Silverfleet Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Silverfleet Capital has acquired 3 companies. It has also invested in 3 others.

Silverfleet Capital’s most common sectors for investment are retail (13%) and healthcare services (11%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (48%) and secondary buyout (30%). In total, Silverfleet Capital has invested in 1 US state and 10 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2004 when it acquired Phadia AB for $569M.

In the last 3 years, Silverfleet Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (57%). Silverfleet Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2003 when it sold Gala Coral Group for $1.9B.

Join Mergr to view Silverfleet Capital’s full profile and discover more large private equity firms just like it.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity80
    • M&A Buy Activity48
    • M&A Sell Activity32
  • Total Sectors Invested 24
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • M&A Advisors 36

Silverfleet Capital

One Carter Lane,
London, EC4V 5ER
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7822 1000
www.silverfleetcapital.com
info@silverfleetcapital.com

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.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Beverages, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Financial Services, Food, Furniture, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Restaurants, Retail, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 25 300
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 39 3 1 4 1 - 48
vol $3.0B $3.0B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 28 1 1 1 1 - 32
vol $11.2B $11.2B
  80

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
7days jobwear GmbH 2020-11-26 - Secondary Buyout
Lotte, Germany · www.7days.de
Collectia A/S 2020-02-14 - Growth Capital
Brøndby, Denmark · www.collectia.dk
BOA CoreDux 2019-09-16 - Divestiture
Stutensee, Germany
Microgen Financial Systems Ltd. 2019-07-01 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.microgenfs.com
Phase One A/S 2019-06-17 - Secondary Buyout
Frederiksberg, Denmark · www.phaseone.com
Care Fertility Group Ltd. 2019-04-25 - Secondary Buyout
Nottingham, United Kingdom · www.carefertility.com
STAXS Contamination Control Experts 2019-01-21 - Growth Capital
Heerenveen, Netherlands · www.staxs.eu
IPES Ltd. 2018-06-06 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.ipes.com
Prefere Resins Holding GmbH 2018-05-11 - Secondary Buyout
Erkner, Germany · www.prefereresins.com
7days jobwear GmbH 2017-12-15 - Growth Capital
Lotte, Germany · www.7days.de
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Prefere Resins Holding GmbH 2018-05-11 INEOS Enterprises Ltd. - Melamines and Paraform 2019-04-24 1
Erkner, Germany · www.prefereresins.com Runcorn, United Kingdom

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 1 (8%) 73M (42%) 6 (13%) 159M (5%)
Healthcare Services 1 (8%) - 5 (10%) 881M (29%)
Business Services 1 (8%) - 4 (8%) -
Chemicals 2 (15%) - 3 (6%) 246M (8%)
Financial Services 1 (8%) - 3 (6%) 77M (3%)
Gaming - - 3 (6%) -
Manufacturing 2 (15%) - 3 (6%) -
Restaurants - - 3 (6%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Distribution 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Automotive - - 1 (2%) 493M (16%)
Communications - - 1 (2%) 281M (9%)
Food - - 1 (2%) 239M (8%)
Staffing - - 1 (2%) 208M (7%)
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (2%) 198M (7%)
Machinery - - 1 (2%) 154M (5%)
Aerospace 1 (8%) 100M (58%) 1 (2%) 100M (3%)
Beverages - - 1 (2%) -
E-Commerce - - 1 (2%) -
Education 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Furniture - - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Life Science - - 1 (2%) -
Software - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 $173M 48 $3.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 5 (38%) 100M (58%) 22 (46%) 544M (18%)
Germany 3 (23%) - 10 (21%) 941M (31%)
France 2 (15%) 73M (42%) 5 (10%) 73M (2%)
Denmark 2 (15%) - 4 (8%) 154M (5%)
Netherlands 1 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Sweden - - 1 (2%) 569M (19%)
United States - - 1 (2%) 312M (10%)
  Ohio - - 1 (2%) 312M (10%)
Finland - - 1 (2%) 246M (8%)
Norway - - 1 (2%) 198M (7%)
Austria - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 5 (38%) 100M (58%) 22 (46%) 544M (18%)
Cross-border 8 (62%) 73M (42%) 26 (54%) 2.5B (82%)
Total 13 $173M 48 $3.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (15%) 73M (42%) 23 (48%) 1.3B (44%)
Secondary Buyout 4 (31%) - 14 (29%) 1.4B (46%)
Growth Capital 5 (38%) - 7 (15%) -
Divestiture 2 (15%) 100M (58%) 3 (6%) 298M (10%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 $173M 48 $3.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 18 (56%) 7.9B (70%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 10 (31%) 2.5B (22%)
Trade Sale 3 (9%) 630M (6%)
Sold to Management 1 (3%) 262M (2%)
Total 32 $11.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deloitte
 5
Goetzpartners HOLDING GmbH & Co.
 3
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 3
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
 4
Shearman & Sterling LLP
 4
Travers Smith LLP
 4

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 10 $2.8B
< $100M 3 $236M
TOTAL $3.0B
Largest Phadia AB
$569M (2004-01-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $4.6B
$100M to $1B 14 $6.5B
< $100M 2 $121M
TOTAL $11.2B
Largest Gala Coral Group Ltd.
$1.9B (2003-03-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
14 (29%)
Strategic(s)
6%
3 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
59%
19 (59%)
Strategic(s)
25%
8 (25%)

Investor Summary

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.1B EUR

Established

1985

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Neil MacDougall

Chairman

Gareth Whiley

Managing Partner

Erik Fuchs

Co-head of the Benelux Region

Karl Eidem

Head of the Nordic Region

Adrian Yurkwich

Partner

 Subscribe to unlock this and 161,439
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.1K Private Equity Firms
  • 150K M&A Transactions
  • 157K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.2K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 48K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Mergr

Product

Company

Legal