M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-06-01 |
| Target | Douglas |
| Sector | Retail |
| Buyer(s) | CVC Capital Partners |
| Sellers(s) | Advent International |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 177.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 173 of 328 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 15 of 19 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 29 of 78 |
| Country: Germany M&A | 8 of 15 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 4 of 15 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-16 |
Virgin Active
London, United Kingdom Virgin Active is an international health club operator, with clubs across four continents in eight countries (South Africa, UK, Italy, Australia, Namibia, Botswana, Thailand, and Singapore), serving over 1.2 million members worldwide. Virgin Active was founded in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Sell | $1.0B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-09 |
Fidelis Insurance
Pembroke, Bermuda Fidelis Insurance is a provider of insurance underwriting and reinsurance services. The Company underwrites specialty lines of insurance focused on energy, marine, property, aviation, and political risk out of Bermuda and London, with a balance between insurance and reinsurance. Fidelis Insurance was founded in 2014 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda. |
Buy | $1.5B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 91.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 154 of 233 |
| Sector: Retail M&A | 13 of 17 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 40 of 59 |
| Country: Germany M&A | 12 of 16 |
| Year: 2015 M&A | 8 of 13 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-18 |
Lowell
Leeds, United Kingdom Lowell is a credit management services group. The Group’s expertise in the debt recovery segment ranges from the trust management of commercial and credit receivables through to evaluating, taking over and handling personal loans and mortgages. Lowell was founded in 1992 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom. |
Sell | €600M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-19 |
Nexi
Milan, Italy Nexi provides electronic money and payment services to banks, small and medium-sized enterprises, large international corporations, institutions, and public administrations in Italy, Nordics and Baltics, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Southeast Europe, and internationally. The company offers payment processing and acceptance services; configuration, activation, and maintenance of Point of Sales terminals; fraud prevention services; and dispute management services, as well as customer support and value-added services. Nexi was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. |
Buy | €2.2B |
