Investment Summary

CD&R Exits Exova Group

On April 14, 2014, invested in engineering company Exova Group from CD&R

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Exova Group was sold to a strategic buyer in 2017.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-04-14
Target Exova Group
Sector Engineering
Sellers(s) CD&R
Deal Type IPO

Target

Exova Group

London, United Kingdom
Exova Group Ltd. is a provider of technical and engineering services to the aerospace, energy, oil and gas, civil engineering, transportation, fire, pharmaceutical, environmental, food and consumer products industries. Exova’s services include quality control, product accreditation, and specification compliance mission critical to its customers.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CD&R

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) is a large private equity firm that targets non-core divestitures of large corporations, growth equity financings, traditional buyouts, and corporate/family partnerships. CD&R looks for opportunities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia and will consider businesses in a wide range of sectors including consumer/retail, healthcare, industrials, and services. Prospective companies generally lead their respective markets, have stable cash flows, and possess competitive advantages through differentiated products, services, or processes. CD&R was formed in 1978 and has offices in New York City and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 48
Sector: Engineering M&A 1 of 1
Type: IPO M&A Deals 7 of 18
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 3
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