M&A Deal Summary

Alcuin Capital Partners Acquires Caffe Nero

On January 19, 2011, growth capital firm Alcuin Capital Partners acquired beverage company Caffe Nero

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alcuin Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Alcuin Capital Partners’ 10th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-01-19
Target Caffe Nero
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Alcuin Capital Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Caffe Nero

London, United Kingdom
website
Caffe Nero is a coffee house brand specializing in high quality, Italian espresso coffee, and Italian snacks and sandwiches. Caffe Nero was formed in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Alcuin Capital Partners is a London-based private equity firm focused primarily on making growth, or development capital investments in profitable lower middle-market companies. In addition to providing funding for growth, Alcuin also considers buyouts, buy-ins and recapitalizations. The Firm's target investment size is £4 to £20 million. Alcuin looks to be the lead investor and will consider both majority or minority situations.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 32
Sector (Beverages) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 10 of 30
Year (2011) 1 of 3
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