M&A Deal Summary

Cinven Acquires Arcaplanet

On June 25, 2021, private equity firm Cinven acquired retailer Arcaplanet from Permira

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cinven’s 9th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Cinven’s 5th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-25
Target Arcaplanet
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Cinven
Sellers(s) Permira
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Arcaplanet

Genoa, Italy
Arcaplanet is an operator of a pet care retail chain. Arcaplanet operates 46 stores, each averaging 500 square meters in size and being mainly located in the north and center of Italy. Arcaplanet was founded in 1995 and is based in Genoa, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cinven

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1977
PE ASSETS 39.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 171 of 184
Sector (Retail) 9 of 9
Type (Secondary Buyout) 48 of 56
Country (Italy) 5 of 5
Year (2021) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 think-cell

Berlin, Germany

think-cell is a PowerPoint chart and layout software that helps in creating stunning charts in minutes, boosts slide layout, and automates regular reports. think-cell was founded in 2002 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-28 Restaurant Brands Iberia

Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain

Restaurant Brands Iberia is a Quick Service Restaurant (‘QSR’) platform in Iberia and the master franchisee for the Burger King brand in Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Andorra, and for the Popeyes and Tim Hortons brands in Spain. The company has a large presence across Spain, including in key locations such as Madrid, Valencia, Catalonia, and Andalusia, with a portfolio of more than 500 of its own restaurants, and an additional c. 500 franchised restaurants across the three brands. Restaurant Brands Iberia was founded in 1981 and is based in Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Permira

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 75.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 78 of 90
Sector (Retail) 7 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 21 of 28
Country (Italy) 7 of 9
Year (2021) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 G2

Chicago, Illinois, United States

G2 is an online destination to discover, review, and manage the technology that businesses need to reach their potential. The platform is set to reach 60 million software buyers annually, with 100,000+ software and services companies in 2,000+ categories and over 1.3 million trusted user reviews. G2 was founded in 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-30 LegalZoom

Glendale, California, United States

Legalzoom is an online legal service center. The company helps its consumer and small business customers quickly and affordably create estate planning documents, form businesses, and protect valuable intellectual property such as trademarks and provisional patents through their easy-to-use website thus avoiding costly attorney fees. LegalZoom.com was founded in 1999 and is based in Glendale, California.

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