Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Financial Services

BC Partners Acquires MCS Group

On October 1, 2017, private equity firm BC Partners acquired financial services company MCS Group for 382M EUR

Acquisition Context

This is BC Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
This is BC Partners’ 34th largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is BC Partners’ 9th transaction in France.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	October 1, 2017
Target	MCS Group
Sector	Financial Services
Buyer(s)	BC Partners
Deal Type	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value	382M EUR

Target Company

MCS Group

Paris, France

MCS Group is a credit management services (CMS) provider in France focused on two complementary lines of business: debt purchasing and debt servicing. MCS Group was founded in 1986 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

BC Partners

London, United Kingdom

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 Context for Buyer	#
Overall	76 of 99
Sector: Financial Services	2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	28 of 33
Country: France	9 of 10
Year: 2017	7 of 9
Size (of disclosed)	34 of 44

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2017-08-29	EAB Washington, District of Columbia, United States EAB is a provider of best practices research, student success management software and data-enabled enrollment solutions to the not-for-profit higher education and K-12 markets. The Company’s solutions help institutions increase enrollment yield, balance financial aid with revenue generation, drive higher student retention and success, and implement industry best practices derived from benchmarking and research. EAB was founded in 1983 and is based in Washington, Washington DC.	Buy	$1.6B

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2017-08-29

EAB

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

EAB is a provider of best practices research, student success management software and data-enabled enrollment solutions to the not-for-profit higher education and K-12 markets. The Company’s solutions help institutions increase enrollment yield, balance financial aid with revenue generation, drive higher student retention and success, and implement industry best practices derived from benchmarking and research. EAB was founded in 1983 and is based in Washington, Washington DC.

Buy

$1.6B

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2017-10-11	CeramTec Plochingen, Germany CeramTec is a manufacturer of high-performance ceramics and is specialized in the development, manufacturing, and sale of parts, components, and products made from a wide variety of ceramic materials. CeramTec was founded in 1903 and is based in Plochingen, Germany.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2017-10-11

CeramTec

Plochingen, Germany

CeramTec is a manufacturer of high-performance ceramics and is specialized in the development, manufacturing, and sale of parts, components, and products made from a wide variety of ceramic materials. CeramTec was founded in 1903 and is based in Plochingen, Germany.

Buy

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