M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2016-06-29 |
| Target | AA Insurance |
| Sector | Insurance |
| Buyer(s) |
The Carlyle Group
Cardinal Capital Group |
| Sellers(s) | AA |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 157M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 435.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 561 of 742 |
| Sector (Insurance) | 9 of 15 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 57 of 71 |
| Country (Ireland) | 6 of 10 |
| Year (2016) | 10 of 29 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 113 of 136 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-29 |
Solasto
Tokyo, Japan Solasto Corp. is provider of medical administration outsourcing and long-term care services in Japan. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 |
Inca Rail
Cusco, Peru Inca Rail is a tourist train operator transporting travelers to the historic Andes citadel of Machu Picchu, to offer its passengers the best possible travel experience, encompassing safety, comfort and absolute attention to detail. The Company has a diversified base of clients coming from all over the world. Inca Rail sells train tickets both through travel agencies and directly to customers, through ticket offices and its e-commerce platform. Inca Rail is based in Cusco, Peru. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| PE ASSETS | 292M EUR |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cardinal Capital Group is an investment group principally focused on providing alternative financing solutions to small and mid-sized companies throughout Ireland. Cardinal Capital looks to invest €5 to €50 million per transaction and will consider direct investments as well as mezzanine financing commitments. Cardinal Capital Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Dublin.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 13 |
| Sector (Insurance) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 3 |
| Country (Ireland) | 3 of 11 |
| Year (2016) | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-03 |
Learning Pool
Derry, United Kingdom Learning Pool is a provider of online training and learning management systems. Every day a community of 1.25 million learners across 350 companies and government bodies uses Learning Pool’s products and services to meet compliance requirements and drive performance improvement. Learning Pool was founded in 2006 and is based in Derry, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-18 |
McCauley
Dublin, Ireland McCauley operates 35 stores nationwide on high streets, in shopping centers, retail parks, and medical centers that are focused on Health, Wellness, and Beauty and are renowned for their premium brands, high levels of staff training and excellent customer service. McCauley was founded in 1953 and is based in Dublin, Ireland. |
Buy | - |
AA is an UK insurance broker with over 2.3 million insurance policies that has a competitive advantage through sophisticated customer analysis ratings and tailored pricing capabilities based on proprietary member data. These capabilities combined with the AA brand and web presence (with over 190 million visits per annum) create a very strong offering in the insurance market. Building on these strengths the AA can provide more competitive and distinctive offers for members in the future. The company remains focused on actions to improve performance in our Motor insurance business by targeting rate reductions from the panel, improving retention performance in call centers, and improving online customer experience. Further, as part of the evolution of the insurance business model, the company will relaunch Financial Services offering to increase its footprint. AA was founded in 1905 and is based in Basingstoke, United Kingdom.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 2 |
| Sector (Insurance) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (Ireland) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2016) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-29 |
AA - Home Emergency Business
Basingstoke, United Kingdom AA plc - Home Emergency Business will provide a claims fulfilment service for Customers of the AA’s ongoing home emergency cover which is sold via banking relationships and as add-ons to other home insurance policies. |
Sell | - |
