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COLUMNA CAPITAL Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

COLUMNA CAPITAL’s most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (25%) and transportation (13%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%) and secondary buyout (25%). In total, COLUMNA CAPITAL has invested in 5 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 1

COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP

7 Cavendish Square, 3rd Floor,
London, W1G 0PE
United Kingdom
+44(0)20 3322 5301
www.columnacapital.com
info@columnacapital.com

Columna Capital LLP is an investment firm specializing in investments in late stage venture, distressed debt, restructuring, corporate finance, mid-market companies and provides development capital for growth opportunities in emerging companies. Columna Capital LLP was founded in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in Switzerland.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Construction, Consumer Services, Engineering, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Manufacturing, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 15 100
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 15 50
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
Sell (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bianalisi SpA 2021-06-17 - Secondary Sale
Lissone, Italy · www.bianalisi.it
Ardentis 2019-10-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lausanne, Switzerland · www.ardentis.ch
RCR Industrial Flooring S.à.r.l. 2019-07-03 - Trade Sale
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · www.rcrindustrialflooring.com
Asistencias Carter S.L. 2018-07-16 - Stake Purchase
Madrid, Spain · www.gruascarter.com
Clinic Acquisitions Holdings, SL 2018-05-31 - Growth Capital
Madrid, Spain · www.mivet.com
SanteVet 2017-03-01 - Secondary Buyout
Lyon, France · www.santevet.com
Bianalisi SpA 2016-04-28 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lissone, Italy · www.bianalisi.it
Pilosio SRL 2015-01-12 - Divestiture
Feletto Umberto, Italy · www.pilosio.com
Kiala SA 2012-02-15 - Trade Sale
Brussels, France · www.kiala.com
Datamars SA 2011-07-29 - Secondary Buyout
Lamone, Switzerland · www.datamars.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Datamars SA 2011-07-29 Tru-Test Group 2018-05-04 3
Lamone, Switzerland · www.datamars.com Auckland, New Zealand · www.livestock.tru-test.com
Datamars SA 2011-07-29 Simcro Ltd. 2018-04-03 2
Lamone, Switzerland · www.datamars.com Hamilton, New Zealand · www.simcro.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 1 (17%) - 2 (25%) -
Building Materials 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Business Services - - 1 (13%) -
Consumer Services 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Insurance 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Transportation 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Total 6 - 8 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Spain 2 (33%) - 2 (25%) -
Switzerland 2 (33%) - 2 (25%) -
Italy 1 (17%) - 2 (25%) -
France 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (13%) -
Total 6 - 8 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (17%) - 3 (38%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (33%) - 2 (25%) -
Divestiture 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Growth Capital 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (17%) - 1 (13%) -
Total 6 - 8 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (33%) -
Trade Sale 1 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (33%) -
Total 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Dechert
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Strategic(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

200M EUR

Established

2009

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Rory Devlin

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Michael Tose

Co-Founder & Partner

Vilmos Pongrácz

Co-Founder & Partner

Andrea Frecchiami

Partner

FAQ

When was COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP founded?

COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP was founded in 2009.

What type of investor is COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP?

COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP is a private equity firm.

Where is COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP headquartered?

COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP have under management?

COLUMNA CAPITAL LLP has 200M EUR under management.

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