M&A Deal Summary

BCA Marketplace Acquires British Car Auctions

On March 26, 2015, BCA Marketplace acquired business services company British Car Auctions from CD&R for 1.2B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BCA Marketplace’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is BCA Marketplace’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BCA Marketplace’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-03-26
Target British Car Auctions
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) BCA Marketplace
Sellers(s) CD&R
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.2B GBP

Target

British Car Auctions

Hindhead, United Kingdom
website
BCA is Europe's vehicle remarketing business, providing physical and electronic vehicle auctions, together with a range of e-commerce activities and other related services. BCA operates out of 40 sites in 11 countries and generates gross auction proceeds of GBP3.3 billion per annum.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BCA Marketplace

London, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Automotive
DESCRIPTION

BCA Marketplace plc is a vehicle remarketing company specializes in multi-channel auctions of second-hand cars, vans, and trucks from leading European vehicle vendors. We constantly offer thousands of used vehicles - all available for 24/7 viewing online. BCA Marketplace was formed in 1946 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 4
Year (2015) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-01 SMA Vehicle Remarketing

Leeds, United Kingdom

SMA Vehicle Remarketing Ltd. is a UK motor auction and services group. SMA has a multi-channel approach selling vehicles online and through its physical auction sites in Kinross, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle and Leeds offering dedicated sales for cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles. In addition, SMA offers a range of value-added services to vendors including inspection services, transport services and tactical repair.

Buy £43M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CD&R

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) is a large private equity firm that targets non-core divestitures of large corporations, growth equity financings, traditional buyouts, and corporate/family partnerships. CD&R looks for opportunities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia and will consider businesses in a wide range of sectors including consumer/retail, healthcare, industrials, and services. Prospective companies generally lead their respective markets, have stable cash flows, and possess competitive advantages through differentiated products, services, or processes. CD&R was formed in 1978 and has offices in New York City and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 42
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 14
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 5
Year (2015) 1 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 14
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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MOD Pizza is a fast-casual pizza concept. MOD’s individual artisan-style pizzas are made on demand, using fresh-pressed dough and signature sauces. Customers create their own pizzas and salads, using any combination of over 30 featured toppings, or they can choose from a menu of MOD classics. MOD Pizza was founded in 2008 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Healogics is a provider of advanced wound care services. Healogics and its affiliated companies manage nearly 600 Wound Care Centers® through a connected network of centers, partner hospitals, academic medical centers, patients, and families. Leveraging its scale and experience, Healogics utilizes an evidence-based systematic approach to chronic wound healing in treating an underserved and growing patient population. Healogics was founded in 1996 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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