M&A Deal Summary

Arev Acquires Mountain Warehouse

On July 12, 2007, private equity firm Arev acquired apparel/textiles company Mountain Warehouse from Stage Capital for 15M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arev’s 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Arev’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Arev’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Mountain Warehouse was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2010 for 50M GBP.
  • Mountain Warehouse was sold to a strategic buyer in 2013 for 85M GBP.
  • Mountain Warehouse was sold to a financial buyer in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-07-12
Target Mountain Warehouse
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Arev
Sellers(s) Stage Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 15M GBP

Target

Mountain Warehouse

London, United Kingdom
Mountain Warehouse operates retail stores that offer outdoor clothing, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and kids. Mountain Warehouse was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arev

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Arev is a private investment firm focused on investment opportunities in the retail sector. Arev is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-13 Mountain Warehouse

London, United Kingdom

Mountain Warehouse operates retail stores that offer outdoor clothing, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and kids. Mountain Warehouse was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £50M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Stage Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 900M EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Stage Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in middle-market businesses operating in traditional industries serving as the 'backbone' of the economy. The Firm focuses its investment activity across the UK and Europe and looks for opportunities valued between €10 and €15 million where Stage Capital can invest €5 to €25 million. Stage Capital will not invest in start-ups or early stage companies. Stage Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in London with additional offices in Paris and Istanbul.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 20
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 6 of 12
Year (2007) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-01 Superglass

Stirling,Scotland, United Kingdom

Superglass is the UKs second largest manufacturer of glass wool insulation (principally for lofts and cavity walls in domestic homes).

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 Dodoni

Pallini, Greece

Dodoni is a premium quality scooped ice cream producer in Greece. The company distributes its products through a network of 207 franchised stores and "corners" and over 1,100 traditional retail points of sale across Greece. It is also engaged in the pre-packaged ice cream segment with a recently introduced series of select products. Dodoni was founded in 1967 and is based in Pallini, Greece.

Buy -
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