M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-04-28 |
| Target | Nordic Cinema Group AB |
| Sector | Media |
| Buyer(s) | Bridgepoint |
| Sellers(s) | Ratos |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 4.7B SEK |
| Advisor(s) | Castlegreen Partners (Financial) Hansen Advokatbyrå KB (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 28.2B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 100 of 175 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 36 of 70 |
| Country (Sweden) | 7 of 12 |
| Year (2015) | 4 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 12 of 59 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-23 |
MVF
London, United Kingdom MVF is a provider of online customer acquisition and lead generation services to a variety of industry sectors including market research, B2B markets, relocations, education, clean tech and healthcare. The business uses proprietary technology, data driven analytics and in-house digital marketing expertise to provide some of the world's leading brands with high volumes of new customers that generate a strong return on investment. MVF was founded in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-14 |
John Brown Media
London, United Kingdom John Brown Media Ltd. is a UK contract publisher producing high quality magazines for a range of corporate clients, and is noted for its creativity and editorial content and ability to generate incremental revenue for its clients from the publications it produces. |
Sell | - |
Ratos is a publicly-traded investment group focused on acquiring and growing un-listed companies. Ratos does not have any sector preferences and pursues platform companies throughout Scandinavia. The Firm's target investment size is 250M SEK to 5B SEK. Ratos looks to be an active owner in pursuing growth options and improving operations. Ratos was established in 1866 and is based in Stockholm.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 13 |
| Sector (Media) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 2 of 5 |
| Country (Sweden) | 3 of 8 |
| Year (2015) | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-21 |
Ledil
Salo, Finland Ledil is a designer, developer, and sells secondary optics for LED lighting globally. The secondary optics process the light from the LED to provide optimum function for which the lamp is designed with as high energy efficiency as possible. Ledil was established in 2002 and is based in Salo, Finland. |
Buy | €97M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-25 |
Speed Group
Boras, Sweden Speed Group is a provider of logistics services that extend from staffing to full-scale warehouse management and certain supplementary services in production, recruitment, and education. Speed Group was established in 2004 and is based in Boras, Sweden. |
Buy | kr450M |
