M&A Deal Summary

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires TM Lewin Group

On August 1, 2015, private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity acquired retailer TM Lewin Group from Caird Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 12th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 6th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • TM Lewin Group was sold to a strategic buyer in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-08-01
Target TM Lewin Group
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Sellers(s) Caird Capital
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) KPMG Corporate Finance
BDO Capital Advisors (Financial)
Hogan Lovells (Legal)

Target

TM Lewin Group

London, United Kingdom
T.M. Lewin is a British businesswear retailer, known for its Jermyn Street heritage, invention of the first button-through shirt and affordable British style. T.M. Lewin serves customers from over 95 stores in the UK and Australia and over 90 franchise stores in the Middle East, Africa, India, South East Asia, and a strong online presence. T.M. Lewin was formed in 1898 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor 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 131 of 253
Sector: Retail M&A 12 of 12
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 6 of 8
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 11
Year: 2015 M&A 6 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-01 Linxens SA

Guyancourt, France

Linxens SA is a manufacturer of connectors for smart cards. Linxens was founded in 1986 and is based in Guyancourt, France.

Sell $1.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-12 SunGard Data Systems

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. is a provider of software and processing solutions for the financial services industry, higher education, and the public sector in over 70 countries. SunGard also offers disaster recovery, managed IT, and information availability consulting services along with business continuity management software.

Sell $9.1B

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Caird Capital was a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in UK-based middle-market companies. Caird does not have any sector preferences. Caird Capital was founded in 2010 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 19
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 2
Type: Recapitalization M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 15 of 18
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-01 Miller Developments

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Miller Developments Ltd. is a property development company. Miller Developments is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-14 Steelite

Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Steelite is a manufacturer, designer, distributor, and supplier of award-winning tabletop and buffet products for the hospitality and foodservice industries. Steelite was founded in 1983 and is based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

Sell -