Brait Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Brait’s most common sectors for investment areretail (14%) and communications (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (78%) and secondary buyout (14%). In total, Brait has invested in 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired New Look Retail Group for $1.2B.

In the last 3 years, Brait has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (24%). Brait’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Consol Glass for $760M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity39
    • M&A Buy Activity22
    • M&A Sell Activity17
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 1

Brait

Brait PLC

4th Floor, Avantech Building St. Julian’s Road,
San Gwann, SGN 2805
Malta
+356 2248 6203
www.brait.com
invest@brait.com

Brait is an investment holding company focused on realising growth and value creation from its existing portfolio of sizeable, unlisted businesses operating in the broad consumer sector. Brait’s share are primarily listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, with a secondary listing on the JSE. Brait Private Equity was founded in 1991and is located in San Gwann, Malta.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Food, Retail

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Africa

Transaction Criteria Min Max
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Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 22 - - - - - 22
vol $2.2B $2.2B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 15 - 1 - 1 - 17
vol $760M $760M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd. 2023-03-24 - IPO
Waterfall, South Africa · www.premierfmcg.com
Consol Glass (Pty) Ltd. 2021-11-26 760M ZAR Trade Sale
Johannesburg, South Africa · www.consol.co.za
Primedia (Pty) Ltd. 2016-02-11 - Stake Sale
Sandown, South Africa · www.primedia.co.za
New Look Retail Group Ltd. 2015-05-15 1.2B GBP Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.newlookgroup.com
Virgin Active Ltd. 2015-04-16 1.0B USD Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.virginactive.com
Iceland Foods Ltd. 2012-03-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deeside, United Kingdom · www.iceland.co.uk
Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd. 2011-07-05 - Secondary Buyout
Waterfall, South Africa · www.premierfmcg.com
BuildMax.com 2008-10-30 - Stake Purchase
Radcliff, Kenya · www.buildmax.com
Primedia (Pty) Ltd. 2007-12-01 - Stake Purchase
Sandown, South Africa · www.primedia.co.za
Consol Glass (Pty) Ltd. 2007-04-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Johannesburg, South Africa · www.consol.co.za
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 1 (50%) 1.2B (55%) 3 (14%) 1.2B (55%)
Communications - - 3 (14%) -
Construction - - 2 (9%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (9%) -
Media - - 2 (9%) -
Consumer Services 1 (50%) 1.0B (45%) 1 (5%) 1.0B (45%)
Agriculture - - 1 (5%) -
Business Services - - 1 (5%) -
Environmental - - 1 (5%) -
Food - - 1 (5%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (5%) -
Packaging - - 1 (5%) -
Plastics - - 1 (5%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (5%) -
Transportation - - 1 (5%) -
Total 2 $2.2B 22 $2.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
South Africa - - 18 (82%) -
United Kingdom 2 (100%) 2.2B (100%) 3 (14%) 2.2B (100%)
Kenya - - 1 (5%) -
Total 2 $2.2B 22 $2.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 17 (77%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (100%) 2.2B (100%) 3 (14%) 2.2B (100%)
Stake Purchase - - 2 (9%) -
Total 2 $2.2B 22 $2.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 5 (29%) 760M (100%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (24%) -
Secondary Sale 3 (18%) -
IPO 2 (12%) -
Sold to Management 2 (12%) -
Stake Sale 1 (6%) -
Total 17 $760M

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Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.2B
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest New Look Retail Group Ltd.
$1.2B (2015-05-15)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $760M
TOTAL $760M
Largest Consol Glass (Pty) Ltd.
$760M (2021-11-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
3 (14%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

Established

1991

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

When was Brait founded?

Brait was founded in 1991.

What type of investor is Brait?

Brait is a private equity firm.

Where is Brait headquartered?

Brait is headquartered in San Gwann, Malta.

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