Sovereign Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Sovereign Capital Partners has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Sovereign Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (25%) and consumer services (18%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (52%) and growth capital (24%). In total, Sovereign Capital Partners has invested in 1 US state and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2019 when it acquired Murgitroyd for $100M.

In the last 3 years, Sovereign Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). Sovereign Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Arachas Corporate Brokers for $282M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity85
    • M&A Buy Activity56
    • M&A Sell Activity29
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 7

Sovereign Capital Partners

Sovereign Capital Partners LLP

25 Victoria Street,
London, SW1H 0EX
United Kingdom
+44(0)20 7340 8800
www.sovereigncapital.co.uk
info@sovereigncapital.co.uk

Sovereign Capital Partners (SCP) is a private equity firm that specializes in buy and build opportunities throughout the UK. The Firm targets consolidation strategies in the education and training, healthcare, and outsourced business services sectors. SCP looks to invest £10 to £120 million per transaction. Sovereign Capital Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Services, Education, Furniture, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Medical Products, Software, Staffing

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 10 120
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 49 4 2 1 - - 56
vol $226M $226M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 26 - 1 1 - 1 29
vol $1.1B $1.1B
  85

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ACOLIN Group 2025-07-03 - Trade Sale
Zurich, Switzerland · www.acolin.com
A Wilderness Way Ltd. 2023-03-03 - Secondary Buyout
Penrith, United Kingdom · www.wildernessway.co.uk
Asset Control Systems, Inc. 2023-01-18 - Secondary Sale
New York, New York · www.alveotech.com
Lifetime Training Group 2022-11-25 - Trade Sale
Bristol, United Kingdom · www.lifetimetraining.co.uk
Actica Consulting Ltd. 2022-04-06 - Growth Capital
Guildford, United Kingdom · www.actica.co.uk
Mozaic Services Ltd. 2022-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.mozaic.net
Aquitaine Group Ltd. 2021-09-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Guernsey, Channel Islands · www.aquitainetrust.com
Data Intellect Ltd. 2021-05-06 - Growth Capital
Belfast, United Kingdom · www.dataintellect.com
Skerritt Consultants Ltd. 2021-03-10 - Growth Capital
Hove, United Kingdom · www.skerritts.co.uk
Bioscript 2021-03-04 - Growth Capital
Cheshire, United Kingdom · www.bioscriptgroup.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 4 (29%) 100M (100%) 14 (25%) 100M (44%)
Consumer Services 4 (29%) - 10 (18%) 22M (10%)
Education - - 9 (16%) 40M (18%)
Healthcare Services - - 8 (14%) 43M (19%)
Information Technology 4 (29%) - 4 (7%) -
Insurance - - 3 (5%) -
Financial Services 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Staffing 1 (7%) - 2 (4%) -
Leisure - - 1 (2%) 22M (10%)
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 14 $100M 56 $226M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 13 (93%) 100M (100%) 51 (91%) 205M (100%)
Channel Islands 1 (7%) - 1 (2%) -
United States - - 1 (2%) -
  New York - - 1 (2%) -
Ireland - - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (2%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 13 (93%) 100M (100%) 51 (91%) 205M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (7%) - 5 (9%) -
Total 14 $100M 56 $205M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (36%) - 29 (52%) 65M (32%)
Growth Capital 6 (43%) - 13 (23%) -
Consolidation - - 8 (14%) 40M (20%)
Secondary Buyout 2 (14%) - 4 (7%) -
Going Private 1 (7%) 100M (100%) 1 (2%) 100M (49%)
Divestiture - - 1 (2%) -
Total 14 $100M 56 $205M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 12 (41%) 617M (54%)
Secondary Sale 10 (34%) 399M (35%)
Unknown 4 (14%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (7%) 132M (12%)
Sold to Management 1 (3%) -
Total 29 $1.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jamieson Corporate Finance
1
Houlihan Lokey
1
Alvarez & Marsal
1
Legal Deals
Pinsent Masons
1
Reed Smith
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $100M
< $100M 5 $126M
TOTAL $226M
Largest Murgitroyd & Co. Ltd.
$100M (2019-10-18)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $991M
< $100M 3 $158M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest Arachas Corporate Brokers Ltd.
$282M (2019-12-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
7%
4 (7%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
34%
10 (34%)
Strategic(s)
45%
13 (45%)

FAQ

When was Sovereign Capital Partners founded?

Sovereign Capital Partners was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Sovereign Capital Partners?

Sovereign Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Sovereign Capital Partners headquartered?

Sovereign Capital Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Sovereign Capital Partners have under management?

Sovereign Capital Partners has 1.0B GBP under management.

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