M&A Deal Summary

Advantage Capital Acquires Pagebet Bookmakers

On February 6, 2008, private equity firm Advantage Capital acquired gaming company Pagebet Bookmakers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advantage Capital’s 1st transaction in the Gaming sector.
  • This is Advantage Capital’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Pagebet Bookmakers went bankrupt in 2010.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-02-06
Target Pagebet Bookmakers
Sector Gaming
Buyer(s) Advantage Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Pagebet Bookmakers

Leeds, United Kingdom
Chain of betting shops in the UK.

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Buyer

Advantage Capital

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advantage Capital is a UK mid-market, special situation private equity firm. Advantage targets businesses in 'un-loved' sectors, are non-core to the parent company, or facing operational challenges. The Firm targets UK-based companies with £20 to £100 million in sales and enterprise values up to £30 million. Advantage Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Gaming M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-12 Qmatic

Molndal, Sweden

Qmatic is a provider of electronic queue and customer flow management solutions (CJM). CJM helps bridge the gap between the online and physical world and helps clients deliver personal and friction-free experiences to their customers. Qmatic was founded in 1981 and is based in Molndal, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-21 Pagebet Bookmakers

Leeds, United Kingdom

Chain of betting shops in the UK.

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