M&A Deal Summary

Epiris Acquires Club Company

On May 18, 2018, private equity firm Epiris acquired leisure company Club Company from Lone Star Funds

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Epiris’ 3rd transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Epiris’ 46th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-05-18
Target Club Company
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Epiris
Sellers(s) Lone Star Funds
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

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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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 58 of 73
Sector (Leisure) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 13 of 17
Country (United Kingdom) 46 of 61
Year (2018) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS 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.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-04 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.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lone Star Funds

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 85.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Lone Star Funds is a global private investment firm focused on investing across several strategies. The Firm's primary investment activity surrounds financial services and real estate. Lone Star generally looks to acquire distressed debt and equity assets including corporate, commercial real estate, single family residential and consumer debt products as well as banks and asset rich operating companies. Lone Star was formed in 1995 and is based in Dallas, Texas with additional offices across Western Europe and Asia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 17
Sector (Leisure) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2018) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-27 MRH

Epping, United Kingdom

MRH is the second largest independent forecourt operator in the U.K. with 439 stations operating under the BP, Shell, Esso, Texaco, JET and Murco fuel brands. MFG offers the Murco brand through a network of 200 dealers and its retail offerings include Subway and Costa Coffee.

Sell £1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-14 Invoice

Tokyo, Japan

Invoice is a telecommunications bill aggregation service provider for corporations and a top value-added reseller for telecom carriers in Japan. In addition, Invoice has an individual services business that provides internet and VoIP service to a niche market segment. Invoice was founded in Tokyo, Japan.

Sell -