Add-on Acquisition • Business Services

Amber River Acquires Charles Cameron & Associates

On August 2, 2021, Amber River acquired business services company Charles Cameron & Associates from Lonsdale Capital Partners

Acquisition Context
  • This is Amber River’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Amber River’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 2, 2021
Target Charles Cameron & Associates
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Amber River
Sellers(s) Lonsdale Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Charles Cameron & Associates

London, United Kingdom
Charles Cameron & Associates is an independent mortgage broker that offers advice to first-time buyers, help to buy, remortgage, home mover, and buy to let mortgages, from the whole of the market. Charles Cameron & Associates was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Amber River

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Amber River is a consolidator of the highly fragmented financial advice market. Amber River's aim is to create a national Independent Financial Advice business of scale, delivering best-in-class advice, superior service, and value for money for customers. Amber River is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2021 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Lonsdale Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 100M GBP
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lonsdale Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in 'small' companies valued between £10 and £50 million. Lonsdale Capital Partners does not have any sector preferences and will consider opportunities throughout the UK and Northern Europe. Lonsdale Capital Partners was formed in 2008 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector: Business Services 2 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 4
Country: United Kingdom 4 of 6
Year: 2021 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-02 Cross Rental Services

Andover, United Kingdom

Cross Rental Services provides specialist, mission-critical cooling and heating equipment and services on a rental basis to a variety of end markets across both Ireland and the UK. The business comprises two divisions: Refrigeration & Catering Solutions (‘R&CS’) and Climate Control Solutions (‘CCS’). The R&CS division provides a fully managed turn-key service for a range of commercial refrigeration and catering assets, with a market-leading position for long-term retail refrigeration rental in the UK and Ireland. The CCS division provides a large base of blue-chip customers with heating and cooling solutions, focusing primarily on chillers, boilers, heaters, and air-conditioning, with a specialization in technically complex products which are used for high-criticality applications. Cross Rental Services is based in Andover, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-21 P2 Consulting

London, United Kingdom

P2 Consulting is a Project and Programme Management Company that provides senior project management support to international blue-chip clients that are undertaking significant change initiatives. The company brings a mix of leading-edge thinking combined with a hands-on approach to actively transform your business, leaving business stronger, fitter, and more profitable. P2 Consulting was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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