M&A Deal Summary

Cabot Square Capital Acquires 321 Crédito

On December 18, 2014, private equity firm Cabot Square Capital acquired financial services company 321 Crédito for 36M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cabot Square Capital’s 5th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Cabot Square Capital’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cabot Square Capital’s 1st transaction in Portugal.
Investment Fate
  • 321 Crédito was sold to a strategic buyer in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-12-18
Target 321 Crédito
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Cabot Square Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 36M EUR

Target

321 Crédito

Porto, Portugal
321 Crédito specialises in finance for used cars in the Portuguese market, but also provides leasing for both equipment and property. 321 Crédito was founded in 1999 and is based in Porto, Portugal.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cabot Square Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cabot Square Capital is a private investment firm that seeks investments in small to mid sized businesses located in the UK and Western Europe. Cabot looks for majority control positions and will consider opportunities across various industry sectors. Funds are typically used to 'facilitate transitions, such as start-up, buy and build, turnaround and expansion'. Cabot Square Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 17
Sector (Financial Services) 5 of 11
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 13
Country (Portugal) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-17 Blue Motor Finance

Kent, United Kingdom

Blue Motor Finance specializes in new and used car finance, provided through dealerships, for consumers with good quality credit. Blue Motor Finance was founded in 2005 and is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-29 JBR Capital

London, United Kingdom

JBR Capital is a provider of point-of-sale high end vehicle financing to prime customers in the UK. JBR Capital offers bespoke specialist finance for modern day cars, supercars, classic cars and historic cars to private individuals and businesses. JBR Capital is based in London, United Kingdom.

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