Investment Summary

ECI Partners Invests In Harvard Engineering

On November 12, 2013, private equity firm ECI Partners invested in electrical equipment company Harvard Engineering

Investment Highlights
  • This is ECI Partners’ 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is ECI Partners’ 43rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2013-11-12
Target Harvard Engineering
Sector Electrical Equipment
Investor(s) ECI Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Harvard Engineering

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Harvard Engineering is a provider of wireless control and monitoring systems for street lighting and a CoolLED range of switchable drivers for LED lighting.

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Investor

ECI Partners

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 2.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 78
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 4 of 14
Country: United Kingdom M&A 43 of 73
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-17 Ascribe

Westhoughton,Bolton, United Kingdom

Ascribe Ltd. is a provider of healthcare IT solutions.

Sell £58M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-11 Encore Tickets

London, United Kingdom

Encore is an official partner of over 160 theatres and attractions and has been working closely with venues, producers and cultural institutions for over 19 years to create exclusive ticket deals, access and unique experiences for Encore customers. Encore delivers largest and most international theatre audiences with the widest range of plays and shows in the West End and Broadway, with over 6 million West End theatre and 10 million attraction tickets on sale at any one time. The Business sells both direct to consumer through its B2C brands (Ovation Tickets, NewYorkTheatreGuide.com, BoxOffice.co.uk, and LondonTheatre.co.uk) as well as through its 1,500 B2B online, media and travel partners including TimeOut, lastminute.com, and Expedia. Its global specialist theatre distribution platform is underpinned by a proprietary technology platform. Encore was formed in 2000 and is headquartered in London.

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