Scottish Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Scottish Equity Partners has invested in 2 companies.

Scottish Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (26%) and internet software and services (23%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (60%) and secondary buyout (23%). In total, Scottish Equity Partners has invested in 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired SSP for $319M.

In the last 3 years, Scottish Equity Partners has exited 6 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity37
    • M&A Buy Activity26
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 11
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP)

44 Great Marlborough Street,
London, W1F 7JL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7758 5900
www.sep.co.uk
contact_calum@sep.co.uk

Scottish Equity Partners is a growth capital firm focused on high-growth tech company invests in the UK and Ireland. The Firm looks to invest up to £25 million across a range of sectors, with a particular interest in enterprise software, consumer internet and tech-enabled service businesses. Scottish Equity seeks to build value by playing an active and supportive role in the growth and development of its portfolio companies. Scottish Equity Partners is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Consumer Products, E-Commerce, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Marketing, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Software, Technology Hardware, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Venture

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 21 3 1 - - 1 26
vol $535M $535M
Sell (1.4/yr) # 4 1 1 3 1 1 11
  37

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Braincube SAS 2023-12-05 - Growth Capital
Issoire, France · www.braincube.com
Immedis 2023-06-06 - Trade Sale
Dublin, Ireland · www.immedis.com
SportPursuit Ltd. 2022-06-28 - Merger
London, United Kingdom · www.sportpursuit.com
Smarter Grid Solutions 2021-08-10 - Trade Sale
Glasgow, United Kingdom · www.smartergridsolutions.com
Pulsant Ltd. 2021-07-26 - Secondary Sale
Maidenhead, United Kingdom · www.pulsant.com
Dotmatics Ltd. 2021-03-22 - Trade Sale
Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom · www.dotmatics.com
SSP Ltd. 2020-12-10 - Trade Sale
Halifax, United Kingdom · www.ssp-worldwide.com
Dohop ehf 2020-11-25 - Growth Capital
Reykjavík, Iceland · www.dohop.com
Mister Spex GmbH 2019-08-21 - Secondary Buyout
Berlin, Germany · www.misterspex.com
Zuto Ltd. 2019-07-31 - Growth Capital
Macclesfield, United Kingdom · www.zuto.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 4 (27%) - 7 (26%) 519M (97%)
Internet Software and Services 5 (33%) - 6 (22%) -
E-Commerce 2 (13%) - 4 (15%) -
Software 1 (7%) - 3 (11%) -
Marketing 1 (7%) 16M (100%) 1 (4%) 16M (3%)
Communications - - 1 (4%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (4%) -
Financial Services 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Life Science 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (4%) -
Utilities - - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 $16M 27 $535M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 11 (73%) 16M (100%) 22 (81%) 535M (100%)
Germany 2 (13%) - 2 (7%) -
France 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Iceland 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Ireland - - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 $16M 27 $535M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 9 (60%) - 16 (59%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (20%) 16M (100%) 6 (22%) 535M (100%)
Venture 2 (13%) - 3 (11%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (7%) - 2 (7%) -
Total 15 $16M 27 $535M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 5 (45%) -
Trade Sale 4 (36%) -
Merger 1 (9%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (9%) -
Total 11 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $519M
< $100M 1 $16M
TOTAL $535M
Largest SSP Ltd.
$319M (2015-03-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
5 (19%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
45%
5 (45%)
Strategic(s)
55%
6 (55%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B GBP

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Stuart Paterson

Co-Founder & Partner

Calum Paterson

Managing Partner

Andrew Davison

Partner

David Sneddon

Partner

Jan Rutherford

Partner

FAQ

When was Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) founded?

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Scottish Equity Partners (SEP)?

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) is a growth capital firm.

Where is Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) headquartered?

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) have under management?

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has 1.0B GBP under management.

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