M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2005-04-01 |
| Target | Living Ventures |
| Sector | Restaurants |
| Buyer(s) | The Restaurant Group |
| Sellers(s) | Bowmark Capital |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 26M GBP |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Sector | Restaurants |
| Employees | 14,000 |
| Revenue | 883M GBP (2022) |
The Restaurant Group plc is a British chain of restaurants and public houses. The Restaurant Group was founded in 1954 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 3 |
| Sector (Restaurants) | 1 of 3 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 3 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 3 |
| Year (2005) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-12 |
Living Ventures
Cheshire, United Kingdom Living Ventures is a operator of The Living Room bar and restaurant chain, a casual dining restaurant and bar which provides a high quality product combined with superior service to a broad customer base. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.5B GBP |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Bowmark Capital is a private equity firm that targets investments in smaller, growth-oriented companies based in the UK. Bowmark considers investments across a range of industries with a strong interest in Business & Financial Services, Consumer & Leisure, Education & Training, Healthcare, Media, and Technology. Bowmark funds individual equity investments of up to £100 million and focuses on investing in UK companies which are valued between £50 million and £250 million. Bowmark was formed in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 26 |
| Sector (Restaurants) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 6 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 24 |
| Year (2005) | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 9 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-07 |
STS Travel Group
Brighton, United Kingdom STS specialises in three areas of the school travel market: ski trips, educational tours and adventure and activity trips. The business provides these services to over 55,000 students per year from over 1,000 schools in the UK and is the market leader in the provision of teacher-supervised school ski-trips to Europe and North America. EAT was created through the merger of the School Travel Group (STG) and Kingswood Educational Group (Kingswood) in October 2007. |
Buy | £16M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-05 |
RDF Media Group
London, United Kingdom RDF Media Group PLC is one of the UK’s leading independent television production companies, producing programmes such as Wife Swap, Faking It, Dream Holiday Home and Scrapheap Challenge. Recently, RDF’s performance and prospects have been enhanced through implementation of the 2003 Communications Act, reinforcing the transfer of programme rights’ value from broadcasters to production companies. Zodiak Media was created in June 2010 following the acquisition of the RDF Media Group, one of the UK’s largest independent production and distribution companies with operations in the UK and the US. |
Sell | - |
