M&A Deal Summary

Endless Acquires AMCO

On April 1, 2008, private equity firm Endless acquired engineering company AMCO for 9M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Endless’ 2nd transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Endless’ 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Endless’ 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • AMCO was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2011 for 41M GBP.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-04-01
Target AMCO
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Endless
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 9M GBP

Target

AMCO

Barnsley, United Kingdom
AMCO is a provider of construction, engineering, property development and manufacturing services.

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Buyer

Endless

Leeds, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.5B 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 7 of 76
Sector: Engineering M&A 2 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 36
Country: United Kingdom M&A 7 of 73
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-19 Neville Johnson

Manchester, United Kingdom

Neville Johnson is a premium brand designing, manufacturing, retailing, and fitting bespoke furniture for the home. The business operates three product lines: Furniture - serving the living space, bedroom and study space; Staircase renovation; and high-end Kitchens, through the Tom Howley brand. The Tom Howley brand targets the upper-end of the Kitchen market and enjoys a well-founded reputation for handcrafted quality products and impeccable customer service. Neville Johnson was formed in 1987 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Sell £13M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-03 St. Neots Packaging

Saint Neots, United Kingdom

St Neots Packaging is a manufacturer of paperboard fast food disposables and packaging products. Products range from sandwich boxes to hot drinks cups and fast food kids meal boxes and packs. The company has been at the forefront of new product design in its chosen markets to develop more environmentally sustainable packaging and to increase shelf-life of its customer products.

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