Secondary Buyout • Consumer Products

Montagu Acquires ghd

On July 14, 2007, private equity firm Montagu acquired consumer products company ghd from LDC for 160M GBP

Acquisition Context
  • This is Montagu’s 3rd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Montagu’s 18th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Montagu’s 48th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • ghd was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2013 for 300M GBP.
  • ghd was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016 for 420M GBP.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 14, 2007
Target ghd
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Montagu
Sellers(s) LDC
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 160M GBP

Target Company

ghd

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ghd is a provider of premium hair styling irons, comlpementary wet products and other hair styling accessories. ghd is based in West Yorkshire, United kingdom.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Montagu

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 11.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Montagu is an independent private equity firm focused on European management buyouts and growth capital transactions. The Firm seeks opportunities valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Sectors of interest include healthcare, medical products, financial services, software, IT, information services, and education. Montagu dates back to 1968 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 69 of 119
Sector: Consumer Products 3 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout 8 of 30
Country: United Kingdom 48 of 62
Year: 2007 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 32
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-06 Unifeeder A/S

Aarhus, Denmark

Unifeeder A/S is an integrated logistics company with the largest and best connected feeder and growing shortsea network in Northern Europe with connectivity to approximately 100 ports. The company provides efficient and sustainable transport solutions for international container shipping lines between international and regional ports and shortsea services to cargo owners with fully multimodal door-to-door solutions, combining seaborne transportation with road and/or rail. The business is cash generative and operates on a highly flexible cost base.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-22 HCT Shaping Systems SA

Cheseaux, Switzerland

HCT is a world leader in the supply of precision wafering systems principally used in manufacturing crystalline silicon substrates for the solar and semi-conductor industries. HCT is based in Cheseaux in Switzerland and employs over 180 people.

Sell $483M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 14 of 210
Sector: Consumer Products 2 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout 4 of 77
Country: United Kingdom 13 of 204
Year: 2007 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 62
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-11 Kimberly Access

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Kimberly Access specialise in the hire of powered access, including cherry picker hire, scissor lift hire, and other MEWP hire (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms). Kimberly Access was founded in 1994 and is based in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 Apollo Property Services Group

Essex, United Kingdom

Apollo Group provides interior and exterior refurbishment services to properties in the social housing, education and healthcare sectors

Sell £410M