M&A Deal Summary

arvato AG Acquires Credit Solutions Holdings

On November 22, 2010, arvato AG acquired business services company Credit Solutions Holdings from Livingbridge for 10M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is arvato AG’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is arvato AG’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is arvato AG’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-11-22
Target Credit Solutions Holdings
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) arvato AG
Sellers(s) Livingbridge
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 10M GBP

Target

Credit Solutions Holdings

Surrey, United Kingdom
Credit Solutions Holdings Ltd. is a provider of specialist Debt Recovery and Credit Management solutions and a Top 10 UK agency by revenue.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

arvato AG

Guetersloh, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1835
Sector Business Services
Employees66,000
DESCRIPTION

Arvato AG provides business process outsourcing services. It offers creative services, including design, content development, filming, photography, event and campaign management, social media and direct marketing, data and content management, supplement, and corporate publishing, as well as media planning, distribution, and optimization services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-10 Qualytel Teleservices S.A.

Madrid, Spain

Qualytel Teleservices, S.A. provides call center services. It is active in customer loyalty and assistance, as well as technical support.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-25 Gothia Financial Group AS

Oslo, Norway

Gothia is a substantial supplier of invoice administration, invoice purchasing, debt purchasing and debt collection. Gothia offer a wide range of financial services that meet it's clients' needs of increased cash flow and reduced credit losses.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Livingbridge

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 3.8B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Livingbridge is a UK-based investment group focused on investing in and growing mid-sized companies. The Firm targets businesses seeking £15 to £300 million of capital. Prospective companies should have 'ambitious mangement', scalable business models, and potential for market leadership. Sectors of interest include technology, media, communications, consumer products/services, healthcare, and education. Livingbridge was formed in 1995 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 101
Sector (Business Services) 7 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 43
Country (United Kingdom) 24 of 92
Year (2010) 5 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-29 Getting Personal

Manchester, United Kingdom

Getting Personal is a leading online retailer which sells personalised and unique gifts. The South Manchester based business was established in November 2005 by John Smith and Giles Harridge with just one product, a personalised calendar.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-26 Panacea

Hampshire, United Kingdom

Panacea is a leading IT business solutions provider, offering systems integration and outsourced IT services to the UK mid-market that includes 100 corporate organisations and over 600 mid-sized clients.

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