M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-12-02 |
| Target | RAC |
| Sector | Consumer Services |
| Buyer(s) |
CVC Capital Partners
GIC Silver Lake |
| Sellers(s) |
The Carlyle Group
Omnes Capital |
| 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 | 181 of 323 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 6 of 10 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 33 of 76 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 41 of 60 |
| Year (2015) | 12 of 15 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-24 |
Cerved Group
Milan, Italy Cerved Group S.p.A. is the business information supplier in Italy. The Company is active in the Italian financial and credit information market and provides products and services to financial institutions, corporations, finance professionals, retail users and public administration entities. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-04 |
Moto
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Moto is an operator of motorway service areas (MSAs). The company operates 48 MSA sites at 33 locations across the UK. Moto operates franchises with well-known, national and international brands including: Costa, Burger King, M&S Simply Food, Greggs and WH Smith, providing a diverse mix of offers to customers in one convenient location. Moto was founded in 2001 and is based in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
GIC Private Ltd. is the investment arm of Singapore. The Group primarily invests through three investment groups, including public markets, private equity and real estate. GIC's private equity practice looks to invest in funds as well as directly in companies. GIC is based in Singapore with additional offices globally.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 12 of 43 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 3 of 15 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 3 of 8 |
| Year (2015) | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 |
CETIN
Prague, Czech Republic CETIN operates and own the telecommunications network covering the entire territory of the Czech Republic. 99.6 % of the population has access to our network through fixed technologies (SDH, WDM, Ethernet and IP) and set of mobile technologies (GSM, UMTS, LTE and 5G), which are distributed by 6,000 base stations. CETIN was founded in 2015 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-18 |
Quest Global Services
Singapore , Singapore Quest Global Services is a global engineering solutions provider with a proven track record of serving the product development & production engineering needs of high technology companies. Quest Global Services was founded in 1997 and is based in Singapore. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 104.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 76 of 135 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 2 of 4 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 9 of 20 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 2 of 5 |
| Year (2015) | 10 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-18 |
SolarCity
San Mateo, California, United States SolarCity is a provider of clean energy solutions. The Company delivers renewable electricity directly to homeowners, businesses and government organizations for less than they spend on utility bills. SolarCity gives customers control of their energy costs to protect them from rising rates. The company makes solar energy easy by taking care of everything from design and permitting to monitoring and maintenance. SolarCity was formed in 2006 and is based in San Mateo, California. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-07 |
TeamSystem
Pesaro, Italy TeamSystem is a provider of accounting, payroll, and business management software for accountants and small and medium-sized enterprises. TeamSystem offers a broad range of mission-critical, on-premise and cloud solutions to a diversified base of its customers. TeamSystem was founded in 1979 and is based in Pesaro, Italy. |
Buy | - |
| 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 | 288 of 481 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 6 of 8 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 56 of 117 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 19 of 37 |
| Year (2015) | 21 of 24 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-23 |
Eastern Broadcasting
Taipei, Taiwan Eastern Broadcasting Company provides media information and entertainment services. It operates in North America, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-04 |
The Innovation Group
Hampshire, United Kingdom The Innovation Group is a provider of business process outsourcing and technology solutions to the insurance, fleet and automotive industries. The Innovation Group was founded in 1996 and is based in Hampshire, United Kingdom. |
Buy | £500M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 5.7B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Omnes Capital formerly known as Credit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) is the investment arm of financial services group Credit Agricole. Omnes Capital looks to invest in a range of investment stages and transaction types, including LBO/expansion, venture capital, mezzanine, renewable energy, co-investment, infrastructure, and special situations. The Firm's LBO/expansion group looks to invest €25 to €80 million to support growth initiatives and buyouts of small and mid-cap businesses operating in a variety of industries. Omnes Capital generally invests in businesses operating in France and Italy. Omnes Capital's mezzanine area was formed in 2002 and looks to provide €5 to €30 million of junior capital to similar sized established businesses. In addition to Omnes Capital's traditional equity and subordinated debt investment arm, the Firm also invests in infrastructure projects as well as provides capital for distressed businesses with €10 to €150 million in revenue. Omnes Capital was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 75 of 115 |
| Sector (Consumer Services) | 2 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 22 of 35 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 3 of 3 |
| Year (2015) | 9 of 9 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-05 |
Gerard Darel
Paris, France Gerard Darel is a designer, retailer, and distributor of high-end womenswear and leather goods. Gerard Darel was founded in 1971 and is based in Paris, France. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-08 |
Dispam
Le Pontet, France Dispam is a temperature-controlled transportation company. Dispam was founded in 1971 and is based in Le Pontet, France. |
Buy | - |
