OpCapita Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

OpCapita’s most common sectors for investment areretail (40%) and e-commerce (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (50%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (20%). In total, OpCapita has invested in 1 US state and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2008 when it acquired BUT SAS for $620M.

In the last 3 years, OpCapita has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (34%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 6

OpCapita LLP

2 Park Street,
London, W1K 2HX
United Kingdom
+44 20 7647 7300
www.opcapita.com
info@opcapita.com

OpCapita LLP invests in a variety of European retail, consumer and leisure businesses. The Firm looks to invest between €100 and €500 million in businesses that are 'strategically sound but operationally or financially challenged'. Sub-sectors of interest within retail/consumer include apparel, general retailers, food/beverage, household/lifestyle goods, and luxury/consumer goods. The Firm will consider a variety of transactions, including carve outs of non-core divisions, balance sheet restructurings, take privates, and sales of family owned businesses. OpCapita is the successor to Merchant Equity Partners. The Firm is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Consumer Products, E-Commerce, Electrical Equipment, Food, Furniture, Gaming, Leisure, Restaurants, Retail

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Special Situations/Distressed, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 100 500
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 10 - - - - - 10
vol $773M $773M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 5 - 1 - - - 6
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
La Sirena Alimentación Congelada S.L.U. 2021-07-21 - Secondary Sale
Barcelona, Spain · www.lasirena.es
Maurices, Inc. 2019-03-25 - Divestiture
Duluth, Minnesota · www.maurices.com
NKD Group GmbH 2019-03-19 - Secondary Sale
Bindlach, Germany · www.nkd.com
Sebeto S.p.A. 2018-03-09 - Secondary Buyout
Napoli, Italy · www.sebeto.com
Merkal Calzados, S.L. 2017-11-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Barcelona, Spain · www.merkal.es
The Football Pools Ltd. 2017-03-17 128M GBP Divestiture
Liverpool, United Kingdom · www.footballpools.com
BUT SAS 2016-06-29 - Secondary Sale
Emerainville, France · www.but.fr
La Sirena Alimentación Congelada S.L.U. 2014-11-03 - Secondary Buyout
Barcelona, Spain · www.lasirena.es
Game Retail Ltd. 2014-05-19 - IPO
Basingstoke, United Kingdom · www.gamedigitalplc.com
NKD Group GmbH 2013-11-27 23M EUR Divestiture
Bindlach, Germany · www.nkd.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Sebeto S.p.A. 2018-03-09 Ham Holy Burger 2020-03-31 1
Napoli, Italy · www.sebeto.com Rome, Italy · www.hamholyburger.it

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 1 (25%) - 4 (40%) 642M (83%)
Leisure 1 (25%) 128M (100%) 1 (10%) 128M (17%)
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (10%) 3M (< 1%)
E-Commerce 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
Food - - 1 (10%) -
Furniture - - 1 (10%) -
Restaurants 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
Total 4 $128M 10 $773M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 1 (25%) 128M (100%) 4 (40%) 131M (17%)
Spain 1 (25%) - 2 (20%) -
United States 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
  Minnesota 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
Italy 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
France - - 1 (10%) 620M (80%)
Germany - - 1 (10%) 23M (3%)
Domestic 1 (25%) 128M (100%) 4 (40%) 131M (17%)
Cross-border 3 (75%) - 6 (60%) 642M (83%)
Total 4 $128M 10 $773M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 2 (50%) 128M (100%) 5 (50%) 773M (100%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (25%) - 2 (20%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (25%) - 2 (20%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (10%) -
Total 4 $128M 10 $773M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (50%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (17%) -
IPO 1 (17%) -
Trade Sale 1 (17%) -
Total 6 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Solomon Partners
 1
Lazard Ltd.
 1
Dean Street Adviser Ltd.
 1
Legal Deals
Chiomenti Studio Legale
 1
Clifford Chance
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $748M
< $100M 2 $26M
TOTAL $773M
Largest BUT SAS
$620M (2008-03-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
2 (20%)
Strategic(s)
50%
5 (50%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
50%
3 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

700M EUR

Established

2006

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Brian McBride

Chairman

Henry Jackson

Co-Founder & CEO

Simon Millerchip

CFO & Head of Compliance

Joshua Spoerri

Managing Director

David Hamid

Co-founder & Operating Partner

FAQ

When was OpCapita LLP founded?

OpCapita LLP was founded in 2006.

What type of investor is OpCapita LLP?

OpCapita LLP is a private equity firm.

Where is OpCapita LLP headquartered?

OpCapita LLP is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does OpCapita LLP have under management?

OpCapita LLP has 700M EUR under management.

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