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BC Partners Acquires Cote Restaurants

On July 14, 2015, private equity firm BC Partners acquired restaurant Cote Restaurants from CBPE Capital for 250M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BC Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is BC Partners’ 35th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BC Partners’ 16th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Cote Restaurants went bankrupt in 2020.
  • Cote Restaurants was sold to a financial buyer in 2020.
  • Cote Restaurants was sold to a strategic buyer in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-07-14
Target Cote Restaurants
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) BC Partners
Sellers(s) CBPE Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 250M GBP

Target

Cote Restaurants

London, United Kingdom
Cote Restaurants is a restaurant businesses, providing consistently high-quality, freshly-prepared food in a modern bistro inspired setting. The restaurants are committed to sourcing seasonal and high-quality ingredients, and to providing an exceptional dining experience for customers. Cote Restaurants was founded in 2007 and is based in London, England.

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Buyer

BC Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 30.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BC Partners is a large investment group focused on private equity, credit, real estate, and co-investment strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to make control investments in European and North American businesses valued above €300 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 99
Sector: Restaurants M&A 3 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 23 of 40
Country: United Kingdom M&A 16 of 18
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 35 of 44
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-25 SYNLAB

Munich, Germany

SYNLAB provides human and veterinary laboratory services. SYNLAB was founded in 1998 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-01 Gruppo Coin

Mestre Venezia, Italy

Gruppo Coin is an Italian apparel retailer operating c. 800 stores in Italy and 90 overseas. The company employs 9,500 people. The group operates through two brands: Oviesse "OVS" which offers "value for money" clothing for women, men and children and Coin department stores which target more affluent customers, selling clothing for men, women and children, as well as accessories, underwear, home decoration, perfumes and cosmetics.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CBPE Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 1.3B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CBPE Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in mid-sized UK-based businesses. CBPE focuses on transactions valued at between £25 million and £150 million and will consider opportunities in a variety of industries. Sectors of interest include support services (inspection testing, training/education, oil/gas services, business process outsourcing, IT, environmental services, utility services); transportation/distribution (transport infrastructure, transport services, wholesale and distribution); consumer (food/beverage, household products, media, retail); industrial (chemicals, building products, electronics/engineering, paper, packaging, aerospace/defense, automotive, capital goods); healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical products, diagnostics); and leisure (restaurants, gaming, holiday parks, cinemas, hotels). CBPE Capital was formed in 1984 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 41
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 18
Country: United Kingdom M&A 25 of 38
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 21
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-24 IDIS

Weybridge, United Kingdom

IDIS is a market leading importer and supplier of unlicensed pharmaceuticals. Its core activity is the sourcing and supply (with appropriate regulatory approval) of drugs which are currently unlicensed within a domestic territory from an overseas territory where they are licensed. IDIS provides its services on an International basis.

Sell £225M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-31 Optima Health

Redditch, United Kingdom

Optima Health is a provider of technology-enabled Occupational Health services in the UK, is consistent with the Group's strategy to become the leader in the Occupational Health sector, a core compliance market for Marlowe within its Governance, Risk & Compliance ("GRC") division. Optima Health was formed in 1991 and is based in Redditch, Worcestershire.

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