M&A Deal Summary

Barron McCann Acquires Retail Assist

On February 12, 2024, Barron McCann acquired information technology company Retail Assist from Foresight Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Barron McCann’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Barron McCann’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-02-12
Target Retail Assist
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Barron McCann
Sellers(s) Foresight Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Retail Assist

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Retail Assist is a provider of IT managed services and software solutions. Retail Assist provides services and solutions across 66 countries, delivering support in 9 languages. Retail Assist was founded in 1999 and is based in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Barron McCann

Derby, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Barron McCann provides IT installation and maintenance services, solution design and hardware procurement within the retail, hospitality, leisure, and retail banking sectors. Barron McCann was founded in 1977 and is based in Derby, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Foresight Private Equity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 1.4B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Foresight Group LLP (Formerly VCF Partners)


DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 61
Sector: Information Technology M&A 6 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 29 of 34
Country: United Kingdom M&A 48 of 59
Year: 2024 M&A 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-01 EverTrek

Caerphilly, United Kingdom

EverTrek is a travel company specialising in expert-led trips to locations including Everest Base Camp, Mount Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, K2 Base Camp, Toubkal and many more. EverTrek was founded in 2017 and is based in Caerphilly, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-05 Family Adventures Group

Wedmore, United Kingdom

Family Adventures Group is a children’s leisure venue and day nursery group. Family Adventures Group was founded in 2019 and is based in Wedmore, United Kingdom.

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