M&A Deal Summary

MML Acquires ARO

On January 17, 2020, private equity firm MML acquired communications company ARO from Growth Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MML’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is MML’s 20th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-01-17
Target ARO
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) MML
Sellers(s) Growth Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

ARO

Godalming, United Kingdom
ARO is a provider of business-critical services to UK SMEs and mid-market customers, including mobile, fixed-line, hosted telephony, data, IT and energy solutions. ARO was established in 2005 and is based in Godalming, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MML

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MML Capital Partners is an investment firm that targets subordinated debt and traditional private equity investments across the US and Europe. MML Capital looks for transactions requiring €5 million and €200 million of capital to support expansion financing, management buyouts, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, and take privates. MML Capital invested more than €2 billion across 11 countries. MML Capital was formed in 1988 and has offices in London, Paris, and Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 59
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 12
Country (United Kingdom) 20 of 26
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 Nactis Flavours SAS

Bondoufle, France

Nactis Flavours delivers flavors, aromatic and functional ingredients for the food industry. The company offers its clients a range of innovative, high-quality solutions tailored to their needs. With its production sites in France (Bondoufle, Yssingeaux, Chartres, Furdenheim and Illkirch), its three commercial subsidiaries in Bulgaria, Poland and Tunisia, and its agents in 50 countries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-30 Arena Group

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Arena Group specializes in hard copy and electronic document management. Arena Group provides the hardware, software, service, and expertise that enables organizations to cut costs, improve efficiencies and become greener.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Growth Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 250M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Growth Capital Partners LLP is a private equity firm that seeks investments in small to mid-sized UK based businesses. GCP provides both debt and equity capital for profitable companies with strong growth prospects and experienced management teams. The Firm typically looks to invest £5m - £50 million. Specific areas of interest include business support services, leisure, transport and distribution, consumer products and specialist engineering. Types of transactions include MBOs, growth capital financings, and secondary or tertiary buyouts. Growth Capital Partners formerly known as Close Growth Capital was spun out of Close Brothers Group plc and became independent in 2009. Growth Capital Partners LLP is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 29
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 8 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 24 of 28
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-16 Jones Knowles Ritchie

London, United Kingdom

Jones Knowles Ritchie is a design-led creative company that serves clients to deliver clear and relevant market knowledge as well as a full raft of services from trends to innovation, and from Visual Brand Identity to brand architecture review. Jones Knowles Ritchie was formed in 1990 and is based in London.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-01 CubeLogic

London, United Kingdom

CubeLogic is a supplier of risk management software solutions for the energy, commodity, and financial markets. The company's software uses business intelligence to enable clients to monitor and manage exposures arising from market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and regulatory compliance. It addresses the increasing demand for robust, cost-effective solutions for risk management. CubeLogic was formed in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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