Kester Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

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

Kester Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinformation services (16%) and insurance (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (77%) and growth capital (8%). In total, Kester Capital has invested in 2 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Ironshore for $1.0B.

In the last 3 years, Kester Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 4

Kester Capital

24 Grosvenor Street,
London, W1S 4FF
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 3747 5700
www.kestercapital.com
contactus@kestercapital.com

Kester Capital is a private equity firm focused on middle-market company investments in the UK. The Firm looks to invest a minimum of £5 million in businesses valued up to £100 million. Kester Capital was originally established in 2007 as Greenhill Capital Partners Europe, the European private equity arm of Greenhill & Co Inc. Kester Capital is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Services, Internet Software and Services, Media

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 -
Enterprise Value 10 100
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 9 - 2 1 - - 12
vol $1.0B $1.0B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 5 - 1 2 - - 8
  20

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Compliance Online Ltd. 2022-12-12 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.vixio.com
DC Byte Limited 2022-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Colchester, United Kingdom · www.dcbyte.com
Avania 2022-06-20 - Secondary Sale
Bilthoven, Netherlands · www.avaniaclinical.com
Rephine Ltd. 2021-10-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Stevenage, United Kingdom · www.rephine.com
Frontier Medical Group 2021-06-02 - Secondary Sale
Caerphilly, United Kingdom · www.frontier-group.co.uk
Optibrium, Ltd. 2021-02-08 - Growth Capital
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.optibrium.com
You Garden Ltd. 2019-10-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Norfolk, United Kingdom · www.yougarden.com
Jollyes Retail Group Limited 2018-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom · www.jollyes.co.uk
Atec Group 2017-09-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Chipping Norton, United Kingdom · www.ceta.co.uk
Garrets International Ltd. 2016-01-28 - Trade Sale
Romford, United Kingdom · www.garrets.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Insurance 1 (14%) - 2 (15%) 1.0B (100%)
Information Services 1 (14%) - 2 (15%) -
Medical Products 1 (14%) - 2 (15%) -
Retail 2 (29%) - 2 (15%) -
Business Services 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Food - - 1 (8%) -
Leisure - - 1 (8%) -
Life Science - - 1 (8%) -
Software 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 7 - 13 $1.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 6 (86%) - 9 (69%) -
United States - - 2 (15%) -
  Tennessee - - 1 (8%) -
Netherlands 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Bermuda - - 1 (8%) 1.0B (100%)
Total 7 - 13 $1.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (71%) - 10 (77%) 1.0B (100%)
Divestiture - - 1 (8%) -
Growth Capital 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (14%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 7 - 13 $1.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 4 (50%) -
IPO 1 (13%) -
Sold to Management 1 (13%) -
Trade Sale 1 (13%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (13%) -
Total 8 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Results International Group LLP
2
Legal Deals
Osborne Clarke
2
NautaDutilh N.V.
2
Travers Smith
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Ironshore, Inc.
$1.0B (2007-01-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Strategic(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
4 (50%)
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)

FAQ

When was Kester Capital founded?

Kester Capital was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Kester Capital?

Kester Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Kester Capital headquartered?

Kester Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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