Investment Summary

Baird Capital Partners Europe Invests In Freemarket

On May 23, 2023, private equity firm Baird Capital Partners Europe invested in information technology company Freemarket

Investment Highlights
  • This is Baird Capital Partners Europe’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Baird Capital Partners Europe’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

Investment Summary
Date 2023-05-23
Target Freemarket
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Baird Capital Partners Europe
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Osborne Clarke (Legal)

Target

Freemarket

SE1 0HS, Ireland
Freemarket is a fintech platform for regulated B2B cross-border payments and currency exchange. The company works with businesses to accelerate their growth by giving them access to cross-border payments and currency exchange in over 140 currencies and across 100 countries optimized for their needs through a single API integration and its proprietary platform. Freemarket is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Baird Capital Partners Europe

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1971
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Baird Capital Partners Europe (BCPE) is the European private equity arm of Baird Private Equity. BCPE invests in lower middle-market companies generating revenues ranging from £10 and £100 million with an enterprise value of £10 - £50 million. Specific areas of interest include industrials, specialty consumer products, aerospace/defense, building materials, electrical equipment, oil/gas equipment, medical devices/equipment, human capital services, transaction processing, process outsourcing, professional/technical services, facilities management, environmental/waste, and marketing services. BCPE looks to invest between £5 and £20 million per transaction. Baird Capital Partners Europe was formed in 1971 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 47
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 4
Type (Growth Capital) 13 of 14
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-14 bfinance

London, United Kingdom

bfinance is an independent, privately-owned, financial services firm that provides advice and solutions to companies and institutional investors around the globe. The company combines specialist expertise with a global perspective to help clients develop, implement and manage best-in-class investment programmes. bfinance is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-01 JMAN Group

London, United Kingdom

JMAN Group is an international commercially focused data consultancy. JMAN delivers a range of solutions combining consulting, data science and data engineering capabilities that address the growing need for investment and value creation initiatives to be driven by data, at pace. JMAN Group was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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