M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 1996-06-19 |
| Target | The Magic Pub |
| Sector | Leisure |
| Buyer(s) | Greene King |
| Sellers(s) |
Cinven
CVC Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 304M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1799 |
| Sector | Leisure |
| Employees | 38,408 |
| Revenue | 2.2B GBP (2019) |
Greene King operates as a pub retailer and brewer running over 2,700 pubs, restaurants, and hotels in towns, villages, and city-center high streets across England, Wales, and Scotland. Greene King was founded in 1799 and is based in Bury St Edmunds, the United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 4 |
| Sector (Leisure) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 4 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 4 |
| Year (1996) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-05 |
Hardys & Hansons
Nottingham, United Kingdom Hardys & Hansons Ltd. is a provider of various brand lagers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 33 of 125 |
| Sector (Leisure) | 3 of 6 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 4 of 30 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 31 of 72 |
| Year (1996) | 4 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 20 of 25 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-06-01 |
Ludgate Group
London, United Kingdom Ludgate Group (Ludgate Communications) is a provider of public relations and marketing services. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-01 |
Allied Carpets Group
Orpington, United States Cinven led the management buyout of Carpetland from the receivers of Lowndes Queensway in August 1991. The business comprised 85 of the best performing carpet stores in the group that went into receivership earlier in the year. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 177.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 9 of 171 |
| Sector (Leisure) | 1 of 4 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 62 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 9 of 32 |
| Year (1996) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 43 of 53 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-05-01 |
Hoogenbosch Retail Group BV
Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Hoogenbosch is one of the largest shoe retailers in Europe, headquartered in Den Bosch, Netherlands. The company has five types of retail outlets which sell fine quality footwear, including brands such as Dolcis, Invito, Manfield, Pro-Sport and Olympia Sports. Its main markets are the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The company owns over 240 retail outlets and has 3,500 employees in the aforementioned three countries. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-01 |
Luxfer Group
Salford, United Kingdom Luxfer (Formerly British Aluminium) is a manufacturer of light metals, producing advanced alloys of magnesium and aluminium; components in aluminium, magnesium and carbon composites; and chemically-derived compounds of zirconium. |
Buy | - |
