Scottish Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Scottish Equity Partners has invested in 8 companies.

Scottish Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (26%) and information technology (23%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (69%) and secondary buyout (18%). In total, Scottish Equity Partners has invested in 1 US state and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired SSP for $319M.

In the last 3 years, Scottish Equity Partners has exited 13 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (53%). Scottish Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Matchesfashion for $63M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity53
    • M&A Buy Activity34
    • M&A Sell Activity19
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18

Scottish Equity Partners

Scottish Equity Partners LLP

44 Great Marlborough Street,
London, W1F 7JL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7758 5900
www.sep.co.uk
contact_calum@sep.co.uk

Scottish Equity Partners is a growth capital firm focused on high-growth tech company invests in the UK and Ireland. The Firm looks to invest up to £25 million across a range of sectors, with a particular interest in enterprise software, consumer internet and tech-enabled service businesses. Scottish Equity seeks to build value by playing an active and supportive role in the growth and development of its portfolio companies. Scottish Equity Partners is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Consumer Products, E-Commerce, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Marketing, Renewable Energy, Software

Target Transaction Types: Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Venture

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 25 1 4 2 2 - 34
vol $535M $535M
Sell (2.8/yr) # 5 1 6 2 3 2 19
vol $1M $63M $64M
  53

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Intelligent Reach Ltd. 2024-04-02 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.intelligentreach.com
Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. 2024-03-06 - Stake Sale
Blackburn, United Kingdom · www.vitalenergi.co.uk
Matchesfashion Ltd. 2023-12-20 63M USD Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.matchesfashion.com
Braincube SAS 2023-12-05 - Growth Capital
Issoire, France · www.braincube.com
Tryzens Ltd. 2023-08-29 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.tryzens.com
Cora Systems Ltd. 2023-06-19 - Growth Capital
Carrick on Shannon, Ireland · www.corasystems.com
Immedis 2023-06-06 - Trade Sale
Dublin, Ireland · www.immedis.com
Pelion IOT Ltd. 2022-10-19 - Growth Capital
Glasgow, United Kingdom · www.pelion.com
Abcodia Ltd. 2022-09-28 1M EUR Trade Sale
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.therocatest.co.uk
Cresset Biomolecular Discovery Ltd. 2022-09-21 - Growth Capital
Litlington, United Kingdom · www.cresset-group.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 7 (44%) - 9 (26%) -
Information Technology 3 (19%) - 8 (23%) 519M (97%)
Internet Software and Services 5 (31%) - 7 (20%) -
E-Commerce - - 4 (11%) -
Marketing - - 1 (3%) 16M (3%)
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Financial Services 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (3%) -
Utilities - - 1 (3%) -
Total 16 - 35 $535M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 10 (63%) - 27 (77%) 535M (100%)
Germany 2 (13%) - 3 (9%) -
Ireland 1 (6%) - 2 (6%) -
United States 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
  Illinois 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
France 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Iceland 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 16 - 35 $535M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 15 (94%) - 24 (69%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 6 (17%) 535M (100%)
Venture 1 (6%) - 3 (9%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 2 (6%) -
Total 16 - 35 $535M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 7 (37%) -
Secondary Sale 6 (32%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (16%) 64M (100%)
IPO 1 (5%) -
Merger 1 (5%) -
Stake Sale 1 (5%) -
Total 19 $64M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $519M
< $100M 1 $16M
TOTAL $535M
Largest SSP Ltd.
$319M (2015-03-15)
sell # Total
< $100M 2 $64M
TOTAL $64M
Largest Matchesfashion Ltd.
$63M (2023-12-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
5 (14%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
37%
7 (37%)
Strategic(s)
58%
11 (58%)

FAQ

When was Scottish Equity Partners founded?

Scottish Equity Partners was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Scottish Equity Partners?

Scottish Equity Partners is a growth capital firm.

Where is Scottish Equity Partners headquartered?

Scottish Equity Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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