Beringea Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Beringea has invested in 3 companies.

Beringea’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (24%) and information technology (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (55%) and growth capital (33%). In total, Beringea has invested in 10 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Young Innovations for $314M.

In the last 3 years, Beringea has exited 15 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (65%). Beringea’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Ranir for $750M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity145
    • M&A Buy Activity103
    • M&A Sell Activity42
  • Total Sectors Invested 28
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 59
  • M&A Advisors 1

Beringea

Beringea LLP

55 Drury Lane, Covent Garden,
London, WC2B 5SQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 207 845 7820
www.beringea.com
info@beringea.co.uk

Beringea LLP is a private equity firm focused on growth-oriented company investments in the Midwest US and the UK. Beringea looks to invest $2 to $10 million of equity or junior capital in profitable companies with 5 million and higher in revenue. Funds are used to support business expansions and growth, ownership transitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalization, and refinancings. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally seeks businesses with proven business models and defensible market positions. Beringea was formed in 1988 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Forest Products, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Renewable Energy, Restaurants, Retail, Software, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: Midwest US, United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 2 10
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 94 6 1 - 1 1 103
vol $455M $455M
Sell (3.4/yr) # 25 2 5 6 4 - 42
vol $1.1B $600M $1.7B
  145

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sovato Health, Inc. 2024-07-19 - Growth Capital
Santa Barbara, California · www.sovato.com
Optilogic, Inc. 2023-09-13 - Growth Capital
Ann Arbor, Michigan · www.optilogic.com
Fiber By-Products Corp. 2023-04-17 - Trade Sale
White Pigeon, Michigan · www.fiberby-products.com
Aistemos Ltd. 2023-02-07 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.cipher.ai
Firefly Learning Ltd. 2023-02-07 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.fireflylearning.com
Arctic Shores Ltd. 2023-01-16 - Secondary Sale
Manchester, United Kingdom · www.arcticshores.com
Complion, Inc. 2022-12-07 - Trade Sale
Cleveland, Ohio · www.complion.com
Thread Online Ltd. 2022-11-30 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.thread.com
Festicket Ltd. 2022-09-28 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.festicket.com
Blis Global Ltd. 2022-06-21 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.blis.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Lupa Foods Ltd. 2018-12-19 Donatantonio Ltd. 2018-12-19 1
Borehamwood, United Kingdom · www.lupafoods.com Borehamwood, United Kingdom · www.donatantonio.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
Internet Software and Services 9 (29%) - 24 (23%) -
Information Technology 3 (10%) - 9 (9%) -
Software - - 8 (8%) -
Medical Products 1 (3%) - 7 (7%) 314M (69%)
Marketing 3 (10%) - 7 (7%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 5 (5%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (3%) - 5 (5%) -
Consumer Products 1 (3%) - 4 (4%) -
Life Science 1 (3%) - 4 (4%) -
Media 2 (6%) - 4 (4%) -
Consumer Services 1 (3%) - 3 (3%) 10M (2%)
Business Services - - 3 (3%) -
E-Commerce 2 (6%) - 3 (3%) -
Retail - - 2 (2%) 131M (29%)
Furniture 2 (6%) - 2 (2%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Automotive - - 1 (1%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (1%) -
Distribution - - 1 (1%) -
Education 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Electronics - - 1 (1%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Food 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Forest Products - - 1 (1%) -
Information Services - - 1 (1%) -
Machinery 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 31 - 103 $455M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 16 (52%) - 62 (60%) 131M (29%)
United States 14 (45%) - 39 (38%) 324M (71%)
  Michigan 7 (23%) - 20 (19%) 10M (2%)
  Illinois 3 (10%) - 7 (7%) 314M (69%)
  California 2 (6%) - 3 (3%) -
  Wisconsin 1 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
  New York - - 2 (2%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (1%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (1%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (1%) -
Germany 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Canada - - 1 (1%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (1%) -
Total 31 - 103 $455M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 22 (71%) - 56 (54%) -
Growth Capital 6 (19%) - 33 (32%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (3%) - 5 (5%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (3%) - 4 (4%) 141M (31%)
Going Private - - 1 (1%) 314M (69%)
Consolidation 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (1%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (1%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (1%) -
Total 31 - 103 $455M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 15 (36%) 1.6B (95%)
Trade Sale 13 (31%) 90M (5%)
Secondary Sale 9 (21%) -
Merger 3 (7%) -
Shut Down 1 (2%) -
SPAC 1 (2%) -
Total 42 $1.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Marriott Harrison
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $445M
< $100M 1 $10M
TOTAL $455M
Largest Young Innovations, Inc.
$314M (2013-01-31)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.5B
< $100M 6 $243M
TOTAL $1.7B
Largest Ranir LLC
$750M (2019-05-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
4 (4%)
Strategic(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
21%
9 (21%)
Strategic(s)
71%
30 (71%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

715M USD

Established

1988

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Charlie Rothstein

Founder & Senior Managing Director

Malcolm Moss

Founding Partner

Stuart Veale

Managing Partner

Michael Gross

Managing Director

Shane Elliott

Partner

FAQ

When was Beringea founded?

Beringea was founded in 1988.

What type of investor is Beringea?

Beringea is a private equity firm.

Where is Beringea headquartered?

Beringea is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Beringea have under management?

Beringea has 715M USD under management.

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