M&A Deal Summary

Ferrovial SA Acquires Enterprise

On February 21, 2013, Ferrovial SA acquired business services company Enterprise from 3i Private Equity for 385M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ferrovial SA’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Ferrovial SA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ferrovial SA’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-02-21
Target Enterprise
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Ferrovial SA
Sellers(s) 3i Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 385M GBP

Target

Enterprise

Leyland, United Kingdom
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Enterprise specialises in managing a blue collar workforce to provide outsourced maintenance services to public sector and utilities clients. The business has a unique service delivery model, providing the majority of its services through a franchised blue collar workforce rather than direct labour, thereby increasing operational efficiency.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ferrovial SA

Madrid, Spain

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Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Construction
DESCRIPTION

Grupo Ferrovial, S.A. operates as a construction company in Spain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-21 Autopista Trados 45

Madrid, Spain

Autopista Trados 45 manages a 14.5-kilometre section of the M-45 highway in Madrid, between O'Donnell and the junction with the N-IV. Autopista Trados 45 is based in Madrid, Spain.

Sell €67M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-30 Broadspectrum Pty

North Sydney, Australia

Broadspectrum Pty Ltd. is a provider of essential services to critical community assets and infrastructure. The company's approach integrates a focus on optimizing performance, integrity, and output of clients’ businesses and assets to deliver real business outcomes safely and responsibly, with a diverse, collaborative and caring workforce. Broadspectrum was formed in 2001 and is based in North Sydney, Australia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 16.7B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 138 of 193
Sector (Business Services) 15 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 41 of 60
Country (United Kingdom) 48 of 64
Year (2013) 4 of 16
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 77
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-12 Mold-Masters

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

Mold-Masters is a world-leading supplier of specialty components to the plastics industry, with clients in over 40 countries including major corporations such as Unilever, Hewlett-Packard and Procter & Gamble.

Sell CA$963M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-27 Radius Systems

Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Radius Systems Ltd. is a manufacturer of thermoplastic pipe systems for the gas, water and telecom utility markets.

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