M&A Deal Summary

Elysian Capital Acquires SCX Special Projects

On February 3, 2020, private equity firm Elysian Capital acquired engineering company SCX Special Projects

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Elysian Capital’s 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Elysian Capital’s 17th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-02-03
Target SCX Special Projects
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Elysian Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) BHP Corporate Finance (Financial)

Target

SCX Special Projects

Sheffield, United Kingdom
SCX Special Projects is a specialist engineering company providing design and engineering for complex lifting and materials handling and kinetic architecture projects. The company built a reputation for providing high-quality solutions for materials handling including bespoke cranes for the Royal Navy and the nuclear energy sector. Safety and reliability are absolutely critical in these demanding and challenging environments. SCX Special Projects was founded in 1992 and is based in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Elysian Capital

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 700M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Elysian Capital LLP is an independent private equity firm that targets management buyouts of growing, profitable businesses throughout the UK. Elysian focuses on lower mid-market companies valued between £20 and £100 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare, local and central government, consumer/retail, utilities/renewable and financial/support services. Elysian Capital LLP was formed in 2007 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 26
Sector: Engineering M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 13 of 17
Country: United Kingdom M&A 17 of 24
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-19 Mergon Group

Westmeath, Ireland

Mergon Group is a manufacturer of injection moulded and blow moulded plastic products, Mergon designs manufacture and supplies a diverse range of products to a worldwide blue-chip customer base across the automotive, industrial, and healthcare markets. Mergon Group was established in 1981 and is based in Westmeath, Ireland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-06 Wellbeing Software Group Holdings

Mansfield, United Kingdom

Wellbeing Software Group is a provider of radiology and maternity software solutions that manage patient workflow and data. Its software provides end to end digitization to build a consolidated view of patient information for healthcare providers. Wellbeing’s products are used extensively in the healthcare system throughout the UK.

Sell £103M