Dunedin Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Dunedin has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 2 others.

Dunedin’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (25%) and information technology (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (66%) and secondary buyout (21%). In total, Dunedin has invested in 1 US state and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2002 when it acquired The Jessop Group for $226M.

In the last 3 years, Dunedin has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (38%). Dunedin’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold U-POL for $590M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity78
    • M&A Buy Activity49
    • M&A Sell Activity29
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 5

Dunedin LLP

Saltire Court 20, Castle Terrace,
Edinburgh, EH1 2EN
United Kingdom
+44 131 225 6699
www.dunedin.com
info@dunedin.com

Dunedin is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in the UK. Dunedin looks to invest in businesses with proven management, strong market positions/brands, positive cash-flow, significant barriers to entry, and strong opportunities for growth. Dunedin seeks businesses valued from £20 to £100 million. Targeted sectors include construction, building materials, consumer products/services, financial services, healthcare, leisure, specialist manufacturing, and support services. Dunedin was formed in 1983 and is based in Edinburgh with an additional office in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Retail, Software

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 60
Enterprise Value 20 100
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 45 1 2 1 - - 49
vol $1.7B $1.7B
Sell (1.4/yr) # 22 2 2 - 2 1 29
vol $684M $431M $590M $1.7B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
U-POL Ltd. 2021-07-07 590M USD Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.u-pol.com
Hawksford Holdings Ltd. 2020-08-19 - Secondary Buyout
Jersey, Channel Islands · www.hawksford.com
Kingsbridge Risk Solutions Ltd. 2020-03-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Liverpool, United Kingdom · www.kibl.co.uk
Acquis Insurance Management Ltd. 2019-05-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Newport, United Kingdom · www.acquisinsurance.com
Incremental Group Ltd. 2018-12-04 - Growth Capital
Glasgow, United Kingdom · www.incrementalgroup.co.uk
Construction Testing Solutions Ltd. 2018-11-26 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Leicestershire, United Kingdom · www.constructiontesting.co.uk
CGI International Ltd. 2018-09-28 - Secondary Buyout
Haydock, United Kingdom · www.pyroguard.eu
Global Processing Services Ltd. 2018-06-19 - Growth Capital
Douglas, United Kingdom · www.globalprocessing.net
Kee Safety Ltd. 2017-10-18 431M GBP Secondary Buyout
West Midlands, United Kingdom · www.keesafetygroup.com
Black Rock Programme Management Ltd. 2017-08-07 - Sold to Management
London, United Kingdom · www.blackrockpm.co.uk
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Ltd. 2016-02-05 Lionpoint Group 2021-05-20 1
London, United Kingdom · www.alphafmc.com New York, New York · www.lionpointgroup.com
RSL Steeper 2005-12-01 RSL Steeper - Bebionic Business 2017-02-02 1
Rochester, United Kingdom · www.rslsteeper.com , United Kingdom

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 3 (25%) 123M (31%) 12 (24%) 353M (20%)
Information Technology 4 (33%) 174M (43%) 4 (8%) 174M (10%)
Manufacturing 2 (17%) 82M (20%) 4 (8%) 119M (7%)
Insurance 1 (8%) - 4 (8%) 31M (2%)
Aerospace - - 3 (6%) 134M (8%)
Construction - - 3 (6%) 100M (6%)
Leisure - - 3 (6%) 95M (5%)
Healthcare Services 1 (8%) - 3 (6%) -
Building Materials - - 2 (4%) 139M (8%)
Software - - 2 (4%) 66M (4%)
Retail - - 1 (2%) 226M (13%)
Chemicals - - 1 (2%) 200M (11%)
Gaming - - 1 (2%) 29M (2%)
Consumer Products - - 1 (2%) 26M (1%)
Distribution - - 1 (2%) 25M (1%)
Environmental 1 (8%) 23M (6%) 1 (2%) 23M (1%)
Information Services - - 1 (2%) 6M (< 1%)
Financial Services - - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 12 $403M 49 $1.7B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 12 (100%) 403M (100%) 47 (96%) 1.6B (98%)
Channel Islands - - 1 (2%) 36M (2%)
United States - - 1 (2%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 12 (100%) 403M (100%) 47 (96%) 1.6B (98%)
Cross-border - - 2 (4%) 36M (2%)
Total 12 $403M 49 $1.6B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (25%) 29M (7%) 32 (65%) 576M (35%)
Secondary Buyout 4 (33%) 297M (74%) 10 (20%) 974M (59%)
Growth Capital 3 (25%) - 5 (10%) 37M (2%)
Divestiture 1 (8%) 53M (13%) 1 (2%) 53M (3%)
Stake Purchase 1 (8%) 23M (6%) 1 (2%) 23M (1%)
Total 12 $403M 49 $1.7B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 11 (38%) 831M (49%)
Trade Sale 7 (24%) 118M (7%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (17%) 756M (44%)
IPO 3 (10%) -
Unknown 2 (7%) -
Sold to Management 1 (3%) -
Total 29 $1.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 1
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Dickson Minto W.S.
 2
Pinsent Masons LLP
 1
Gateley Plc
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $794M
< $100M 28 $952M
TOTAL $1.7B
Largest The Jessop Group Ltd.
$226M (2002-10-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.3B
< $100M 7 $415M
TOTAL $1.7B
Largest U-POL Ltd.
$590M (2021-07-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
10 (20%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
38%
11 (38%)
Strategic(s)
38%
11 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

400M GBP

Established

1983

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Shaun Middleton

Managing Partner

Ross Marshall

Senior Partner

Dougal Bennett

Partner

Mark Ligertwood

Partner

Nicol Fraser

Partner

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