Rubicon Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Rubicon Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Rubicon Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (35%) and business services (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (60%) and secondary buyout (22%). In total, Rubicon Partners has invested in 2 US states and 4 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Rubicon Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (60%). Rubicon Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Farsound Aviation for $177M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity42
    • M&A Buy Activity32
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 13
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 3

Rubicon Partners

Rubicon Partners Advisors LLP

8-12 York Gate,
London, NW1 4QG
United Kingdom
+44 20 7499 0500
www.rubiconpartners.com
info@rubiconpartners.com

Rubicon Partners is a large private equity firm focused on acquiring industrial service and products businesses. The Firm targets business valued from £15 to £250 million and has a special interest in situations with transactional or operational complexity. Specific areas of interest include aerospace, construction, machinery, construction, building products, automotive, energy/power, industrial services, and specialty distribution. Prospective transaction situations include carve-outs, successions, and other special situations. Rubicon Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Agriculture, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Construction, Distribution, Diversified, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Forest Products, Furniture, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Medical Products, Plastics, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation, Utilities

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 15 250
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 26 - 3 2 1 - 32
Sell (1.0/yr) # 5 1 - 1 2 1 10
vol $269M $269M
  42

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Boddingtons Plastics Ltd. 2024-07-01 - Bankruptcy
Kent, United Kingdom · www.boddingtons.co.uk
O&S Doors Ltd. 2023-10-05 - Secondary Buyout
Tyrone, United Kingdom · www.osdoors.com
Fibron BX Ltd. 2023-06-28 - Trade Sale
Hoddesdon, United Kingdom · www.fibron.com
ABL-Technic Entlackung GmbH 2023-03-15 - Secondary Sale
Leutkirch, Germany · www.abl-technic.de
CMD Ltd. 2022-10-31 - Divestiture
Rotherham, United Kingdom · www.cmd-ltd.com
Avove Ltd. 2022-04-14 - Divestiture
Chorley, United Kingdom · www.avove.co.uk
John Lawrie Metals Ltd. 2022-03-02 - Trade Sale
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.johnlawrie.com
Consolidated Timber Holdings Ltd. 2021-07-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Tilbury, United Kingdom · www.cth.co.uk
Airedale Catering Equipment Ltd. 2021-06-11 - Secondary Buyout
Bradford, United Kingdom · www.airedale-group.co.uk
Bamboo Distribution Ltd. 2021-03-01 - Growth Capital
Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom · www.bamboodistribution.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 1 (13%) - 11 (34%) -
Business Services 2 (25%) - 5 (16%) -
Automotive 1 (13%) - 3 (9%) -
Electronics - - 2 (6%) -
Machinery - - 2 (6%) -
Utilities 2 (25%) - 2 (6%) -
Construction - - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Forest Products 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Furniture 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (3%) -
Plastics - - 1 (3%) -
Software - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 32 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 8 (100%) - 27 (84%) -
United States - - 2 (6%) -
  New York - - 1 (3%) -
Germany - - 2 (6%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 8 (100%) - 27 (84%) -
Cross-border - - 5 (16%) -
Total 8 - 32 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (38%) - 19 (59%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (25%) - 7 (22%) -
Divestiture 2 (25%) - 3 (9%) -
Add-on Acquisition - - 1 (3%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
Growth Capital 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 32 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (40%) 92M (34%)
Secondary Sale 2 (20%) 177M (66%)
Trade Sale 2 (20%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (10%) -
Shut Down 1 (10%) -
Total 10 $269M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
1
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
1
Legal Deals
Proskauer Rose LLP
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $177M
< $100M 2 $92M
TOTAL $269M
Largest Farsound Aviation Ltd.
$177M (2019-07-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
22%
7 (22%)
Strategic(s)
9%
3 (9%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
2 (20%)
Strategic(s)
60%
6 (60%)

FAQ

When was Rubicon Partners founded?

Rubicon Partners was founded in 1993.

What type of investor is Rubicon Partners?

Rubicon Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Rubicon Partners headquartered?

Rubicon Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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