Baird Capital Partners Europe Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Baird Capital Partners Europe’s most common sectors for investment arestaffing (15%) and healthcare services (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (65%) and growth capital (20%). In total, Baird Capital Partners Europe has invested in 4 US states and 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Zarges Tubesca for $176M.

In the last 3 years, Baird Capital Partners Europe has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (65%). Baird Capital Partners Europe’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2018 when it sold VENITI for $160M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity70
    • M&A Buy Activity42
    • M&A Sell Activity28
  • Total Sectors Invested 24
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 28
  • M&A Advisors 1

Baird Capital Partners Europe Ltd.

Finsbury Circus House, 15 Finsbury Circus,
London, EC2M 7EB
United Kingdom
+44 207 488 1212
www.bairdeurope.com/private-equity
aferguson@bcpe.co.uk

Baird Capital Partners Europe (BCPE) is the European private equity arm of Baird Private Equity. BCPE invests in lower middle-market companies generating revenues ranging from £10 and £100 million with an enterprise value of £10 - £50 million. Specific areas of interest include industrials, specialty consumer products, aerospace/defense, building materials, electrical equipment, oil/gas equipment, medical devices/equipment, human capital services, transaction processing, process outsourcing, professional/technical services, facilities management, environmental/waste, and marketing services. BCPE looks to invest between £5 and £20 million per transaction. Baird Capital Partners Europe was formed in 1971 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Defense, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Medical Products, Renewable Energy, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 100
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 20
Enterprise Value 10 50
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 42 - - - - - 42
vol $332M $332M
Sell (1.4/yr) # 21 2 - 2 3 - 28
vol $400M $17M $417M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
R2integrated 2022-12-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Baltimore, Maryland · www.r2integrated.com
Crisp Thinking Group Ltd. 2022-05-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.crispthinking.com
Nigel Wright Consultancy Ltd. 2022-02-03 - Sold to Management
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · www.nigelwright.com
Collingwood Lighting 2021-02-16 - Secondary Buyout
Northamptonshire, United Kingdom · www.collingwoodlighting.com
Prescient Healthcare Group (UK) Ltd. 2021-01-20 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.prescienthg.com
Clearwater Group Ltd. 2019-05-21 17M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Napton Holt, United Kingdom · www.clearwatergroup.co.uk
Hopebridge LLC 2019-05-06 - Secondary Buyout
Kokomo, Indiana · www.hopebridge.com
Crisp Thinking Group Ltd. 2018-10-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.crispthinking.com
VENITI, Inc. 2018-08-08 160M USD Add-on Acquisition
St. Louis, Missouri · www.veniti.com
Collingwood Lighting 2018-07-24 - Growth Capital
Northamptonshire, United Kingdom · www.collingwoodlighting.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Staffing 1 (17%) - 6 (14%) 8M (2%)
Healthcare Services 1 (17%) - 5 (12%) -
Medical Products - - 3 (7%) -
Automotive - - 2 (5%) -
Building Materials - - 2 (5%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 2 (5%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (17%) - 2 (5%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (5%) -
Software - - 2 (5%) -
Transportation - - 2 (5%) -
Machinery - - 1 (2%) 176M (53%)
Consumer Products - - 1 (2%) 91M (28%)
Business Services - - 1 (2%) 43M (13%)
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) 14M (4%)
Aerospace 1 (17%) - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Services 1 (17%) - 1 (2%) -
Distribution - - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services 1 (17%) - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Media - - 1 (2%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (2%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (2%) -
Total 6 - 42 $332M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 4 (67%) - 29 (69%) 65M (19%)
Germany - - 6 (14%) 176M (53%)
United States 1 (17%) - 4 (10%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (17%) - 1 (2%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
France - - 2 (5%) 91M (28%)
Malaysia 1 (17%) - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 4 (67%) - 29 (69%) 65M (19%)
Cross-border 2 (33%) - 13 (31%) 267M (81%)
Total 6 - 42 $332M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (33%) - 27 (64%) 156M (47%)
Growth Capital 2 (33%) - 8 (19%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (5%) 176M (53%)
Divestiture 1 (17%) - 2 (5%) -
Going Private 1 (17%) - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (2%) -
Venture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 6 - 42 $332M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (32%) 244M (58%)
Secondary Sale 9 (32%) 123M (30%)
Trade Sale 9 (32%) 50M (12%)
Sold to Management 1 (4%) -
Total 28 $417M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Smith Square Partners LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $176M
< $100M 4 $156M
TOTAL $332M
Largest Zarges Tubesca GmbH
$176M (2007-01-29)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $283M
< $100M 3 $134M
TOTAL $417M
Largest VENITI, Inc.
$160M (2018-08-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Strategic(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
32%
9 (32%)
Strategic(s)
64%
18 (64%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.5B USD

Established

1971

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Subsidiary of

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.

Leadership

Andrew Ferguson

Partner

Andy Tse

Partner

Brett Tucker

Partner

Huaming Gu

Partner

James Benfield

Partner

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