Pollen Street Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

In the last 3 years, Pollen Street Capital has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 1 other.

Pollen Street Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefinancial services (48%) and insurance (16%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (44%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%). In total, Pollen Street Capital has invested in 1 US state and 5 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (34%). Pollen Street Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold TTT Moneycorp for $326M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity31
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 7

Pollen Street Capital

11-12 Hanover Square,
London, W1S 1JJ
United Kingdom
+44 20 3728 6750
www.pollencap.com
info@pollencap.com

Pollen Street Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in financial and business services companies. The Firm is a hands-on investor and looks to work with management teams in building company value and driving growth. Pollen Street Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, PIPE, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Eastern Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 21 2 2 - - - 25
Sell (0.2/yr) # 5 1 - - - - 6
vol $780M $780M
  31

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Ezetop Unlimited Co. 2021-09-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dublin, Ireland · www.ding.com
Markerstudy Insurance Services Ltd. 2021-01-27 - Growth Capital
Kent, United Kingdom · www.markerstudy.com
Specialist Risk Group Ltd. 2020-12-21 - Secondary Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.specialistrisk.com
Pacific Fund Systems Europe Ltd. 2020-12-18 - Growth Capital
Isle of Man, United Kingdom · www.pacificfundsystems.com
Tandem Bank Ltd. 2020-08-22 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.tandem.co.uk
Kingswood Holdings Ltd. 2019-09-20 - PIPE
London, United Kingdom · www.kingswood-group.com
Castlehaven Finance 2019-08-23 282M EUR Secondary Sale
Dublin, Ireland · www.castlehavenfinance.com
Miles Smith Insurance Group 2018-11-30 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Specialist Risk Group Ltd. 2018-11-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.specialistrisk.com
BidX1 Technology Ltd. 2018-09-03 - Growth Capital
Dublin, Ireland · www.bidx1.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Foreign Currency Direct Plc 2018-05-25 Earthport FX Ltd. 2020-02-04 1
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · www.currencies.co.uk London, United Kingdom · www.earthport-fx.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 7 (47%) - 12 (48%) -
Insurance 2 (13%) - 4 (16%) -
Information Technology 3 (20%) - 3 (12%) -
Software 2 (13%) - 3 (12%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (4%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Utilities - - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 25 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 10 (67%) - 18 (72%) -
Ireland 4 (27%) - 4 (16%) -
Poland 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
United States - - 1 (4%) -
  New York - - 1 (4%) -
Italy - - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 25 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 8 (53%) - 11 (44%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (33%) - 10 (40%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (7%) - 2 (8%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (4%) -
PIPE 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 25 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (50%) 608M (78%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (17%) 172M (22%)
IPO 1 (17%) -
Merger 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $780M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Macquarie Capital
1
Deloitte
1
Canaccord Genuity Corp.
1
Legal Deals
BuckleySandler LLP
1
Proskauer Rose LLP
1
McCann FitzGerald
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $780M
TOTAL $780M
Largest TTT Moneycorp Ltd.
$326M (2014-08-29)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
2 (8%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
33%
2 (33%)

FAQ

When was Pollen Street Capital founded?

Pollen Street Capital was founded in 2013.

What type of investor is Pollen Street Capital?

Pollen Street Capital is an asset manager.

Where is Pollen Street Capital headquartered?

Pollen Street Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Pollen Street Capital have under management?

Pollen Street Capital has 2.7B GBP under management.

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