M&A Deal Summary

Access Group Acquires Selima

On June 13, 2017, Access Group acquired software company Selima from YFM Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Access Group’s 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Access Group’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-06-13
Target Selima
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Access Group
Sellers(s) YFM Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Selima

Sheffield, United Kingdom
Selima Ltd. is a prominent provider of cloud-based workforce management software and managed payroll services, particularly in the Retail and Hospitality and Education sectors. Selima has over 300 customers including Hawksmoor, Young’s Brewery, Academies Enterprise Trust as well as a number of local authorities.

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Buyer

Access Group

Loughborough, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Access Group is a provider of fully integrated business management software. Its portfolio spans ERP, finance, HR, Payroll, recruitment, warehousing, business intelligence, professional service automation and manufacturing. Access Group was formed in 1991 and is based in Loughborough, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 19
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 18
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 12
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-15 Safe Computing Limited

Leicester, United Kingdom

Safe Computing is a UK provider of HR software and services. Safe’s other products in the HCM (Human Capital Management) and FMS (Financial Management System) space focus on functionality and market segments that compliment the existing Access portfolio. Safe Computing was formed in 1973 and is based in Leicester.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-24 Eazy Collect Services

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Eazy Collect Services Ltd. is a payment platform providers for SME’s, not-for-profit, blue-chip corporates, and public sector. Eazy Collect Services is based in Cheltenham, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

YFM Equity Partners

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 300M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

YFM Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth oriented investments in UK-based companies. The Firm looks to invest up to £10 million to support a variety of established, growing, and profitable businesses. YFM Equity Partners was formed in 1982 and is based in Leeds, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 50
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 18 of 34
Country: United Kingdom M&A 26 of 49
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-23 TEV

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

TEV is a designer and manufacturer of cooling, heating, and refrigeration equipment. TEV operates through two widely recognized brands, Marstair and Quartz, both of which offer quality, innovative, bespoke products which are unavailable in the mass market. Marstair supplies air conditioning and refrigeration equipment into a variety of end markets, such as retail, leisure, food manufacture and solutions for harsh climates. TEV was formed in 1972 and is based in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-17 Friska

Bristol, United Kingdom

Friska is a Bristol based chain of food-to-go restaurants offering ‘feel good food’ throughout the day. Friska trading from a single site in central Bristol and based on a founding principle of delivering ‘feel good food’ made from fresh, quality, and responsibly sourced ingredients, alongside high service standards and a desire to make a positive social impact through the way it does business. Friska was founded in 2009 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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