M&A Deal Summary

Cabot Financial Acquires Marlin Financial Service

On February 10, 2014, Cabot Financial acquired financial services company Marlin Financial Service from Duke Street Private Equity for 295M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cabot Financial’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Cabot Financial’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cabot Financial’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-02-10
Target Marlin Financial Service
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Cabot Financial
Sellers(s) Duke Street Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 295M GBP
Advisor(s) Jamieson Corporate Finance LLP
Canaccord Genuity Corp. (Financial)

Target

Marlin Financial Service

Worthing West Sussex, United Kingdom
Marlin Financial Service Ltd. is a provider of non-performing consumer debt, primarily credit cards and personal loans. Its main clients are UK banks and other large credit institutions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cabot Financial

Kings Hill, West Malling, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Financial Services
Employees425
DESCRIPTION

Cabot Financial Ltd. is a provider of debt recovery services, helping people to resolve past credit difficulties.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-02 Superior MicroPowders

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Superior MicroPowders (SMP) is a provider of advanced materials systems used in medical and dental applications and low-cost electronics and flat panel displays. SMP develops and manufactures commercial powders and powder-based composites, metals and metal oxides that serve the high-growth printable electronics and displays (PEDs) and energy materials sectors.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Duke Street Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Duke Street Private Equity is a European private equity firm that targets investments in mid-market UK and French businesses valued between €50 and €350 million. Duke Street looks to build companies through organic growth and acquisitions. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, retail and consumer, food, industrial, healthcare, leisure, and financial services. Duke Street Private Equity was founded in 1988 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 43
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 17
Country (United Kingdom) 19 of 26
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-30 Baywater Healthcare

Crewe, United Kingdom

Baywater Healthcare is an independent specialist provider of Homecare services to patients with long term conditions, delivering a high-quality, cost-effective solution with a focus on customer service and patient care.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-06 Voyage Care

Lichfield, United Kingdom

Voyage Care provides specialist care and support to people with learning and physical difficulties, brain injuries, autism, and other complex needs across the UK. Voyage Care was founded in 1988 and is based in Lichfield, United Kingdom.

Buy £375M
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