M&A Deal Summary

Endless Acquires Adare

On April 15, 2015, private equity firm Endless acquired marketing company Adare from Caird Capital for 60M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Endless’ 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Endless’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Endless’ 33rd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Adare was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-04-15
Target Adare
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Endless
Sellers(s) Caird Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 60M GBP

Target

Adare

Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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Adare is a provider of marketing and secure communication solutions with a full range of print management, print production, mailing, data, design, and distribution services. Adare was formed in 1982 and is based in Basingstoke, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Endless

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Endless LLP is an independent private equity firm that targets management buyouts and turnaround investment opportunities in a variety of industries. Endless invests in UK based companies with generating sales of £10 to £1000 million. Endless can commit up to £80 million for each transaction in the form of equity and/or debt. Endless will not invest in startups or companies with less than £10 million of sales. Endless was formed in 2005 and has offices in Leeds, Manchester and Solihull.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 74
Sector (Marketing) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 10 of 19
Country (United Kingdom) 33 of 71
Year (2015) 3 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-14 FMG Support

Huddersfield, United Kingdom

FMG Support provides a range of outsourced services to help its blue chip customers to manage the performance of their vehicle fleets, generating efficiencies and improving profitability.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-15 High Street TV

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

High Street TV is a multi-channel retail business operating in the UK and internationally. HSTV is best known for bringing the world renowned Nutribullet to the UK market and introducing market disruptive products such as the Pressure King Pro, CleverChef, Paint Runner Pro and Squat Magic. In addition to its five television shopping channels , which bring its globally renowned and innovative licensed and own brand products direct to the consumer, the business also sells via online and print and its products are available at over 2,000 retail outlets across 35 groups, including John Lewis, Argos, Tesco, ASDA, Selfridges, Boots and Robert Dyas.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Caird Capital LLP is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in UK-based middle-market companies. Caird does not have any sector preferences. Caird Capital is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 19
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 8
Country (United Kingdom) 14 of 18
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-02 Gradus

Macclesfield, United Kingdom

Gradus is a designer and manufacturer of contract interior building products, serving a wide range of sectors including commercial, healthcare, education, retail and leisure.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-01 TM Lewin Group

London, United Kingdom

T.M. Lewin is a British businesswear retailer, known for its Jermyn Street heritage, invention of the first button-through shirt and affordable British style. T.M. Lewin serves customers from over 95 stores in the UK and Australia and over 90 franchise stores in the Middle East, Africa, India, South East Asia, and a strong online presence. T.M. Lewin was formed in 1898 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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