M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2011-03-29 |
| Target | Nille |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) | BC Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Herkules Capital |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 263M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 30.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 46 of 99 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 4 of 6 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 15 of 40 |
| Country: Norway M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 40 of 44 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-18 |
Phones 4u
Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom MobileServ, operating under the Phones 4u brand, is a independent multi-channel mobile phone distributor among the youth market in the UK and the largest provider of mobile phone insurance in the UK. |
Buy | €677M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-09 |
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. |
Buy | €1.7B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 15.1B NOK |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Herkules Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in established companies located in Norway and other Nordic countries. Herkules looks to commit NOK 100 to NOK 1200 million of equity capital per transaction and will consider investing in public and private companies. Sectors of interest include oil services, healthcare, consumer, trade/retail, services and telecom. The Firm's investment horizon is typically five to seven years. Herkules was formerly known as Fer Private Equity. The Firm is based in Lysaker, Norway.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 34 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 2 of 10 |
| Country: Norway M&A | 3 of 28 |
| Year: 2011 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-04 |
Norsk Jernbanedrift
Porsgrunn, Norway Norsk Jernbanedrift is a turnkey contractor within railway technical services, offering both engineering, construction, and machine services. Norsk Jernbanedrift was founded in 2005 and is based in Porsgrunn, Norway. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-09 |
Linas Matkasse
Sundbyberg, Sweden Linas Matkasse is a food delivery service provider for recipe bags with fresh ingredients. Linas Matkasse weekly provides its subscribers with a pre-packaged bag of groceries, with easy-to-prepare recipes and ingredients for homemade dinners for the whole family. Linas Matkasse was founded in 2008 and is based in Sundbyberg, Sweden. |
Buy | - |
