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Gresham Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Gresham’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (13%) and machinery (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (82%) and growth capital (7%). Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2008 when it acquired Alexandra for $126M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (49%). Gresham’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Beaconsfield Footwear for $308M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity59
    • M&A Buy Activity32
    • M&A Sell Activity27
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 5

Gresham LLP

First Floor, 99 Bishopsgate,
London, EC2M 2GT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7309 5000
www.greshampe.com

Gresham LLP is a private equity firm focused on management buyouts across a broad range of industries in the UK. Gresham considers transactions up to GBP100 million with an emphasis on opportunities in business services, support services, consumer products and services, financial services, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, industrial products and energy/environmental. Gresham is based in London with additional offices in Birmingham and Manchester.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Oil/Gas Exploration, Renewable Energy, Restaurants, Safety/Security, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Transportation, Utilities

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 -
Enterprise Value 5 100
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 32 - - - - - 32
vol $767M $767M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 27 - - - - - 27
vol $1.6B $1.6B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Integrated Engineering Stores Associates Ltd. 2018-05-24 135M GBP Trade Sale
Warrington, United Kingdom · www.iesa.co.uk
R P Martin Ltd. 2014-12-15 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.martin-brokers.com
Investis Digital Ltd. 2014-12-09 77M GBP Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.idx.inc
YMU Group 2014-10-14 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.ymugroup.com
Just Trays Ltd. 2014-06-20 - Secondary Sale
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.just-trays.co.uk
Flowtech Fluidpower PLC 2014-05-22 - IPO
Wilmslow, United Kingdom · www.flowtechfluidpower.com
West Cornwall Pasty Co. 2014-04-14 - Secondary Sale
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · www.westcornwallpasty.co.uk
ICR Integrity Ltd. 2014-03-17 - Secondary Sale
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.icr-world.com
LAS Claims Management Ltd. 2014-02-17 54M GBP Trade Sale
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.lasclaims.com
Beaconsfield Footwear Ltd. 2014-01-20 308M GBP Secondary Sale
Skelmersdale, United Kingdom · www.hotter.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 4 (13%) 86M (11%)
Restaurants - - 3 (9%) 163M (21%)
Machinery - - 3 (9%) 39M (5%)
Financial Services - - 3 (9%) -
Consumer Products - - 2 (6%) 172M (22%)
Information Technology - - 2 (6%) 42M (5%)
Medical Products - - 2 (6%) 18M (2%)
Insurance - - 1 (3%) 69M (9%)
Communications - - 1 (3%) 50M (7%)
Marketing - - 1 (3%) 38M (5%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (3%) 32M (4%)
Staffing - - 1 (3%) 32M (4%)
Food - - 1 (3%) 23M (3%)
Building Materials - - 1 (3%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (3%) -
Distribution - - 1 (3%) -
Education - - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Retail - - 1 (3%) -
Utilities - - 1 (3%) -
Total - - 32 $767M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom - - 32 (100%) 699M (100%)
Total - - 32 $699M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 26 (81%) 578M (75%)
Secondary Buyout - - 2 (6%) 74M (10%)
Growth Capital - - 2 (6%) 32M (4%)
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) 50M (7%)
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) 32M (4%)
Total - - 32 $767M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 13 (48%) 938M (74%)
Trade Sale 6 (22%) 63M (5%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (15%) 258M (21%)
IPO 3 (11%) -
Sold to Management 1 (4%) -
Total 27 $1.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deloitte
 1
Dow Schofield Watts
 1
Catalyst Corporate Finance
 1
Legal Deals
DLA Piper
 2
Macfarlanes
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $126M
< $100M 17 $641M
TOTAL $767M
Largest Alexandra
$126M (2008-04-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $1.3B
< $100M 4 $263M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Beaconsfield Footwear Ltd.
$308M (2014-01-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
2 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
48%
13 (48%)
Strategic(s)
37%
10 (37%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

What type of investor is Gresham LLP?

Gresham LLP is a private equity firm.

Where is Gresham LLP headquartered?

Gresham LLP is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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