M&A Deal Summary

BC Partners, Epiris and Electra Acquire Allflex Europe

On May 3, 2013, private equity firms BC Partners, Epiris and Electra acquired technology hardware company Allflex Europe from Electra, Intermediate Capital Group, Epiris and Motion Equity Partners for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BC Partners’ 1st, Epiris’ 3rd and Electra’s 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is BC Partners’ 18th, Epiris’ and Electra’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BC Partners’ 11th, Epiris’ 38th and Electra’s 23rd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Allflex Europe was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-05-03
Target Allflex Europe
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) BC Partners
Epiris
Electra
Sellers(s) Electra
Intermediate Capital Group
Epiris
Motion Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 1.4B USD
Advisor(s) White & Case (Legal)

Target

Allflex Europe

Roxburghshire, United Kingdom
website
Allflex Europe is a designer, producer and distributor of animal intelligence and monitoring technologies for livestock, pets, fish and other species. It designs, produces and distributes a variety of products such as radio‐frequency identification (RFID) and visual ear tags, tissue sampling devices, RFID implants, monitoring devices, milk meters, and other farm management equipment. Allflex Europe was founded in 1973 and is based in Roxburghshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

BC Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 17.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BC Partners is a mega private equity firm that invests in high quality businesses with leading market positions. BC does not specialize in any particular sector and makes only a select number of investments per year (3 in 2008, 2 in 2007, 3 in 2006). Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and has offices in London, Paris, Hamburg, and New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 95
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 20 of 39
Country (United Kingdom) 11 of 18
Year (2013) 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 42
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-01 Antelliq Group

Vitre, France

Antelliq Group is a designer, production, and distribution of animal identification and monitoring devices for the management of livestock, pets, and fish. Antelliq Group is based in Vitre, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-19 Springer Science + Business Media KG

Berlin, Germany

Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH is a publisher of scientific research journals in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) and a publisher of STM books. Springer is also a specialist information provider in German-speaking countries. The group publishes around 2000 journals and more than 6,500 new books per year

Buy €3.3B
Buyer

Epiris

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra Partners is a UK-based private equity firm focused on buyouts, co-investments, secondary fund purchases, and debt investing. The Firm's direct investing group looks to make majority or minority investments of £40 to £150 million in deals valued up to £500 million. Electra was formed in 1976 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 73
Sector (Technology Hardware) 3 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 16
Country (United Kingdom) 38 of 60
Year (2013) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-19 CALA Group

Falkirk, United Kingdom

CALA Group is a provider of high quality homes in the North, East and West of Scotland, in the Midlands and in the South East of England, with a focus on high quality, well designed homes in prime locations, from starter homes to luxury detached family properties. CALA Group was founded in 1875 and is based in Falkirk, United Kingdom.

Buy £210M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-31 Laboratoires Chemineau SA

Vouvray, France

Laboratoires Chemineau is an operator and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products.

Sell -
Buyer

Electra

London, United Kingdom

Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 800M GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra is an investment trust quoted on the London Stock Exchange that specializes in private equity investments. Electra's primary focus is on opportunities across Western Europe in a broad array of industries. Electra Private Equity is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 36
Sector (Technology Hardware) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 11
Country (United Kingdom) 23 of 27
Year (2013) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-09 AXIO Data Group Holdings

London, United Kingdom

AXIO Data Group Holdings manages a portfolio of market major information businesses. Company serve customers in a range of sectors including: healthcare, aviation, forest products and intellectual property licensing. Company provide critical, often industry-standard, information and tools to help clients make high value decisions.

Buy £103M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-01 Audiotonix

Chessington, United Kingdom

Audiotonix designs, engineerings, and manufactures professional audio mixing consoles, production software, and ancillary products. With pioneering solutions from premium audio brands Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Fourier Audio, Harrison, KLANG: technologies, Slate Digital, Solid State Logic, sonible, and Sound Devices, its products are used extensively in live sound, broadcast, theatre production, installations, houses of worship, TV and film production, music creation and recording studios. Audiotonix is based in Chessington, United Kingdom.

