Hanover Investors Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Distressed Investor Profile

In the last 3 years, Hanover Investors has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Hanover Investors’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (28%) and retail (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include going private (37%) and pipe (28%). In total, Hanover Investors has invested in 2 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired ZetaDisplay AB for $84M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Advisors 1

Hanover Investors

Hanover Investors Management LLP

32 Wigmore Street,
London, W1U 2RP
United Kingdom
+44 20 7766 8400
www.hanoverinvestors.com
information@hanoverinvestors.com

Hanover Investors is a private investment firm that targets distressed and other turnaround situations. Hanover typically invests where underperformance can be attributed to company-specific operating issues, rather than to market or sector weakness. Often these situations are created by some combination of inadequate capital, unsuccessful acquisitions, misallocation of resources, loss of shareholder confidence or ineffective restructuring. Hanover will invest in public market securities, as well as invest in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of private companies. The Group's target investment size is £1 to £25 million per transaction. Hanover was formed in 2002 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Services, Distribution, Education, Financial Services, Information Services, Manufacturing, Marketing, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Going Private, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, PIPE

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 1 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 6 1 2 - 1 1 11
vol $23M $84M $107M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
New Era Energy 2024-03-21 - Growth Capital
Harlow, United Kingdom · www.newera-energy.co.uk
Lumi Gruppen 2023-07-01 - Stake Purchase
Oslo, Norway · www.lumiinvestor.com
ZetaDisplay AB 2021-06-28 84M SEK Going Private
Malm, Sweden · www.zetadisplay.com
eCOGRA Ltd. 2021-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.ecogra.org
ClearStar, Inc. 2020-09-17 23M GBP Going Private
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.clearstar.net
Brady Technologies Ltd. 2019-12-06 - Going Private
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.bradyplc.com
Escher Group Ltd. 2018-03-01 - Going Private
Boston, Massachusetts · www.eschergroup.com
Kalibrate Technologies Ltd. 2017-07-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Manchester, United Kingdom · www.kalibrate.com
Blancco Technology Group plc 2011-01-01 - PIPE
Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom · www.blancco.com
Elementis plc 2005-01-13 - PIPE
London, United Kingdom · www.elementisplc.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Brady Technologies Ltd. 2019-12-06 Quor Group 2022-07-21 1
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.bradyplc.com London, United Kingdom · www.quorgroup.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 3 (38%) 23M (21%) 3 (27%) 23M (21%)
Marketing 1 (13%) 84M (79%) 1 (9%) 84M (79%)
Chemicals - - 1 (9%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (9%) -
Distribution 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Education 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Information Services 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Retail - - 1 (9%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 8 $107M 11 $107M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 4 (50%) - 7 (64%) -
United States 2 (25%) 23M (21%) 2 (18%) 23M (21%)
  Georgia 1 (13%) 23M (21%) 1 (9%) 23M (21%)
  Massachusetts 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Sweden 1 (13%) 84M (79%) 1 (9%) 84M (79%)
Norway 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Domestic 4 (50%) - 7 (64%) -
Cross-border 4 (50%) 107M (100%) 4 (36%) 107M (100%)
Total 8 $107M 11 $107M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Going Private 4 (50%) 107M (100%) 4 (36%) 107M (100%)
PIPE - - 3 (27%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (25%) - 2 (18%) -
Growth Capital 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (13%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 8 $107M 11 $107M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
White & Case
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $107M
TOTAL $107M
Largest ZetaDisplay AB
$84M (2021-06-28)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Distressed Investor

Size

Small

Established

2002

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Matthew Peacock

Founding Partner

Fred Lundqvist

Partner

Tom Russell

Partner

FAQ

When was Hanover Investors founded?

Hanover Investors was founded in 2002.

What type of investor is Hanover Investors?

Hanover Investors is a distressed investor.

Where is Hanover Investors headquartered?

Hanover Investors is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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