Literacy Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Literacy Capital has acquired 1 company.

Literacy Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (34%) and consumer products (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (67%) and growth capital (34%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1

Literacy Capital plc

Floor 3, Charles House 5-11 Regent Street St. James's,
London, SW1Y 4LR
United Kingdom
www.literacycapital.com

Literacy Capital is a closed-end investment company focused on investing in and supporting small, growing UK businesses. The Firm typically pursues buyouts of smaller, profitable (£1 to £5 million of EBITDA) but will also consider select growth/venture investments in disruptive businesses generating revenue but pre-profit. Literacy Capital was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Services, Healthcare Services, Manufacturing, Packaging, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Venture

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 1 5
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 1 1 - 1 - - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ashleigh & Burwood Ltd. 2022-08-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Surrey, United Kingdom · www.ashleigh-burwood.co.uk
Tyrefix UK Ltd. 2020-11-12 - Growth Capital
Markfield, United Kingdom · www.tyrefixuk.com
Mountain Healthcare Ltd. 2018-09-27 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Finchingfield, United Kingdom · www.mountainhealthcare.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 1 (33%) - 1 (33%) -
Consumer Products 1 (33%) - 1 (33%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (33%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 3 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 3 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
Total 3 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (67%) - 2 (67%) -
Growth Capital 1 (33%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 3 - 3 -

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2017

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Richard Pindar

Co-founder & CIO

Paul Pindar

Co-founder & Chairman

Tom Vernon

Head of Finance

Miral Patel

Investment Director

FAQ

When was Literacy Capital plc founded?

Literacy Capital plc was founded in 2017.

What type of investor is Literacy Capital plc?

Literacy Capital plc is a private equity firm.

Where is Literacy Capital plc headquartered?

Literacy Capital plc is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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