ESO Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

ESO Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (25%) and food (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (50%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (25%). In total, ESO Capital has invested in 2 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 2

ESO Capital

ESO Capital

9 Percy Street,
London, W1T 1DL
United Kingdom
www.esocapital.com
info@esocapital.com

ESO Capital is a private investment group that offers a variety of financing solutions for small to mid-sized UK-based companies. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and looks to commit between €10 and €40 million per transaction. ESO Capital was established in 2006 and is headquartered in London. ESO Capital was dissolved on December 31, 2022. The company was in the process of winding up since December 21, 2022.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Food, Manufacturing, Real Estate

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 40
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Churchill Group 2020-03-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Luton, United Kingdom · www.churchillservices.com
Janan Meat Ltd. 2020-01-01 - Trade Sale
West Midlands, United Kingdom · www.jananmeat.co.uk
Pyroguard UK Ltd. 2018-09-28 - Secondary Buyout
Haydock, United Kingdom · www.pyroguard.eu
21sportsgroup 2016-10-25 - Growth Capital
Mannheim, Germany · www.21sportsgroup.com
Janan Meat Ltd. 2016-05-17 - Growth Capital
West Midlands, United Kingdom · www.jananmeat.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 1 (25%) -
Food - - 1 (25%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (25%) -
Retail - - 1 (25%) -
Total - - 4 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom - - 3 (75%) -
Germany - - 1 (25%) -
Total - - 4 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital - - 2 (50%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 1 (25%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (25%) -
Total - - 4 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Teneo Financial Advisory
1
Legal Deals
Pinsent Masons
1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

FAQ

When was ESO Capital founded?

ESO Capital was founded in 2006.

What type of investor is ESO Capital?

ESO Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is ESO Capital headquartered?

ESO Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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