M&A Deal Summary

EPIC Private Equity Acquires Past Times

On December 1, 2005, private equity firm EPIC Private Equity acquired retailer Past Times for 8M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EPIC Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is EPIC Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EPIC Private Equity’s 5th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Past Times went bankrupt in 2012.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-01
Target Past Times
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) EPIC Private Equity
Deal Type Special Situations/Distressed
Deal Value 8M GBP

Target

Past Times

Witney, United Kingdom
Past Times street retailer, specialising in gifts and retro style goods. Past Times was founded in 1986 and is based in Witney, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EPIC Private Equity

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EPIC Private Equity is an independent private equity, advisory, and administration firm. Within its direct investing arm, EPIC partners with management and entrepreneurs in UK SME’s, investing in control or minority positions across growth, buyout, distressed and PIPE transactions, targeting businesses with competitive advantages and strong cash flows, management. Sectors of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, support services, industrials and media sectors with an aggregate annual turnover of more than £250 million. EPIC Private Equity was formed in 2001 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Retail) 2 of 3
Type (Special Situations/Distressed) 2 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 5 of 8
Year (2005) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 BigHead

Verwood, United Kingdom

BigHead makes steel fasteners for composites, plastics and traditional materials. BigHead was founded in 1966 and is based in Verwood, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 Indicia

Bristol, United Kingdom

Indicia Ltd. is a marketing services company, operates as a vital partner to premier brands and provides coherent services from strategic planning and media production to management so that the brand-owning clients are able to maintain a long-term good relationship with their customers.

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