M&A Deal Summary

Countryside Partnerships Acquires Westleigh Partnerships

On April 12, 2018, Countryside Partnerships acquired real estate company Westleigh Partnerships from Palatine Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Countryside Partnerships’ 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is Countryside Partnerships’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-04-12
Target Westleigh Partnerships
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) Countryside Partnerships
Sellers(s) Palatine Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Westleigh Partnerships

Leicester, United Kingdom
Westleigh Partnerships Ltd. is a provider of affordable residential property. Westleigh builds over 1,100 properties per year and has successfully expanded geographically from the East Midlands into both the West Midlands and South Yorkshire. Westleigh Partnerships was established in 1985 and is based in Leicester, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Countryside Partnerships

Brentwood, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1958
Sector Real Estate
Employees2,045
Revenue 1.4B GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Countryside Partnerships is a provider of private and affordable homes on greenfield and brownfield sites through partnerships with landowners, local authorities, and registered providers. Countryside Partnerships was incorporated in 1958 and is based in Brentwood, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Real Estate M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Palatine Private Equity

Manchester, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 570M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Palatine Private Equity is a UK based private equity firm focused on investing in businesses valued up to £50 million. The Firm generally looks to fund profitable, cash-generative companies with strong management teams and established market positions, however, Palatine will also consider turnaround situations. Target sectors include retail/leisure, business outsourcing, financial services, healthcare, and niche manufacturing. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts/buy-ins, consolidations, growth capital financings, and restructurings. Palatine was originally formed as Zeus Private Equity in 2005. The Firm has offices in Bristol, Manchester, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 26
Sector: Real Estate M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 10 of 26
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-28 WHP Telecoms

Warrington, United Kingdom

WHP Telecoms is a UK mobile telecoms professional services provider. WHP Telecoms’ consultancy-led offering provides end-to-end solutions, including planning, design, acquisition, deployment, upgrade and maintenance of mobile network masts, antennae and base stations for the wireless telecommunications sector. WHP Telecoms was established in 1988 and is based in Warrington, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-19 Estio

Leeds, United Kingdom

Estio is a specialist provider of NVQ level 3 and level 4 IT and digital apprenticeships, provided through its online delivery model. The company addresses a national, growing IT skills gap by making it easier for candidates to be successfully matched with funded industry training places, leading to excellent new or enhanced career prospects in the growing and sought-after skill area of IT and digital technology. Estio was founded in 2013 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

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