RJD Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

RJD Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (20%) and education (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (72%) and secondary buyout (20%). Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2005 when it acquired Equidebt for $77M.

In the last 3 years, RJD Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (58%). RJD Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2007 when it sold Academy Music Group for $114M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity46
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 8

RJD Partners

RJD Partners Limited

6-7 Queen Street,
London, EC4N 1SP
United Kingdom
+020 7050 6868
www.rjdpartners.com
info@rjdpartners.com

RJD Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on providing capital to service sector businesses located in the United Kingdom. Specific service areas of interest include business services, financial services, IT services, and leisure. RJD invests between £5 and £20 million in transactions worth between £10 and £50 million. RJD was formerly known as Royal London Private Equity. RJD Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Business Services, Consumer Products, Education, Electronics, Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Marine, Media, Medical Products, Staffing, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 20
Enterprise Value 10 50
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 24 1 - - - - 25
vol $368M $20M $387M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 18 - - 1 - 2 21
vol $644M $644M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Improve International 2024-07-10 - Secondary Sale
Swindon, United Kingdom · www.improveinternational.com
Land Survey Solutions Ltd. 2024-01-03 - Secondary Sale
Ipswich, United Kingdom · www.survey-solutions.co.uk
Babington Group 2022-12-16 - Secondary Sale
Birmingham, United Kingdom · www.babington.co.uk
Improve International 2020-06-01 20M GBP Divestiture
Swindon, United Kingdom · www.improveinternational.com
Stone Technologies Group Ltd. 2019-12-10 - Secondary Sale
Staffordshire, United Kingdom · www.stonegroup.co.uk
Chemigraphic Ltd. 2019-07-01 - Secondary Sale
Crawley, United Kingdom · www.chemigraphic.co.uk
Land Survey Solutions Ltd. 2019-06-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ipswich, United Kingdom · www.survey-solutions.co.uk
Barber of Sheffield Ltd. 2018-12-07 - Unknown
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom · www.barberofsheffield.co.uk
Burgess Marine Ltd. 2017-12-21 - Trade Sale
Kent, United Kingdom · www.burgessmarine.co.uk
Class Tours Ltd. 2017-10-27 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Brighton, United Kingdom · www.voyagerschooltravel.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology - - 5 (20%) 126M (33%)
Financial Services - - 3 (12%) 77M (20%)
Education 1 (100%) - 3 (12%) 20M (5%)
Leisure - - 2 (8%) -
Utilities - - 1 (4%) 40M (10%)
Insurance - - 1 (4%) 40M (10%)
Staffing - - 1 (4%) 37M (10%)
Consumer Products - - 1 (4%) 31M (8%)
Marine - - 1 (4%) 17M (4%)
Business Services - - 1 (4%) -
Electronics - - 1 (4%) -
Engineering - - 1 (4%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (4%) -
Media - - 1 (4%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (4%) -
Transportation - - 1 (4%) -
Total 1 - 25 $387M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 1 (100%) - 25 (100%) 387M (100%)
Total 1 - 25 $387M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (100%) - 18 (72%) 248M (64%)
Secondary Buyout - - 5 (20%) 120M (31%)
Divestiture - - 1 (4%) 20M (5%)
Growth Capital - - 1 (4%) -
Total 1 - 25 $387M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 12 (57%) 409M (63%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (14%) 121M (19%)
Trade Sale 3 (14%) 114M (18%)
Bankruptcy 1 (5%) -
Recapitalization 1 (5%) -
Unknown 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $644M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance Ltd.
1
Rickitt Mitchell
1
Deloitte
1
Legal Deals
Capital Law
1
K&L Gates
1
DLA Piper
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 10 $387M
TOTAL $387M
Largest Equidebt Ltd.
$77M (2005-09-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $326M
< $100M 7 $318M
TOTAL $644M
Largest Academy Music Group Ltd.
$114M (2007-03-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
5 (20%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
57%
12 (57%)
Strategic(s)
24%
5 (24%)

FAQ

When was RJD Partners founded?

RJD Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is RJD Partners?

RJD Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is RJD Partners headquartered?

RJD Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does RJD Partners have under management?

RJD Partners has 300M GBP under management.

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