Inflexion Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Inflexion has acquired 10 companies. It has also invested in 10 others.

Inflexion’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (14%) and information technology (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%) and secondary buyout (22%). In total, Inflexion has invested in 2 US states and 9 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2018 when it acquired UKFast.Net for $623M.

In the last 3 years, Inflexion has exited 17 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (49%). Inflexion’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold Marley for $824M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity154
    • M&A Buy Activity102
    • M&A Sell Activity52
  • Total Sectors Invested 34
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 33
  • M&A Advisors 21

Inflexion

Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP

47 Queen Anne Street,
London, W1G 9JG
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7487 9888
www.inflexion.com
info@inflexion.com

Inflexion is a private equity firm that specializes in investments in UK-based founder and family-owned businesses. Broad areas of interest include consumer products/services, business services, healthcare, industrials, technology, and financial services. The Firm's target investment size is £10 to £500 million. Inflexion was formed in 1999 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Insurance, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Medical Products, Retail, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 500
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (4.8/yr) # 78 4 13 4 3 - 102
vol $1.8B $1.8B
Sell (3.8/yr) # 33 2 5 7 4 1 52
vol $1.9B $715M $1.5B $186M $4.3B
  154

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Automotive Transformation Group 2024-04-10 - Trade Sale
Bearsted, United Kingdom · www.atg.auto
Xtrac Ltd. 2023-07-31 - Secondary Sale
Thatcham, United Kingdom · www.xtrac.com
Goat Solutions Ltd. 2023-03-22 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.goatagency.com
Nomentia Oy 2023-03-01 - Secondary Buyout
Espoo, Finland · www.nomentia.com
DSS Sustainable Solutions Switzerland SA 2023-02-01 - Secondary Buyout
Geneva, Switzerland · www.consultdss.com
Scott Dunn Ltd. 2023-01-31 186M GBP Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.scottdunn.com
Mobica Ltd. 2023-01-23 - Trade Sale
Wilmslow, United Kingdom · www.mobica.com
Proteros Biostructures GmbH 2023-01-09 - Stake Purchase
Martinsried, Germany · www.proteros.com
Pharmaspectra LLC 2022-08-12 100M USD Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.pharmaspectra.com
Virgin Experience Days 2022-07-05 - Secondary Sale
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · www.virginexperiencedays.co.uk
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
SteriPack Group 2022-07-01 Kinneir Dufort Ltd. 2022-12-06 1
Mullingar, Ireland · www.steripackgroup.com Bristol, United Kingdom · www.kinneirdufort.com
Times Higher Education 2019-02-01 Inside Higher Ed, Inc. 2022-01-10 2
London, United Kingdom · www.timeshighereducation.com Washington, District of Columbia · www.insidehighered.com
Avantus Aerospace 2015-05-28 Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. 2021-10-26 2
Valencia, California · www.shimtechgroup.com Port Angeles, Washington · www.acti.aero
Avantus Aerospace 2015-05-28 Shimtech de México S. de R.L. de CV. 2021-09-16 1
Valencia, California · www.shimtechgroup.com Sonora, Mexico
Ocorian Limited 2016-09-01 Nordic Trustee Holding ASA 2021-06-25 5
Jersey, United Kingdom · www.ocorian.com Helsinki, Norway · www.nordictrustee.com
Infront ASA 2021-06-01 Oslo Market Solutions AS 2021-06-04 1
Oslo, Norway · www.infrontfinance.com Oslo, Norway · www.oms.no
Ocorian Limited 2016-09-01 Estera Group Services Limited 2019-07-19 4
Jersey, United Kingdom · www.ocorian.com Belfast, Ireland · www.estera.com
IMD Media Ltd. 2016-09-20 Honeycomb TV 2017-12-21 3
London, United Kingdom · www.peach.me London , United Kingdom · www.honeycomb.tv

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 9 (18%) - 14 (14%) 240M (13%)
Information Technology 7 (14%) - 12 (12%) 115M (6%)
Software 1 (2%) - 6 (6%) 18M (1%)
Internet Software and Services 3 (6%) 623M (69%) 5 (5%) 663M (36%)
Insurance 3 (6%) 62M (7%) 5 (5%) 62M (3%)
Financial Services 2 (4%) - 5 (5%) 10M (1%)
Life Science 4 (8%) - 5 (5%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (2%) - 4 (4%) -
Leisure - - 3 (3%) 220M (12%)
Machinery 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) 146M (8%)
Retail - - 3 (3%) 121M (7%)
Information Services 2 (4%) - 3 (3%) -
Marketing 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Media 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Aerospace 1 (2%) 220M (24%) 2 (2%) 220M (12%)
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) 34M (2%)
Building Materials - - 2 (2%) -
Communications 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Consumer Products 2 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
Consumer Services 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Staffing 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 2 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Automotive - - 1 (1%) -
Distribution 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Food - - 1 (1%) -
Gaming 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Manufacturing 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Packaging 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Publishing 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Transportation - - 1 (1%) -
Utilities - - 1 (1%) -
Total 50 $905M 102 $1.8B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 40 (80%) 685M (76%) 91 (89%) 1.5B (87%)
United States 2 (4%) 220M (24%) 3 (3%) 220M (13%)
  California 1 (2%) 220M (24%) 2 (2%) 220M (13%)
  New York 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Netherlands 2 (4%) - 2 (2%) -
Germany 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Spain 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Finland 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Ireland 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Norway 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Switzerland 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 40 (80%) 685M (76%) 91 (89%) 1.5B (87%)
Cross-border 10 (20%) 220M (24%) 11 (11%) 220M (13%)
Total 50 $905M 102 $1.7B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 17 (34%) 685M (76%) 38 (37%) 1.0B (60%)
Secondary Buyout 8 (16%) 220M (24%) 22 (22%) 474M (28%)
Growth Capital 14 (28%) - 21 (21%) -
Stake Purchase 6 (12%) - 6 (6%) -
Divestiture 3 (6%) - 5 (5%) 34M (2%)
Consolidation 1 (2%) - 4 (4%) -
Joint Venture 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Going Private - - 2 (2%) 174M (10%)
Add-on Acquisition - - 1 (1%) -
Total 50 $905M 102 $1.7B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 21 (40%) 1.0B (24%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 15 (29%) 2.7B (63%)
Trade Sale 9 (17%) 371M (9%)
IPO 4 (8%) -
Stake Sale 2 (4%) -
Divestiture 1 (2%) 220M (5%)
Total 52 $4.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Catalyst Corporate Finance
 2
Ingenious Corporate Finance Ltd.
 1
Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
 4
Taylor Wessing
 3
Addleshaw Goddard
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $1.4B
< $100M 11 $415M
TOTAL $1.8B
Largest UKFast.Net Ltd.
$623M (2018-12-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 11 $3.8B
< $100M 7 $467M
TOTAL $4.3B
Largest Marley Ltd.
$824M (2022-04-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
23%
23 (23%)
Strategic(s)
6%
6 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
44%
23 (44%)
Strategic(s)
48%
25 (48%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

10.0B GBP

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

John Hartz

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Simon Turner

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Ben Pattison

Head of Finance

Josh Griffin

Head of Tax

Alex Mathers

Partner

FAQ

When was Inflexion founded?

Inflexion was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is Inflexion?

Inflexion is a private equity firm.

Where is Inflexion headquartered?

Inflexion is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Inflexion have under management?

Inflexion has 10.0B GBP under management.

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