Kester Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Kester Capital has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Kester Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (17%) and information services (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and divestiture (12%). In total, Kester Capital has invested in 3 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Ironshore for $1.0B.

In the last 3 years, Kester Capital has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (60%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity27
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 7

Kester Capital

Kester Capital LLP

14-16 Bruton Place,
London, W1J 6LX
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 3747 5700
www.kestercapital.com
contactus@kestercapital.com

Kester Capital is a private equity firm focused on middle-market company investments in the UK. The Firm looks to invest a minimum of £15 million in businesses valued up to £100 million. Kester Capital was originally established in 2007 as Greenhill Capital Partners Europe, the European private equity arm of Greenhill & Co Inc. Kester Capital is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Media, Retail, Software

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 15 -
Enterprise Value 15 100
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 9 2 1 2 2 1 17
vol $1.0B $1.0B
Sell (1.0/yr) # 5 1 2 - 2 - 10
  27

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Workflow Management Ltd. 2025-03-01 - Growth Capital
Exeter, United Kingdom · www.re-flow.co.uk
Evestia Clinical Ltd. 2024-12-01 - Divestiture
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom · www.evestiaclinical.com
The Boundary Visualisation Ltd. 2024-07-01 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.the-boundary.com
Atec Group Ltd. 2024-06-24 - Secondary Sale
Chipping Norton, United Kingdom · www.atecgroup.co.uk
Jollyes Retail Group Ltd. 2024-02-28 - Secondary Sale
Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom · www.jollyes.co.uk
GXP Engaged Auditing Services GmbH 2023-09-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Munich, Germany · www.gxp-auditing.com
Kintiga 2023-03-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.kintiga.com
Compliance Online Ltd. 2022-12-12 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.vixio.com
DC Byte Ltd. 2022-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Colchester, United Kingdom · www.dcbyte.com
Avania 2022-06-20 - Secondary Sale
Marlborough, Massachusetts · www.avaniaclinical.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 3 (30%) - 3 (17%) -
Insurance - - 2 (11%) 1.0B (100%)
Information Services 1 (10%) - 2 (11%) -
Life Science 1 (10%) - 2 (11%) -
Medical Products 1 (10%) - 2 (11%) -
Retail 1 (10%) - 2 (11%) -
Software 2 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
Food - - 1 (6%) -
Leisure - - 1 (6%) -
Media 1 (10%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 10 - 18 $1.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 8 (80%) - 13 (72%) -
United States 1 (10%) - 3 (17%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (10%) - 1 (6%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (6%) -
Germany 1 (10%) - 1 (6%) -
Bermuda - - 1 (6%) 1.0B (100%)
Total 10 - 18 $1.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (50%) - 12 (67%) 1.0B (100%)
Divestiture 1 (10%) - 2 (11%) -
Growth Capital 2 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (20%) - 2 (11%) -
Total 10 - 18 $1.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 6 (60%) -
IPO 1 (10%) -
Sold to Management 1 (10%) -
Trade Sale 1 (10%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (10%) -
Total 10 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Results International Group
2
Grant Thornton Transaction Advisory
1
Houlihan Lokey
1
Legal Deals
Osborne Clarke
3
NautaDutilh
2
Travers Smith
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Ironshore, Inc.
$1.0B (2007-01-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Strategic(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
60%
6 (60%)
Strategic(s)
20%
2 (20%)

FAQ

When was Kester Capital founded?

Kester Capital was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Kester Capital?

Kester Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Kester Capital headquartered?

Kester Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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