M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2024-10-31 |
| Target | Croud |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Buyer(s) | ECI Partners |
| Sellers(s) | LDC |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Advisor(s) | GP Bullhound (Financial) DLA Piper (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.0B GBP |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 76 of 78 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 20 of 21 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 71 of 73 |
| Year: 2024 M&A | 3 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 |
Independent Governance Group
London, United Kingdom Independent Governance Group specialises in providing professional pensions trusteeship, scheme secretarial, pensions managerial and governance services. Independent Governance Group is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-04 |
CMAP Software
Cheshire, United Kingdom CMAP Software is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, to support the firm’s rapidly growing team and global expansion plans. CMAP Software is based in Cheshire, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.9B GBP |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 203 of 210 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 74 of 77 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 197 of 204 |
| Year: 2024 M&A | 9 of 10 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 |
Independent Governance Group
London, United Kingdom Independent Governance Group specialises in providing professional pensions trusteeship, scheme secretarial, pensions managerial and governance services. Independent Governance Group is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-07 |
LendingMetrics
Fareham, United Kingdom LendingMetrics provides software and data solutions that help hundreds of companies to make highly sophisticated automated and risk-based lending decisions. Clients include building societies, online lenders, mortgage companies, credit card providers and commercial lenders. LendingMetrics was founded in 2010 and is based in Fareham, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
