M&A Deal Summary

Silverfleet Capital Acquires The Jessop Group

On January 1, 1996, private equity firm Silverfleet Capital acquired retailer The Jessop Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Silverfleet Capital’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Silverfleet Capital’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • The Jessop Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2002 for 147M GBP.
  • The Jessop Group went public in 2004.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1996-01-01
Target The Jessop Group
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Silverfleet Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

The Jessop Group

Leicester, United Kingdom
The Jessop Group Ltd. is a provider of digital photography products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Silverfleet Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 2.1B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Silverfleet Capital is an independent private equity firm that invests in market leading businesses in growing sectors. Silverfleet looks to acquire companies headquartered in Western Europe or US-based businesses with a substantial European presence. Target companies are typically valued between €75 and €500 million and operate in sectors spanning business and financial services, healthcare, leisure, and retail/consumer. Silverfleet Capital was formerly known as PPM Capital, operating under Prudential plc. Silverfleet has offices in London, Paris, Munich, and Chicago.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 50
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 4 of 24
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 22
Year: 1996 M&A 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-01 Pubmaster Group

Hartlepool, United Kingdom

Pubmaster Group Ltd. is a independent pub retailer.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Gala Coral Group

Essex, United Kingdom

Gala Coral Group Ltd. is a fast growing UK retail gaming company, Gala operates successfully in the UK bingo casino, licensed betting offices and multimedia gaming markets. It is by some margin the largest bingo operator in the UK.

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