M&A Deal Summary

Mouchel Group Acquires Hyder Business Services

On August 7, 2007, Mouchel Group acquired business services company Hyder Business Services from Terra Firma Capital Partners for 46M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mouchel Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Mouchel Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mouchel Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-08-07
Target Hyder Business Services
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Mouchel Group
Sellers(s) Terra Firma Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 46M GBP

Target

Hyder Business Services

United Kingdom
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HBS is a business-process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology company operating mainly in the public sector market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mouchel Group

London, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1888
Sector Business Services
Employees8,345
DESCRIPTION

Mouchel Group plc provides consulting services for design, managerial, engineering and operational services which support communities around the world, round the clock.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2007) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-06 Hedra

London, United Kingdom

Hedra plc is a independent management consultancies in the UK. Hedra's clients are predominantly in central and local government, but also in those industries regulated by government and a wide range of public service agencies.

Buy €50M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Terra Firma Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 17.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Terra Firma Capital Partners is a private equity firm that primarily targets distressed 'asset rich' companies in need of management change or operational improvement. Terra Firma also invests in market leading businesses, or platform businesses capable of becoming market-leading businesses through add-on investments. Terra Firma generally looks to invest in businesses headquartered in Western Europe. Terra Firma was originally formed in 1994 and became an independent investment group in 2002. The Firm is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 23
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 9 of 15
Year (2007) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-27 BrightHouse

Watford, United Kingdom

BrightHouse Ltd. is a provider of consumer electronics, white goods, and furniture to customers with restricted access to traditional forms of credit, on a ‘rent to buy’ basis.

Sell £170M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-12 Consolidated Pastoral Company

Wilston, Australia

Consolidated Pastoral Company is a beef producer, with operations that include breeding, grass- and grain-feeding cattle and domestic and live export sales across 13 stations comprising 4.5m hectares of land in Australia and two feedlots in Indonesia. Consolidated Pastoral Company was founded in 1983 and is based in Wilston, Australia.

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