Epiris Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Epiris has acquired 9 companies.

Epiris’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (9%) and financial services (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (42%) and secondary buyout (24%). In total, Epiris has invested in 7 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Allflex Europe UK for $1.4B.

In the last 3 years, Epiris has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (34%). Epiris’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2013 when it sold Allflex Europe UK for $1.4B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity122
    • M&A Buy Activity71
    • M&A Sell Activity51
  • Total Sectors Invested 31
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 44
  • M&A Advisors 25

Epiris

Epiris LLP

Forum St Paul’s, 33 Gutter Lane,
London, EC2V 8AS
United Kingdom
+44(0)20 7214 4200
www.epiris.co.uk
info@epiris.co.uk

Electra Partners is a UK-based private equity firm focused on buyouts, co-investments, secondary fund purchases, and debt investing. The Firm's direct investing group looks to make majority or minority investments of £50 to £250 million in deals valued up to £500 million. Electra was formed in 1976 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Financial Services, Forest Products, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Machinery, Marine, Media, Restaurants, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 50 250
Enterprise Value 75 750
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.0/yr) # 61 1 1 4 3 1 71
vol $6.9B $6.9B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 49 - 1 1 - - 51
vol $5.2B $231M $5.4B
  122

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Amber Taverns Ltd. 2024-10-07 - Secondary Buyout
Blackpool, United Kingdom · www.ambertaverns.co.uk
GSF Car Parts Ltd. 2023-10-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.gsfcarparts.com
Pure Cremation Ltd. 2023-07-31 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Andover, United Kingdom · www.purecremation.co.uk
LSP Holding (UK) Ltd. 2023-03-08 - Secondary Buyout
Wednesbury, United Kingdom · www.lonestargroup.com
Delinian Ltd. 2022-11-24 - Going Private
London, United Kingdom · www.delinian.com
PhotoBox Ltd. 2022-11-01 - Merger
London, United Kingdom · www.photobox.co.uk
Sepura Group PLC 2022-07-15 - Divestiture
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.sepura.com
ISS Group Holdings Ltd. 2022-04-04 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.iss-shipping.com
Stuart Turner Ltd. 2022-01-31 - Secondary Buyout
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom · www.stuart-turner.co.uk
Saunderson House Ltd. 2021-06-23 231M GBP Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.saundersonhouse.co.uk
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Delinian Ltd. 2022-11-24 Insider Publishing Ltd. 2024-11-14 2
London, United Kingdom · www.delinian.com London, United Kingdom · www.insuranceinsider.com
Delinian Ltd. 2022-11-24 Fastmarkets Ltd. 2023-06-01 1
London, United Kingdom · www.delinian.com London, United Kingdom · www.fastmarkets.com
Portals International Ltd. 2018-02-01 Fedrigoni - Security business 2021-04-28 1
Bath, United Kingdom · www.portalsinternational.com Bollate, Italy
The Big Table Group Ltd. 2020-07-31 Las Iguanas 2020-07-31 3
London, United Kingdom · www.bigtablegroup.com London, United Kingdom · www.iguanas.co.uk
The Big Table Group Ltd. 2020-07-31 Café Rouge 2020-07-31 2
London, United Kingdom · www.bigtablegroup.com London, United Kingdom · www.caferouge.com
The Big Table Group Ltd. 2020-07-31 Bella Italia 2020-07-31 1
London, United Kingdom · www.bigtablegroup.com London, United Kingdom · www.bellaitalia.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 3 (19%) - 6 (8%) 23M (< 1%)
Financial Services 1 (6%) - 5 (7%) 694M (8%)
Real Estate - - 5 (7%) 476M (6%)
Technology Hardware 1 (6%) - 4 (5%) 1.5B (18%)
Business Services 1 (6%) - 4 (5%) 317M (4%)
Consumer Services 1 (6%) - 3 (4%) 954M (11%)
Leisure 1 (6%) - 3 (4%) 817M (10%)
Information Technology 1 (6%) - 3 (4%) 159M (2%)
Marketing - - 3 (4%) 119M (1%)
Transportation - - 3 (4%) 25M (< 1%)
Distribution 1 (6%) - 3 (4%) -
Restaurants 2 (13%) - 3 (4%) -
Packaging - - 2 (3%) 561M (7%)
Energy Services and Equipment - - 2 (3%) 428M (5%)
Healthcare Services - - 2 (3%) 312M (4%)
Retail 1 (6%) - 2 (3%) 266M (3%)
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (3%) 239M (3%)
Insurance - - 2 (3%) 92M (1%)
Marine 1 (6%) - 2 (3%) 63M (1%)
Consumer Products - - 2 (3%) -
Media 1 (6%) - 2 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) 985M (12%)
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) 128M (2%)
Chemicals - - 1 (1%) 99M (1%)
Agriculture - - 1 (1%) 71M (1%)
Education - - 1 (1%) -
Forest Products 1 (6%) - 1 (1%) -
Life Science - - 1 (1%) -
Machinery - - 1 (1%) -
Software - - 1 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Total 16 - 73 $8.3B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 16 (100%) - 61 (84%) 6.3B (79%)
France - - 5 (7%) 428M (5%)
Netherlands - - 2 (3%) 985M (12%)
India - - 2 (3%) -
Channel Islands - - 1 (1%) 277M (3%)
Brazil - - 1 (1%) 25M (< 1%)
Italy - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 16 (100%) - 61 (84%) 6.3B (79%)
Cross-border - - 12 (16%) 1.7B (21%)
Total 16 - 73 $8.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (31%) - 30 (41%) 2.3B (28%)
Secondary Buyout 5 (31%) - 17 (23%) 4.1B (49%)
Divestiture 4 (25%) - 13 (18%) 1.1B (14%)
Growth Capital - - 7 (10%) 25M (< 1%)
Consolidation 1 (6%) - 2 (3%) 336M (4%)
Going Private 1 (6%) - 2 (3%) 317M (4%)
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (1%) 95M (1%)
Recapitalization - - 1 (1%) -
Total 16 - 73 $8.3B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 15 (29%) 1.8B (33%)
Secondary Sale 12 (24%) 1.5B (28%)
Unknown 8 (16%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (12%) 2.0B (37%)
Stake Sale 4 (8%) 83M (2%)
IPO 2 (4%) -
Merger 2 (4%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (2%) -
Sold to Management 1 (2%) -
Total 51 $5.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance
 3
Deloitte
 2
Lincoln International
 2
Legal Deals
Macfarlanes
 6
PwC Law
 4
Ropes & Gray
 3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
$100M to $1B 19 $6.4B
< $100M 9 $576M
TOTAL $8.3B
Largest Allflex Europe UK Ltd.
$1.4B (2013-05-03)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $2.5B
$100M to $1B 8 $2.6B
< $100M 4 $332M
TOTAL $5.4B
Largest Allflex Europe UK Ltd.
$1.4B (2013-05-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
23%
17 (23%)
Strategic(s)
15%
11 (15%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
24%
12 (24%)
Strategic(s)
39%
20 (39%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.5B GBP

Established

1976

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alex Fortescue

Managing Partner

Alex Cooper-Evans

Partner

Charles Elkington

Partner

Chris Hanna

Partner

Ian Wood

Partner

FAQ

When was Epiris founded?

Epiris was founded in 1976.

What type of investor is Epiris?

Epiris is a private equity firm.

Where is Epiris headquartered?

Epiris is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Epiris have under management?

Epiris has 1.5B GBP under management.

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