M&A Deal Summary

Epiris Acquires Portals Paper

On February 1, 2018, private equity firm Epiris acquired forest products company Portals Paper from De La Rue

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Epiris’ 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is Epiris’ 44th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-02-01
Target Portals Paper
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) Epiris
Sellers(s) De La Rue
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Portals Paper

Bath, United Kingdom
Portals Paper is a manufacturer of paper, known as “substrate”, used to make banknotes and other security documents such as passports. Portals Paper was founded in 1712 and is based in Bath, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 56 of 73
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 8 of 13
Country (United Kingdom) 44 of 61
Year (2018) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-15 AXIO Data Group Holdings

London, United Kingdom

AXIO Data Group Holdings manages a portfolio of market major information businesses. Company serve customers in a range of sectors including: healthcare, aviation, forest products and intellectual property licensing. Company provide critical, often industry-standard, information and tools to help clients make high value decisions.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-26 TI Media

London, United Kingdom

TI Media Ltd. is a media company, creating quality content that entertains millions of UK consumers every day. TI portfolio encompasses more than 50 well-known brands, including Country Life, What's on TV, Woman's Weekly and Wallpaper*, and operates across multiple platforms – print, online, mobile, TV and experiences. TI Media Ltd. was founded in 1963 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

De La Rue

Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1813
Sector Business Services
Employees1,841
Revenue 350M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

De La Rue is an operator of integrated commercial banknote printer. De La Rue was incorporated in 1813 and is based in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 5
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 5
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-23 CPS

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

CPS provides cash processing hardware, software, and associated services used in banknote processing to manage banknote production, cash in circulation, and the maintenance of banknote authenticity, condition, and fitness. CPS was established in 1957 and is based in Basingstoke, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-12 De La Rue - Citizen Identity Business

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

De La Rue plc - Citizen Identity Business delivers identity documents and software solutions for governments around the world. It issues secure identity documents for more than 25 countries, with significant market presence in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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