Rubicon Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Rubicon Partners has acquired 2 companies.

Rubicon Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremanufacturing (40%) and business services (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (65%) and secondary buyout (22%). In total, Rubicon Partners has invested in 2 US states and 4 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Rubicon Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (75%). Rubicon Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Farsound Aviation for $177M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity36
    • M&A Buy Activity28
    • M&A Sell Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 3

Rubicon Partners

8-12 York Gate,
London, NW1 4QG
United Kingdom
+44 20 7499 0500
www.rubiconpartners.com
info@rubiconpartners.com

Rubicon Partners is a large private equity firm focused on acquiring industrial service and products businesses. The Firm targets business valued from £15 to £250 million and has a special interest in situations with transactional or operational complexity. Specific areas of interest include aerospace, construction, machinery, construction, building products, automotive, energy/power, industrial services, and specialty distribution. Prospective transaction situations include carve-outs, successions, and other special situations. Rubicon Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Agriculture, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Construction, Distribution, Diversified, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Engineering, Environmental, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Medical Products, Plastics, Software, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation, Utilities

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 15 250
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 26 - 1 1 - - 28
Sell (0.6/yr) # 5 - - 1 2 - 8
vol $269M $269M
  36

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Fibron BX Ltd. 2023-06-28 - Trade Sale
Hoddesdon, United Kingdom · www.fibron.com
ABL-Technic Entlackung GmbH 2023-03-15 - Secondary Sale
Leutkirch, Germany · www.abl-technic.de
CMD Ltd. 2022-10-31 - Divestiture
Rotherham, United Kingdom · www.cmd-ltd.com
John Lawrie Metals Ltd. 2022-03-02 - Trade Sale
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.johnlawrie.com
Airedale Catering Equipment Ltd. 2021-06-11 - Secondary Buyout
Bradford, United Kingdom · www.airedale-group.co.uk
Farsound Aviation 2019-07-15 177M GBP Secondary Sale
Essex, United Kingdom · www.farsoundaviation.com
Park Sheet Metal Co. Ltd. 2019-07-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Warwickshire, United Kingdom · www.parksheetmetal.co.uk
Aquamain (UK) Ltd. 2018-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Somerset, United Kingdom · www.aquamain.com
Fibron BX Ltd. 2018-01-01 - Divestiture
Hoddesdon, United Kingdom · www.fibron.com
John Lawrie Metals Ltd. 2017-11-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.johnlawrie.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 4 (44%) - 11 (39%) -
Business Services 1 (11%) - 4 (14%) -
Automotive 2 (22%) - 3 (11%) -
Electronics - - 2 (7%) -
Machinery - - 2 (7%) -
Construction - - 1 (4%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (4%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (4%) -
Plastics 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
Software - - 1 (4%) -
Utilities 1 (11%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 9 - 28 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 9 (100%) - 23 (82%) -
United States - - 2 (7%) -
  New York - - 1 (4%) -
Germany - - 2 (7%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 9 (100%) - 23 (82%) -
Cross-border - - 5 (18%) -
Total 9 - 28 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (78%) - 18 (64%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (11%) - 6 (21%) -
Divestiture 1 (11%) - 2 (7%) -
Add-on Acquisition - - 1 (4%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (4%) -
Total 9 - 28 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (50%) 92M (34%)
Secondary Sale 2 (25%) 177M (66%)
Trade Sale 2 (25%) -
Total 8 $269M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 1
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Proskauer Rose LLP
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $177M
< $100M 2 $92M
TOTAL $269M
Largest Farsound Aviation
$177M (2019-07-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
6 (21%)
Strategic(s)
7%
2 (7%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
6 (75%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

Established

1993

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Andrew Fischer

Co-Founder & Partner

Ian Fisher

Co-Founder & Partner

Peter Brock

Partner

Bobby Virdi

Principal

Daniel O'Neill

Principal

FAQ

When was Rubicon Partners founded?

Rubicon Partners was founded in 1993.

What type of investor is Rubicon Partners?

Rubicon Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Rubicon Partners headquartered?

Rubicon Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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