M&A Deal Summary

OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Acquire Environmental Resources Management

On June 15, 2015, private equity firm OMERS Private Equity and pension Alberta Investment Management acquired environmental company Environmental Resources Management from Charterhouse Capital Partners for 1.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 1st and Alberta Investment Management’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 2nd and Alberta Investment Management’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is OMERS Private Equity’s 6th and Alberta Investment Management’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Environmental Resources Management was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-06-15
Target Environmental Resources Management
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) OMERS Private Equity
Alberta Investment Management
Sellers(s) Charterhouse Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 1.7B USD

Target

Environmental Resources Management

London, United Kingdom
website
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) 2

Buyer

OMERS Private Equity

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


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 33 of 55
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 15 of 33
Country (United Kingdom) 6 of 11
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-16 Logibec

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Logibec deploys information systems that span the clinical, operational, and business needs of complex healthcare organizations. Logibec was founded in 1982 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-18 KAG

North Canton, Ohio, United States

KAG provides transportation and logistics services to the fuel, chemical, liquid food and merchant gas sectors in the U.S. and Canada. KAG was founded in 1997 and is based in North Canton, Ohio.

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Buyer
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 30
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 12
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 4
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-09 Howard Energy Partners

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Howard Energy Partners is an independent midstream energy company that owns and operates natural gas gathering lines, processing facilities, and pipelines, as well as oil gathering lines, a liquids stabilization plant, and bulk liquid storage terminals. Howard Energy Partners was founded in 2011 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

Buy $221M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-18 Granicus

Denver, Colorado, United States

Granicus is a provider of cloud-based government transparency, legislative management and digital marketing solutions for government agencies across North America and the United Kingdom. The Company’s software solutions empower government organizations to create better lives for their constituents by enabling better decision making, communications and engagement while driving significant organizational efficiency via the automation of daily legislative workflows. Granicus was founded in 1999 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Charterhouse Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1934
PE ASSETS 4.1B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Charterhouse Capital Partners is a large private equity firm specializing in buyouts of European industrial and commercial service companies. The Firm primarily seeks opportunities in Western Europe and the UK. Charterhouse focuses on profitable companies led by experienced management valued from €200 million to €1.5 billion. Specific areas of interest include business services, chemicals, engineering, leisure, transport and logistics. Charterhouse Capital Partners was formed in 1934 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 33
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 8 of 13
Country (United Kingdom) 13 of 16
Year (2015) 4 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-08 Mirion

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Mirion is a provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis, and monitoring products and services to the nuclear power, medical, military, and homeland security markets. Mirion Technologies was founded in 2005 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Buy $750M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-31 Comexposium

Paris, France

Comexposium is a pure-play exhibitions operator worldwide, owning, organising and managing a portfolio of approximately 135 exhibitions, across 30 countries and 11 industries, with over 46,000 exhibitors annually. Comexposium was founded in 2008 and is based in Paris, France.

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