Buy -

Seller(S) 4

SELLER

Electra

London, United Kingdom

Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 800M GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra is an investment trust quoted on the London Stock Exchange that specializes in private equity investments. Electra's primary focus is on opportunities across Western Europe in a broad array of industries. Electra Private Equity is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 32
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 11 of 16
Country (United Kingdom) 12 of 25
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-09 AXIO Data Group Holdings

London, United Kingdom

AXIO Data Group Holdings manages a portfolio of market major information businesses. Company serve customers in a range of sectors including: healthcare, aviation, forest products and intellectual property licensing. Company provide critical, often industry-standard, information and tools to help clients make high value decisions.

Buy £103M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-01 Audiotonix

Chessington, United Kingdom

Audiotonix designs, engineerings, and manufactures professional audio mixing consoles, production software, and ancillary products. With pioneering solutions from premium audio brands Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Fourier Audio, Harrison, KLANG: technologies, Slate Digital, Solid State Logic, sonible, and Sound Devices, its products are used extensively in live sound, broadcast, theatre production, installations, houses of worship, TV and film production, music creation and recording studios. Audiotonix is based in Chessington, United Kingdom.

Buy -
SELLER

Intermediate Capital Group

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 74.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) is a global mezzanine finance firm. IGC looks to provide junior capital to support a wide range of transactions, including buyouts, debt restructurings, and development financing. The Firm generally invests alongside financial sponsors and management teams in transactions valued from €250 million to €1 billion. ICG was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 135 of 217
Sector (Technology Hardware) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 55 of 82
Country (United Kingdom) 45 of 59
Year (2013) 1 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 73
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-23 Euro Cater

Svenstrup, Denmark

Euro Cater is a Nordic foodservice wholesaler, with more than 30 distribution sites across Denmark and Sweden, offering a full range of food products for restaurants, hotels, caterers and other professional kitchens. Euro Cater was founded in 2006 and is based in Svenstrup, Denmark.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-29 Franklin Offshore International Pte.

Singapore

Franklin is the provider of rigging, lifting and mooring services to the offshore and marine industries in South East Asia.

Sell -
SELLER

Epiris

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra Partners is a UK-based private equity firm focused on buyouts, co-investments, secondary fund purchases, and debt investing. The Firm's direct investing group looks to make majority or minority investments of £40 to £150 million in deals valued up to £500 million. Electra was formed in 1976 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 51
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 25 of 41
Year (2013) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-19 CALA Group

Falkirk, United Kingdom

CALA Group is a provider of high quality homes in the North, East and West of Scotland, in the Midlands and in the South East of England, with a focus on high quality, well designed homes in prime locations, from starter homes to luxury detached family properties. CALA Group was founded in 1875 and is based in Falkirk, United Kingdom.

Buy £210M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-31 Laboratoires Chemineau SA

Vouvray, France

Laboratoires Chemineau is an operator and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products.

Sell -
SELLER

Motion Equity Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Motion Equity Partners is a European private equity firm that targets large buyouts and turnaround situations valued up to €300 million. Broad areas of interest include consumer (leisure, retail, household and consumer goods, food/beverages), industrial (building materials, automotive, manufacturing, chemicals), business services (outsourced services, logistics and transportation, facilities management), and healthcare services and equipment. Motion prefers opportunities located in France, the UK, Germany, and Italy and looks to commit €20 to €80 per transaction. Motion Equity Partners was established in 2001 and is headquartered in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 32
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 15
Country (United Kingdom) 12 of 13
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-01 BOCM Pauls

Wherstead, United Kingdom

BOCM Pauls (Agricola) is a blue chip name in the agriculture sector, supplying farmers with a wide range of animal feed products.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-18 Omni-Pac

Allaire, France

Omni-Pac is a spearhead of eco-responsible packaging by offering innovative and sustainable alternatives in moulded cellulose (natural, recyclable, and biodegradable material) for various markets. Omni-Pac was founded in 2012 and is based in Allaire, France.

Buy -
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