Smedvig Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Venture Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Smedvig Capital has invested in 1 company.

Smedvig Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (19%) and marketing (11%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (41%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (30%). In total, Smedvig Capital has invested in 3 US states and 6 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Smedvig Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (72%). Smedvig Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2004 when it sold Fresh & Wild for $38M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity58
    • M&A Buy Activity37
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22
  • M&A Advisors 1

Smedvig Capital

Ryger House, 11 Arlington Street,
London, SW1A 1RD
United Kingdom
+44 20 7451 2100
www.smedvigcapital.com
enquiries@smedvigcapital.com

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital and business growth firm that typically targets investment opportunities in the UK. Smedvig seeks both direct buyout and growth capital investments and also makes investments in other third party private equity funds. Smedvig's direct investment practice targets equity investments of £3 to £10 million in businesses valued up to £30 million. Areas of interest include information management, financial services, consumer goods, retail, and support services. Smedvig Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Distribution, Education, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Marketing, Media, Oil/Gas Exploration, Plastics, Real Estate, Retail, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 3 10
Enterprise Value - 30
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 35 1 1 - - - 37
Sell (0.6/yr) # 18 - 2 1 - - 21
vol $70M $70M
  58

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Smart Cube 2022-12-16 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.thesmartcube.com
Photospire Ltd. 2021-08-17 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.spirable.com
Captify Technologies Ltd. 2021-07-14 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.captifytechnologies.com
Prosapient Ltd. 2021-01-18 - Venture
London, United Kingdom · www.prosapient.com
Yumpingo Ltd. 2020-01-29 - Venture
London, United Kingdom · www.yumpingo.com
MediaMorph, Inc. 2019-10-15 - Trade Sale
New York, New York · www.mediamorph.com
Photospire Ltd. 2019-09-05 - Venture
London, United Kingdom · www.spirable.com
Quill Content Ltd. 2019-05-20 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.quillcontent.com
Masabi Ltd. 2019-04-30 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.masabi.com
ADHUNTER Ltd. 2018-05-24 - Venture
London, United Kingdom · www.adzuna.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 4 (33%) - 7 (19%) -
Business Services 3 (25%) - 4 (11%) -
Marketing - - 4 (11%) -
Retail - - 3 (8%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (5%) -
Information Technology 2 (17%) - 2 (5%) -
Real Estate - - 2 (5%) -
Automotive - - 1 (3%) -
Beverages - - 1 (3%) -
Construction - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Services - - 1 (3%) -
Education - - 1 (3%) -
Food - - 1 (3%) -
Leisure - - 1 (3%) -
Life Science 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Media - - 1 (3%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (3%) -
Software 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Staffing 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (3%) -
Total 12 - 37 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 10 (83%) - 29 (78%) -
United States 1 (8%) - 3 (8%) -
  Florida 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
  New York - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
Sweden - - 2 (5%) -
Norway 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Germany - - 1 (3%) -
Argentina - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 10 (83%) - 29 (78%) -
Cross-border 2 (17%) - 8 (22%) -
Total 12 - 37 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 4 (33%) - 15 (41%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (8%) - 11 (30%) -
Venture 7 (58%) - 11 (30%) -
Total 12 - 37 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 12 (57%) 70M (100%)
Secondary Sale 6 (29%) -
Divestiture 1 (5%) -
IPO 1 (5%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $70M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Bird & Bird
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 2 $70M
TOTAL $70M
Largest Fresh & Wild Ltd.
$38M (2004-01-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
19%
4 (19%)
Strategic(s)
71%
15 (71%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Venture Capital Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.7B USD

Established

1996

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

John Hewett

CEO

Anna Margaret Smedvig

Chairman

Sophie Day

Head of Marketing & Founder Network

Alistair Cairns

Managing Director

Cristian Young

Partner

FAQ

When was Smedvig Capital founded?

Smedvig Capital was founded in 1996.

What type of investor is Smedvig Capital?

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital firm.

Where is Smedvig Capital headquartered?

Smedvig Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Smedvig Capital have under management?

Smedvig Capital has 1.7B USD under management.

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