M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-01-21 |
| Target | Liberty Printers |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | Capita |
| Sellers(s) | PHD Equity |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
SEARCH BY
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Employees | 34,500 |
| Revenue | 2.4B GBP (2024) |
Capita is a provider of business process services, driven by data, technology, and people. The Company delivers innovative, digitally enabled solutions to transform and simplify the connections between government and citizens, businesses and customers. Capita operates across two divisions – Capita Public Service and Capita Experience – in the UK, Europe, India, and South Africa. Capita was formed in 1984 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 45 of 61 |
| Sector: Publishing M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 41 of 56 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 41 of 53 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 2 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 |
AXELOS
London, United Kingdom AXELOS is a joint venture between Capita (51%) and Cabinet Office (49%), responsible for developing, enhancing, and promoting a number of best practice methodologies used by professionals working primarily in projects, programs, and portfolio management, and IT and digitally-enabled services. The methodologies, including ITIL, PRINCE2, and MSP are adopted by private, public, and voluntary sectors in more than 180 countries to improve employees’ skills, knowledge, and competence in order to make both individuals and organizations work more effectively. AXELOS was founded in 2014 and is based in London. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-14 |
Retain International
London, United Kingdom Retain International has been established for over a decade. Our headquarters is in London, United Kingdom but our software and information services are used in well over 65 countries across the world. We aim to provide a quality, professional service to all of our clients regardless of location or size.The success of many organisations depends upon their ability to manage their resources and knowledge as efficiently as possible. This is particularly the case with professional service businesses where skilled staff (e.g. accountants, bankers, lawyers, consultants etc) represent the biggest cost as well as the biggest means of earning revenue. We have developed a suite of software systems and information services to assist organisations in meeting this challenge. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| PE ASSETS | 21M GBP |
| Size | Small |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
PHD Equity Partners is a small UK investment group focused on minority investments. The Firm looks to invest up to £10 million to support buyouts, acquisitions, recaps, and restructurings. PHD Equity Partners is based in Daresbury, England.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Sector: Publishing M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 4 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 1 of 5 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-28 |
Barber of Sheffield
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Barber of Sheffield Ltd. is a wholesale supplier of medical consumable products to 3 core markets: body art (tattoo and piercing); veterinary supplies; and autopsy and mortuary products. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-31 |
The Energy Solutions Group
Altrincham, United Kingdom The Energy Solutions Group Ltd. is an independent building energy management solutions (BEMS) provider. |
Sell | £66M |
