

Temasek Holdings Acquires Element Materials Technology

On January 25, 2022, sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings acquired test/measurement equipment company Element Materials Technology from Bridgepoint

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Temasek Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Temasek Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-01-25
Target Element Materials Technology
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Temasek Holdings
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) BofA Securities
Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Allen & Overy (Legal)

Target

Element Materials Technology

London, United Kingdom
website
Element Materials Technology is a provider of testing, inspection, and certification services for a diverse range of products, materials, and technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure in use is not an option. The company's scientists, engineers, and technologists, working in our global network of over 200 laboratories, support customers from early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals, and into production ensuring their products are safe and sustainable, and achieve market access. Element Materials Technology was formed in 2011 and is based in London.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Temasek Holdings

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Sovereign Wealth Fund
Founded 1974
PE ASSETS 496.6B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Temasek Holdings is a state-owned investment holding company. Temasek is owned by the government of Singapore and invests directly and indirectly in a broad range of assets and sectors. Target sectors include financial services, telecommunications, media, technology, transportation, industrials, life science, consumer, real estate, energy, and resources. Temasek was formed in 1974 and is based in Singapore.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 31
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-21 FTX

Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda

FTX is a cryptocurrency exchange built by traders, for traders. It offers innovative products, including industry-leading derivatives, options and volatility products, tokenized stocks, prediction markets, leveraged tokens, and an OTC desk. FTX is based in Saint John's, Antigua.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-07 CAA

Los Angeles, California, United States

CAA is a talent and literary agency that represents the most creative and successful artists working in music, film, television, theatre, sports, and games, and provides a range of strategic marketing services to corporate clients. CAA was founded in 1975 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 28.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 91 of 97
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 57 of 61
Country (United Kingdom) 43 of 44
Year (2022) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-19 FCG

Stockholm, Sweden

FCG is a GRC services provider, offering advisory, outsourcing, GRC technology and fund administration services to the financial services industry. With in-depth expertise, FCG helps clients manage their challenges and guide them in an ever-changing environment. FCG was founded in 2008 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-28 Groupe CIR

Paris, France

Groupe CIR is an independent specialist in city-center real-estate investment. The Group provides French savers and institutional investors with products based on underlying high-quality city-center real estate through three offers: CIR for direct investment in Malraux products, land deficits, and historic monuments, Urban Premium for indirect investment through housing and yields real estate investment companies and Agarim for bare ownership investment. Groupe CIR was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

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