Mobeus Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Mobeus Equity Partners has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 9 others.

Mobeus Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (16%) and consumer products (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (49%) and growth capital (35%). In total, Mobeus Equity Partners has invested in 3 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired British International Helicopters for $31M.

In the last 3 years, Mobeus Equity Partners has exited 10 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (55%). Mobeus Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold App-DNA Group for $92M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity138
    • M&A Buy Activity90
    • M&A Sell Activity48
  • Total Sectors Invested 34
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 38
  • M&A Advisors 27

Mobeus Equity Partners

Mobeus Equity Partners LLP

Mobeus, 1st Floor One Babmaes Street,,
London, SW1Y 6HF
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7024 7600
www.mobeusequity.co.uk
info@mobeusequity.co.uk

Mobeus Equity Partners is a generalist investor in UK-based companies. Mobeus looks to invest between £2 and £20 million in a variety of transaction situations. These include MBOs, secondary buyouts, debt financings, shareholder liquidity needs, and recapitalizations. Mobeus generally targets high growth, profitable (£1 to £5 million) businesses with sustainable competitive advantages. Mobeus is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Media

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 1 5
Investment Size 2 20
Enterprise Value 5 30
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 77 2 3 3 3 2 90
vol $272M $26M $298M
Sell (3.0/yr) # 33 5 5 3 1 1 48
vol $384M $56M $440M
  138

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Distant Journeys 2024-05-16 - Growth Capital
Ormskirk, United States · www.distantjourneys.co.uk
Master Removers Group 2024-02-09 - Stake Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.ward-thomas.co.uk
LACE Partners 2024-01-24 - Growth Capital
London , United Kingdom · www.lacepartners.co.uk
Ellis Recruitment Group Ltd. 2023-12-13 - Growth Capital
Surrey, United Kingdom · www.ellisgroup.com
Intralink Ltd. 2023-07-03 - Growth Capital
Abingdon, United Kingdom · www.intralinkgroup.com
Tharstern Ltd. 2023-03-27 - Trade Sale
Lancashire, United Kingdom · www.tharstern.com
The Translation People Ltd. 2023-01-03 - Growth Capital
Liverpool , United Kingdom · www.thetranslationpeople.com
Kinneir Dufort Ltd. 2022-12-06 - Trade Sale
Bristol, United Kingdom · www.kinneirdufort.com
GW Global Insights 2022-11-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Truro, United Kingdom · www.gasworld.com
Access Partnership Ltd. 2022-07-07 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.accesspartnership.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 5 (23%) - 14 (16%) 7M (2%)
Consumer Products 2 (9%) - 8 (9%) 15M (5%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - 7 (8%) -
Software - - 6 (7%) -
Media 1 (5%) - 5 (6%) 16M (5%)
Manufacturing 2 (9%) 17M (26%) 4 (4%) 17M (6%)
Food 1 (5%) - 4 (4%) -
Information Technology - - 3 (3%) 45M (15%)
E-Commerce - - 3 (3%) 24M (8%)
Distribution - - 3 (3%) 18M (6%)
Automotive 1 (5%) - 3 (3%) 7M (2%)
Leisure 1 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Transportation 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) 28M (9%)
Marketing 2 (9%) 26M (38%) 2 (2%) 26M (9%)
Communications 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) 22M (7%)
Financial Services - - 2 (2%) 14M (5%)
Digital Media 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (1%) 31M (10%)
Engineering 1 (5%) 17M (25%) 1 (1%) 17M (6%)
Chemicals 1 (5%) 8M (11%) 1 (1%) 8M (3%)
Consumer Services - - 1 (1%) 3M (1%)
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (1%) -
Construction - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Forest Products - - 1 (1%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (1%) -
Insurance 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
Life Science - - 1 (1%) -
Packaging - - 1 (1%) -
Publishing - - 1 (1%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (1%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (1%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (1%) -
Staffing - - 1 (1%) -
Total 22 $68M 90 $298M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 21 (95%) 68M (100%) 86 (96%) 281M (100%)
United States 1 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (1%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (1%) -
Australia - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 21 (95%) 68M (100%) 86 (96%) 281M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (5%) - 4 (4%) -
Total 22 $68M 90 $281M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 8 (36%) 60M (89%) 44 (49%) 235M (84%)
Growth Capital 11 (50%) - 31 (34%) -
Venture 2 (9%) - 8 (9%) -
Divestiture 1 (5%) 8M (11%) 4 (4%) 8M (3%)
Secondary Buyout - - 3 (3%) 38M (13%)
Total 22 $68M 90 $281M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 19 (40%) 111M (25%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 11 (23%) 203M (46%)
Secondary Sale 11 (23%) 126M (29%)
IPO 2 (4%) -
Sold to Management 2 (4%) -
Unknown 2 (4%) -
Stake Sale 1 (2%) -
Total 48 $440M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
WK Corporate Finance LLP
3
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC
3
HMT LLP
3
Legal Deals
Osborne Clarke
6
Gowling WLG
3
Armstrong Teasdale
3

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 18 $298M
TOTAL $298M
Largest British International Helicopters Ltd.
$31M (2006-06-28)
sell # Total
< $100M 8 $440M
TOTAL $440M
Largest App-DNA Group Ltd.
$92M (2011-10-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
2%
2 (2%)
Strategic(s)
4%
4 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
23%
11 (23%)
Strategic(s)
54%
26 (54%)

FAQ

When was Mobeus Equity Partners founded?

Mobeus Equity Partners was founded in 2004.

What type of investor is Mobeus Equity Partners?

Mobeus Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Mobeus Equity Partners headquartered?

Mobeus Equity Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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