Palamon Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Palamon Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (19%) and healthcare services (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (50%) and stake purchase (19%). In total, Palamon Capital Partners has invested in 1 US state and 8 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired Currencies Direct for $308M.

In the last 3 years, Palamon Capital Partners has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). Palamon Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2016 when it sold Towry Holdings for $924M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity67
    • M&A Buy Activity38
    • M&A Sell Activity29
  • Total Sectors Invested 19
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 25
  • M&A Advisors 11

Palamon Capital Partners

60 Charlotte Street,
London, W1T 2NU
United Kingdom
+44 20 7766 2000
www.palamon.com

Palamon Capital Partners LP is a private equity firm that targets investments in high-growth service-oriented businesses throughout Europe. Palamon specifically looks for companies operating in business services, financial services, media and communications, leisure and entertainment, information technology, and healthcare. The Firm's target investment size is €30 to €100 million. Funds are generally used to support development needs, however, Palamon will also consider investing in early-stage businesses, recapitalizations, deleveraging transactions, turnarounds, and buyouts. Palamon Capital Partners LP was formed in 1999 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, E-Commerce, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Media, Restaurants, Retail, Semiconductors, Software, Staffing, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 30 100
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) # 38 - - - - - 38
vol $1.2B $1.2B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 27 - 1 1 - - 29
vol $4.0B $4.0B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DD Products and Services Ltd. 2022-05-05 - Secondary Sale
Witham, United Kingdom · www.ddgroup.com
The Big Website Ltd. 2021-07-23 - Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.feelunique.com
Il Bisonte Industriale S.r.l. 2019-06-12 113M EUR Trade Sale
Pontassieve, Italy · www.ilbisonte.com
FairConnect 2018-07-17 113M EUR Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland · www.fairconnect.life
Veonet GmbH 2018-03-13 - Secondary Sale
Munich, Germany · www.veonet-group.com
Thomas International Ltd. 2018-01-31 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Marlow, United Kingdom · www.thomas.co
Business School24 SpA 2017-08-09 - Stake Purchase
Milan, Italy · www.24orebs.com
Sigla Credit 2017-07-11 - Secondary Sale
Conegliano, Italy · www.siglacredit.it
Happy Socks AB 2017-01-16 91M SEK Secondary Buyout
Stockholm, Sweden · www.happysocks.com
EnGrande S.L. 2017-01-01 - Unknown
Barcelona, Spain · www.engrande.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
IDH Group Ltd. 2011-01-27 Associated Dental Practices Ltd. 2012-01-27 2
Manchester, United Kingdom · www.mydentist.co.uk Reigate, United Kingdom · www.adp-dental.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (25%) 113M (22%) 7 (18%) 421M (34%)
Healthcare Services 1 (13%) - 6 (16%) 209M (17%)
Financial Services 1 (13%) 308M (60%) 5 (13%) 338M (27%)
Leisure - - 2 (5%) 175M (14%)
Apparel/Textiles 2 (25%) 91M (18%) 2 (5%) 91M (7%)
Education 1 (13%) - 2 (5%) -
Software - - 2 (5%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (3%) -
Distribution - - 1 (3%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (3%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (3%) -
Insurance - - 1 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (3%) -
Media - - 1 (3%) -
Restaurants - - 1 (3%) -
Retail - - 1 (3%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (3%) -
Staffing 1 (13%) - 1 (3%) -
Utilities - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 $511M 38 $1.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 5 (63%) 308M (60%) 17 (45%) 517M (56%)
Germany - - 8 (21%) 175M (19%)
Italy 1 (13%) - 4 (11%) -
Sweden 1 (13%) 91M (18%) 3 (8%) 121M (13%)
Spain - - 3 (8%) -
Switzerland 1 (13%) 113M (22%) 1 (3%) 113M (12%)
United States - - 1 (3%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
Norway - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 5 (63%) 308M (60%) 17 (45%) 517M (56%)
Cross-border 3 (38%) 203M (40%) 21 (55%) 408M (44%)
Total 8 $511M 38 $926M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (50%) 421M (82%) 19 (50%) 660M (54%)
Stake Purchase 1 (13%) - 7 (18%) -
Growth Capital - - 5 (13%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (38%) 91M (18%) 4 (11%) 91M (7%)
Going Private - - 1 (3%) 308M (25%)
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) 175M (14%)
Recapitalization - - 1 (3%) -
Total 8 $511M 38 $1.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 10 (34%) 1.2B (31%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 8 (28%) 1.4B (35%)
Trade Sale 5 (17%) 924M (23%)
Stake Sale 2 (7%) 456M (11%)
Unknown 2 (7%) -
Merger 1 (3%) -
Sold to Management 1 (3%) -
Total 29 $4.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)
 2
HSBC Global Banking and Markets
 1
Houlihan Lokey
 1
Legal Deals
Slaughter and May
 4
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
 1
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.1B
< $100M 2 $121M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Currencies Direct Ltd.
$308M (2015-08-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 9 $3.8B
< $100M 3 $147M
TOTAL $4.0B
Largest Towry Holdings Ltd.
$924M (2016-04-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
4 (11%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
38%
11 (38%)
Strategic(s)
48%
14 (48%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.4B EUR

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Louis Elson

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Alexandre Rahmatollahi

Partner

Jean Bonnavion

Partner

Fabio Massimo Giuseppetti

Partner & Member of the Operating Committee

Antony Barker

Associate Partner

FAQ

When was Palamon Capital Partners founded?

Palamon Capital Partners was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is Palamon Capital Partners?

Palamon Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Palamon Capital Partners headquartered?

Palamon Capital Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Palamon Capital Partners have under management?

Palamon Capital Partners has 1.4B EUR under management.

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