Growth Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Growth Capital Partners has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 5 others.

Growth Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (15%) and leisure (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (35%) and growth capital (32%). In total, Growth Capital Partners has invested in 1 US state and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Tangerine Confectionery for $89M.

In the last 3 years, Growth Capital Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (44%). Growth Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold Tangerine Confectionery for $177M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity60
    • M&A Buy Activity35
    • M&A Sell Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 3

Growth Capital Partners LLP

38 Jermyn Street ,
London, SW1Y 6DN
United Kingdom
+020 7024 9800
www.growthcapital.co.uk
gcp@growthcapital.co.uk

Growth Capital Partners LLP is a private equity firm that seeks investments in small to mid-sized UK based businesses. GCP provides both debt and equity capital for profitable companies with strong growth prospects and experienced management teams. The Firm typically looks to invest £5m - £50 million. Specific areas of interest include business support services, leisure, transport and distribution, consumer products and specialist engineering. Types of transactions include MBOs, growth capital financings, and secondary or tertiary buyouts. Growth Capital Partners formerly known as Close Growth Capital was spun out of Close Brothers Group plc and became independent in 2009. Growth Capital Partners LLP is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Engineering, Food, Leisure, Manufacturing, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 10 50
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 27 2 1 1 2 2 35
vol $422M $422M
Sell (1.0/yr) # 20 1 1 - 2 1 25
vol $584M $58M $149M $791M
  60

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Hippo Digital Ltd. 2021-04-07 - Growth Capital
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.hippodigital.co.uk
Bridewell Consulting Ltd. 2021-03-25 - Growth Capital
Reading , United Kingdom · www.bridewellconsulting.com
Infinity Works Consulting Ltd. 2021-02-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.infinityworks.com
GTS Flexible Materials Ltd. 2020-08-03 - Growth Capital
Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom · www.gtsflexible.com
The DMW Group Ltd. 2020-07-27 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.dmwgroup.com
CubeLogic Ltd. 2020-06-01 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.cubelogic.com
Arrow Business Communications Ltd. 2020-01-17 - Secondary Buyout
Godalming, United Kingdom · www.arrowcommunications.co.uk
Infinity Works Consulting Ltd. 2019-04-05 - Stake Purchase
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.infinityworks.com
Indigo Telecom Group Ltd. 2018-12-20 - Secondary Buyout
Caldicot, United Kingdom · www.indigotelecomgroup.com
Cooke Optics Ltd. 2018-07-13 149M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Leicester, United Kingdom · www.cookeoptics.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 3 (27%) - 5 (14%) 20M (5%)
Leisure - - 4 (11%) 54M (13%)
Manufacturing - - 4 (11%) 35M (8%)
Food - - 3 (9%) 125M (30%)
Software 1 (9%) - 3 (9%) 43M (10%)
Business Services 2 (18%) - 3 (9%) -
Distribution 1 (9%) 17M (100%) 2 (6%) 66M (16%)
Environmental 1 (9%) - 2 (6%) 46M (11%)
Communications 1 (9%) - 2 (6%) -
Engineering - - 2 (6%) -
Construction - - 1 (3%) 32M (8%)
Automotive - - 1 (3%) -
Chemicals 1 (9%) - 1 (3%) -
Packaging - - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (9%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 11 $17M 35 $422M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 11 (100%) 17M (100%) 34 (97%) 390M (100%)
United States - - 1 (3%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 11 (100%) 17M (100%) 34 (97%) 390M (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (3%) -
Total 11 $17M 35 $390M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (9%) - 12 (34%) 139M (36%)
Growth Capital 7 (64%) - 11 (31%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (27%) 17M (100%) 9 (26%) 162M (41%)
Divestiture - - 2 (6%) 89M (23%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (3%) -
Total 11 $17M 35 $390M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 7 (28%) 436M (57%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (24%) 282M (37%)
Trade Sale 6 (24%) 43M (6%)
Unknown 4 (16%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (4%) -
Sold to Management 1 (4%) -
Total 25 $760M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co. Ltd.
 1
Legal Deals
Osborne Clarke LLP
 1
Ward Hadaway LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 16 $422M
TOTAL $422M
Largest Tangerine Confectionery Ltd.
$89M (2006-01-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $541M
< $100M 6 $250M
TOTAL $791M
Largest Tangerine Confectionery Ltd.
$177M (2011-07-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
26%
9 (26%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
24%
6 (24%)
Strategic(s)
44%
11 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

250M GBP

Established

2009

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Bill Crossan

Founder

Garrett Curran

Founding Partner & Managing Partner

James Blake

Founding Partner & Managing Partner

Kirsty McDonald

Partner

Richard Shaw

Partner

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