M&A Deal Summary

Epiris Acquires Bonhams

On September 4, 2018, private equity firm Epiris acquired business services company Bonhams

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Epiris’ 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Epiris’ 47th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-09-04
Target Bonhams
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Epiris
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Rothschild Global Advisory (Financial)
Macfarlanes (Legal)

Target

Bonhams

London, United Kingdom
Bonhams is the most renowned auctioneers of fine art, motor cars, jewelry, and other collectibles. The business holds more than 250 sales a year at its flagship salerooms, which include London, New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. Bonhams was founded in 1793 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Epiris

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra Partners is a UK-based private equity firm focused on buyouts, co-investments, secondary fund purchases, and debt investing. The Firm's direct investing group looks to make majority or minority investments of £50 to £250 million in deals valued up to £500 million. Electra was formed in 1976 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 73
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 4
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 27 of 30
Country (United Kingdom) 47 of 61
Year (2018) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-18 Club Company

Reading, United Kingdom

Club Company is a golf and country club operator, operating 11 golf and country clubs (predominantly freehold or long leasehold) including The Warwickshire, Castle Royle, and Nizels. The country club format offered members a full range of facilities including golf courses, gyms, swimming pools, spas, sauna, health & beauty, creche, and function rooms. Club Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Reading, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-28 Diamorph

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Diamorph is a designer and manufacturer of advanced materials products for demanding and safety-critical applications across a broad range of industries – fire protection, transportation, high-temperature industries, and industrial composites. Diamorph was founded in 2003 and is based in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.

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