M&A Deal Summary

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Metal & Waste Recycling

On March 1, 2013, private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity acquired environmental company Metal & Waste Recycling from Equistone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Metal & Waste Recycling was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-03-01
Target Metal & Waste Recycling
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Sellers(s) Equistone
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Metal & Waste Recycling

London, United Kingdom
Metal & Waste Recycling is a UK scrap merchant and processor. Metal & Waste Recycling operates sites across the UK that process over 800,000 metric tons of ferrous and non-ferrous material.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 106 of 244
Sector (Environmental) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 17 of 69
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 11
Year (2013) 6 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-19 Greatview Aseptic Packaging

Beijing, China

Greatview Aseptic Packaging is an integrated provider of aseptic packaging and related services globally. Greatview Aseptic Packaging was founded in 2001 and is based in Beijing, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-13 FTE Automotive

Ebern, Germany

FTE automotive, headquartered in Germany, is a producer of clutch and gear actuators. Its product portfolio and customer base are highly complementary to Valeo’s. The company has 3,700 employees and a diversified industrial footprint in eight countries, including Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Mexico and China.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 114 of 195
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 52 of 92
Country (United Kingdom) 55 of 84
Year (2013) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-18 Hydrasun

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Hydrasun is a provider of fluid connectors, hoses, fittings, instrumentation, process control products and associated services to the oil and gas industry. Hydrasun was founded in 1976 and is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-11 Tekfor

Hausach, Germany

Tekfor engages in the development and production of pioneering solutions for transmissions, engines, drivelines, special applications, and safety fasteners. Tekfor Holding GmbH has nine manufacturing facilities across Germany, the US, Brazil, Mexico, and Italy. Tekfor is based in Hausach, Germany.

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