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Rubicon Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Rubicon Partners has acquired 3 companies.

Rubicon Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (34%) and business services (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (61%) and secondary buyout (22%). In total, Rubicon Partners has invested in 3 US states and 4 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Rubicon Partners has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (55%). 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 Activity44
    • M&A Buy Activity33
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 5

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 ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 27 3 2 1 - - 33
Sell (1.0/yr) # 6 - 2 2 1 - 11
vol $269M $269M
  44

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
John Lawrie Tubulars 2022-11-08 - Secondary Sale
Houston, Texas · www.jltubulars.com
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
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 1 (13%) - 11 (33%) -
Business Services 2 (25%) - 5 (15%) -
Automotive 1 (13%) - 3 (9%) -
Electronics - - 2 (6%) -
Machinery - - 2 (6%) -
Utilities 2 (25%) - 2 (6%) -
Construction - - 1 (3%) -
Distribution - - 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 - 33 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 8 (100%) - 27 (82%) -
United States - - 3 (9%) -
  Texas - - 1 (3%) -
  New York - - 1 (3%) -
Germany - - 2 (6%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 8 (100%) - 27 (82%) -
Cross-border - - 6 (18%) -
Total 8 - 33 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (38%) - 20 (61%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (25%) - 7 (21%) -
Divestiture 2 (25%) - 3 (9%) -
Add-on Acquisition - - 1 (3%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
Growth Capital 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 - 33 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (36%) 92M (34%)
Secondary Sale 3 (27%) 177M (66%)
Trade Sale 2 (18%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (9%) -
Shut Down 1 (9%) -
Total 11 $269M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Clearwater International
 1
PwC Corporate Finance
 1
KeyBanc Capital Markets
 1
Legal Deals
Proskauer Rose
 2

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)
21%
7 (21%)
Strategic(s)
9%
3 (9%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
27%
3 (27%)
Strategic(s)
55%
6 (55%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1993

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Andrew Fischer

Co-Founder & Partner

Ian Fisher

Co-Founder & Partner

Peter Brock

Partner

Bobby Virdi

Principal

Daniel O'Neill

Principal

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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