Ironbridge Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Ironbridge Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (22%) and healthcare services (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (74%) and divestiture (16%). In total, Ironbridge Capital has invested in 1 US state and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Inova Pharmaceuticals Pte for $349M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%). Ironbridge Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Affinity Health for $1.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 1

Ironbridge Capital

Ironbridge Capital

Level 32 Australia Square 264 George Street ,
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
+61 2 9250 8700
www.ironbridge.com.au
contact@ironbridge.com.au

Ironbridge Capital is a middle-market private equity firm that targets growth capital and buyout investments in Australia and New Zealand. Ironbridge focuses its investment activity within the services sector and targets businesses with the potential for strong and sustained growth in revenue and profitability. Ironbridge Capital was formed in 2003 and has offices in Sydney and Auckland.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Services, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Franchising, Healthcare Services, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marine, Media, Retail

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Australia/New Zealand

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 20 250
values in millions of AUD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 19 - - - - - 19
vol $1.9B $1.9B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 13 - - - - - 13
vol $2.3B $2.3B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bravura Solutions Ltd. 2016-11-16 - IPO
Sydney, Australia · www.bravurasolutions.com
Tandem Corp Pty Ltd. 2016-06-24 - Secondary Sale
Malvern , Australia · www.tandemcorp.com
Amart Furniture Pty Ltd. 2016-01-01 - Secondary Sale
Rochedale South, Australia · www.amartfurniture.com.au
MediaWorks NZ Ltd. 2015-06-05 - Secondary Sale
Auckland, New Zealand · www.mediaworks.co.nz
Global Renewables 2013-11-29 - Unknown
Sydney, Australia · www.globalrenewables.com.au
Hillsdale Furniture LLC 2013-01-24 - Secondary Sale
Louisville, Kentucky · www.hillsdalefurniture.com
EnviroWaste Services Ltd. 2013-01-15 422M USD Trade Sale
Auckland, New Zealand · www.envirowaste.co.nz
Inova Pharmaceuticals (Singapore) Pte Ltd. 2011-11-20 498M AUD Trade Sale
Singapore, Singapore · www.inovapharma.com
Tandem Corp Pty Ltd. 2011-10-31 150M USD Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Malvern , Australia · www.tandemcorp.com
Australian Offshore Solutions Pty Ltd. 2011-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Applecross, Australia · www.aosau.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services - - 4 (21%) 150M (8%)
Healthcare Services - - 3 (16%) 138M (7%)
Retail - - 2 (11%) 403M (22%)
Environmental - - 2 (11%) 206M (11%)
Life Science - - 1 (5%) 349M (19%)
Media - - 1 (5%) 246M (13%)
Marine - - 1 (5%) 204M (11%)
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (5%) 144M (8%)
Insurance - - 1 (5%) 28M (1%)
Food - - 1 (5%) -
Furniture - - 1 (5%) -
Leisure - - 1 (5%) -
Total - - 19 $1.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Australia - - 13 (68%) 1.0B (55%)
New Zealand - - 4 (21%) 483M (26%)
Singapore - - 1 (5%) 349M (19%)
United States - - 1 (5%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (5%) -
Domestic - - 13 (68%) 1.0B (55%)
Cross-border - - 6 (32%) 832M (45%)
Total - - 19 $1.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 14 (74%) 1.3B (70%)
Divestiture - - 3 (16%) 349M (19%)
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (5%) 204M (11%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (5%) -
Total - - 19 $1.9B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (31%) 2.3B (100%)
Secondary Sale 4 (31%) -
Trade Sale 2 (15%) -
Unknown 2 (15%) -
IPO 1 (8%) -
Total 13 $2.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Macquarie Capital
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 7 $1.6B
< $100M 5 $269M
TOTAL $1.9B
Largest Inova Pharmaceuticals (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
$349M (2006-11-09)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.3B
TOTAL $2.3B
Largest Affinity Health Ltd.
$1.0B (2005-04-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Strategic(s)
16%
3 (16%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
23%
3 (23%)
Strategic(s)
46%
6 (46%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.5B AUD

Established

2003

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Julian Knights

Co-Founding Partner

Greg Ruddock

Co-Founding Partner & Co-CEO

Paul Evans

Founding Partner & COO

Neil Broekhuizen

Founding Partner & Joint CEO

Stuart Mitchell

CFO

FAQ

When was Ironbridge Capital founded?

Ironbridge Capital was founded in 2003.

What type of investor is Ironbridge Capital?

Ironbridge Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Ironbridge Capital headquartered?

Ironbridge Capital is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

How much capital does Ironbridge Capital have under management?

Ironbridge Capital has 1.5B AUD under management.

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