M&A Deal Summary

Active Partners Acquires Evans Cycles

On April 7, 2008, growth capital firm Active Partners acquired retailer Evans Cycles for 35M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Active Partners’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Active Partners’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Active Partners’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Evans Cycles was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015 for 110M GBP.
  • Evans Cycles was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-04-07
Target Evans Cycles
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Active Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 35M GBP

Target

Evans Cycles

Crawley, United Kingdom
F.W. Evans Cycles (UK) Ltd. is an operator of specialist cycling retailer. F.W. Evans Cycles (UK) Ltd. was founded in 1921 and is based in Crawley, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Active Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Active Partners is a private investment firm focused on investing in growth-oriented, consumer centric companies. Active looks to commit £5 to £15 million in UK-based companies. The Firm will consider both majority or minority positions. Active Partners was established in 2004 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 21
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 18
Year (2008) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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