Piper Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Piper has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 5 others.

Piper’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (22%) and restaurants (22%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (53%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%).

In the last 3 years, Piper has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (39%). Piper’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2016 when it sold Loungers for $211M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity58
    • M&A Buy Activity37
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 13
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 5

Piper

Piper PE LLP

182-184 Campden Hill Road Notting Hill Gate,
London, W8 7AS
United Kingdom
+44(0)207 727 3842
www.piperprivateequity.com
reception@piper.co.uk

Piper is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in consumer brands with strong growth potential. Piper specifically targets high-growth, small to mid-sized companies in retail, leisure, and consumer products and services. The Firm works closely with management to build industry-leading companies. Prospective businesses are generally profitable with revenues of £5 to £25 million. Piper prefers companies based in the UK and invests up to £15 million per transaction. The Firm will consider both control and minority investment positions. Piper was formed in 1986 and is based in London, England.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Food, Furniture, Leisure, Life Science, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 25
Target EBITDA 1 -
Investment Size 3 15
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 30 2 2 1 1 1 37
Sell (1.0/yr) # 16 1 1 2 1 - 21
vol $368M $368M
  58

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Martin Randall Travel Ltd. 2024-07-31 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.martinrandall.com
Made By Brave Ltd. 2023-11-02 - Growth Capital
, United Kingdom · www.ancientandbrave.earth
Monica Vinader Ltd. 2023-03-10 - Secondary Sale
Norfolk, United Kingdom · www.monicavinader.com
Endorphin Dealers Ltd. 2022-12-01 - Unknown
London, United Kingdom · www.moveyourframe.com
Hickory’s Smokehouse 2022-10-11 - Trade Sale
Chester, United Kingdom · www.hickorys.co.uk
Rabbie’s Group Holdings Ltd. 2022-06-16 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.rabbies.com
Pet Food UK Ltd. 2021-12-08 - Trade Sale
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom · www.petfoodukltd.com
Omlet Ltd. 2021-11-23 - Growth Capital
Banbury, United Kingdom · www.omlet.co.uk
Wild Nutrition Ltd. 2021-04-11 - Growth Capital
Lewes, United Kingdom · www.wildnutrition.com
The Thinking Traveller Ltd. 2020-12-09 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.thethinkingtraveller.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 6 (43%) - 8 (21%) -
Restaurants 2 (14%) - 8 (21%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 3 (8%) -
Consumer Services 1 (7%) - 3 (8%) -
Food - - 3 (8%) -
Leisure 3 (21%) - 3 (8%) -
Retail - - 3 (8%) -
Beverages - - 2 (5%) -
Automotive 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
E-Commerce 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Education - - 1 (3%) -
Furniture - - 1 (3%) -
Publishing - - 1 (3%) -
Total 14 - 38 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 14 (100%) - 38 (100%) -
Total 14 - 38 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 12 (86%) - 20 (53%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 15 (39%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (7%) - 2 (5%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (7%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 14 - 38 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 9 (43%) -
Secondary Sale 7 (33%) 368M (100%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (10%) -
Unknown 2 (10%) -
Sold to Management 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $368M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Womble Bond Dickinson
 5
Pinsent Masons
 1
Jones Day
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $326M
< $100M 1 $42M
TOTAL $368M
Largest Loungers Ltd.
$211M (2016-12-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
7 (33%)
Strategic(s)
38%
8 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

Established

1986

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

FAQ

When was Piper founded?

Piper was founded in 1986.

What type of investor is Piper?

Piper is a private equity firm.

Where is Piper headquartered?

Piper is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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