Agathos Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Agathos has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 3 others.

Agathos’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (30%) and aerospace (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (40%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%).

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 4

Agathos

Agathos Management LLP

5 Albany Court Yard,
London, W1J 0HF
United Kingdom
0203 752 6856
www.agathos.com
getintouch@agathos.com

Agathos Management is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in small and mid-sized UK-based companies. The Firm is sector agnostic (broad areas of interest include media and technology, manufacturing, distribution, consumer, business products and services) and looks to invest up to £5 million in businesses generating up to £100 million of revenue. Agathos Management was formed in 2014 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Airlines, Beverages, Business Services, Consumer Products, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - 100
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 1 5
Enterprise Value - 25
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 6 - 1 2 - 1 10
Sell (0.4/yr) # - 2 - - - - 2
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Plowman Craven Ltd. 2024-04-29 - Growth Capital
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom · www.plowmancraven.co.uk
Simply Sustainable Ltd. 2022-12-19 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.simplysustainable.com
Targeted Provision Ltd. 2022-12-07 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.targetedprovision.com
Hunter Healthcare Resourcing Ltd. 2021-11-04 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.hunter-healthcare.com
Smiths (Harlow) Ltd. 2020-10-01 - Unknown
Essex, United Kingdom · www.smiths-harlow.co.uk
Cargostore Worldwide Trading Ltd. 2020-02-06 - Secondary Sale
Wimbledon, United Kingdom · www.cargostore.com
Amaro Signalling Ltd. 2018-05-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Maidstone, United Kingdom · www.amarogroup.co.uk
Vacgen Ltd. 2018-05-02 - Divestiture
Hailsham, United Kingdom · www.vacgen.com
Cargostore Worldwide Trading Ltd. 2016-12-16 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Wimbledon, United Kingdom · www.cargostore.com
EAT Communications Ltd. 2015-11-16 - Stake Purchase
Uckfield, United Kingdom
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (29%) - 3 (30%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (10%) -
Education 1 (14%) - 1 (10%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (14%) - 1 (10%) -
Engineering 1 (14%) - 1 (10%) -
Machinery 1 (14%) - 1 (10%) -
Manufacturing 1 (14%) - 1 (10%) -
Marketing - - 1 (10%) -
Total 7 - 10 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 7 (100%) - 10 (100%) -
Total 7 - 10 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (43%) - 4 (40%) -
Growth Capital 3 (43%) - 4 (40%) -
Divestiture 1 (14%) - 1 (10%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (10%) -
Total 7 - 10 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (50%) -
Unknown 1 (50%) -
Total 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Crowe LLP
1
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC
1
HMT LLP
1
Legal Deals
Stephenson Harwood
3

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
10%
1 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)

FAQ

When was Agathos founded?

Agathos was founded in 2014.

What type of investor is Agathos?

Agathos is a private equity firm.

Where is Agathos headquartered?

Agathos is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Agathos have under management?

Agathos has 50M GBP under management.

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