M&A Deal Summary

Epiris Acquires Sharps

On June 21, 2021, private equity firm Epiris acquired retailer Sharps from Sun Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Epiris’ 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Epiris’ 53rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-21
Target Sharps
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Epiris
Sellers(s) Sun Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Sharps

Bilston, United Kingdom
Sharps is a supplier of fitted bedroom furniture specialist dedicated to turning customers’ dreams into reality with its stylish bedroom and home office ranges, whilst also maximizing every centimetre of storage space. The bespoke fitted furniture ranges can be fitted directly into the available space that is ideal for awkwardly-shaped rooms and period homes providing a streamlined and stylish interior. Sharps was founded in 1973 and is based in Bilston, 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 65 of 73
Sector: Retail M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 14 of 17
Country: United Kingdom M&A 53 of 61
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-31 Big Table Group

London, United Kingdom

Big Table Group is a restaurant operator with around 150 restaurants nationwide. The company operates three brands, Bella Italia, Las Iguanas, and Café Rouge, each offering a lively and friendly environment for customers. Big Table Group was founded in 2020 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-23 Saunderson House

London, United Kingdom

Saunderson House is an independent wealth management firm, providing comprehensive financial planning and investment management service to high-net-worth individuals, charities, and trusts. Saunderson House was founded in 1968 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £150M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 116 of 131
Sector: Retail M&A 24 of 24
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 27 of 34
Country: United Kingdom M&A 14 of 18
Year: 2021 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-02 Century Distribution Systems

Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

Century Distribution Systems is a global digital logistics provider offering supply chain management and freight forwarding services. Century Distribution Systems was founded in 1969 and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-07 LoanLogics

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

LoanLogics is a provider of an automates loan quality management processes, validates compliance and optimizes human capital requirements for residential mortgage lenders, servicers, insurers, and investors. LoanLogics was founded in 2005 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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