M&A Deal Summary

AFI-Uplift Acquires Kimberly Access

On July 19, 2017, AFI-Uplift acquired transportation company Kimberly Access from LDC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AFI-Uplift’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is AFI-Uplift’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-07-19
Target Kimberly Access
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) AFI-Uplift
Sellers(s) LDC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Kimberly Access

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Kimberly Access specialise in the hire of powered access, including cherry picker hire, scissor lift hire, and other MEWP hire (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms). Kimberly Access was founded in 1994 and is based in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AFI-Uplift

West Bromwich, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

AFI-Uplift Ltd. is a powered access specialist offering machine rental and sales as well as industry-accredited training and health & safety courses. AFI was formed in 1998 and is based in West Bromwich, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-08 Hampshire Plant & Access

Hampshire, United Kingdom

Hampshire Plant & Access Ltd. is a supplier of plant hire and access equipment. With nine mobile fitters in fully equipped service vans and twelve plant delivery vehicles all telephone linked running out of depots in Winchester, Salisbury, Southampton, company offer an unrivalled service throughout the southern counties of Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and beyond.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 116 of 210
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 59 of 97
Country: United Kingdom M&A 111 of 204
Year: 2017 M&A 11 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-14 Amber Road

East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

Amber Road is a provider of cloud based global trade management (GTM) solutions. Amber automates the global supply chain across sourcing, logistics, cross-border trade, and regulatory compliance activities to dramatically improve operating efficiencies and financial performance. Amber Road was founded in 1984 and is based in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-26 Antler Luggage

Bury, United Kingdom

Antler Luggage designs and supplies a range of luggage across two brands, Antler and Revelation. Amongst new lines launched recently is Atom, the award-winning, super-strong and lightweight product made from Armordon, a pioneering material developed and manufactured in the UK.

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