Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1989-01-01 |
| Target | Caradon Plumbing Solutions |
| Sector | Building Materials |
| Sellers(s) | Cinven |
| Deal Type | Trade Sale |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 130 |
| Sector: Building Materials M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Trade Sale M&A Deals | 4 of 14 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 9 of 73 |
| Year: 1989 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-12-01 |
Travellers Fare
United Kingdom Travellers Fare, the catering division of British Rail, won the bid to buy the business from its parent, supported by Cinven and other investors. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-05-01 |
Hamleys
London, United Kingdom Hamleys Ltd. the world’s most famous toyshop,The business had a number of competitive advantages that could be exploited and the management team believed this could be achieved in a relatively short space of time. |
Buy | - |
