Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Manufacturing

3i Private Equity Acquires Encon Insulation

On November 1, 1997, private equity firm 3i Private Equity acquired manufacturer Encon Insulation

Acquisition Context
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is 3i Private Equity’s 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date November 1, 1997
Target Encon Insulation
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) 3i Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Encon Insulation

Wetherby, United Kingdom
Encon manufactures and distributes insulation materials and related products for the UK construction and industrial sectors.Its manufacturing business, which accounts for 30% of the company's sales, is the second-largest player in the UK glass fibre insulation market.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

3i Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1945
PE ASSETS 21.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

3i Private Equity is the private equity arm of 3i Group, a publicly held, global investment firm focused on private equity and infrastructure investing. 3i Private Equity generally targets buyout and growth capital financings and looks for opportunities across Europe, North America, and Asia. The Firm's targeted transaction range is €100 to €500 million. Industries of interest include business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil/gas & power, technology, and financial services. 3i Group was originally formed in 1945 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 9 of 251
Sector: Manufacturing 3 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 6 of 115
Country: United Kingdom 7 of 70
Year: 1997 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-07-01 Calvet SA

Bordeaux, France

The Calvet Group is a wine wholesaler whose business consists of the production, blending, bottling and distribution of wine.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Killby & Gayford Group

London, United Kingdom

Killby & Gayford is a long established fit-out and construction business trading mainly in London and the South East. The business comprises specialised banking work including refurbishment of branches and offices and ATM installation/replacement; and general refurbishment of offices, schools and historic buildings.

Buy £12M