M&A Deal Summary

Equistone Acquires Nylacast

On July 2, 2018, private equity firm Equistone acquired manufacturer Nylacast from Caird Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Equistone’s 11th transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Equistone’s 90th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-07-02
Target Nylacast
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Equistone
Sellers(s) Caird Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Nylacast

Leicester, United Kingdom
Nylacast is a designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered polymer solutions. Nylacast offers a wide range of cast nylon polymer products. Cast nylon has many advantages over alternative materials, being lightweight, versatile, anti-corrosive and durable. Nylacast was founded in 1967 and is based in Leicester, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 222 of 252
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 11 of 12
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 68 of 83
Country: United Kingdom M&A 90 of 101
Year: 2018 M&A 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-02 stow Group

Spiere-Helkijn, Belgium

stow Group manufacturer of customised racking and storage solutions for warehouses. stow Group is involved in the conception, production and installation of storage systems: racks, warehouse automation and metallic furniture. stow Group was founded in 1985 and is based in Spiere-Helkijn, Belgium

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-17 Caseking

Berlin, Germany

Caseking is a provider of high-performance PC-gaming equipment and peripherals, maintains a track record of strong organic growth, excellent market understanding and successful product placement supporting the future growth of the Company. Caseking has displayed consistent growth, both organically as well as through add-on acquisitions, becoming a leading platform for PC-gaming equipment in Europe. Operations are based in Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Portugal and Taiwan. The Company processes 540.000 orders and sells approximately 4 million products worldwide per year. Products sold include own brands, brands exclusively available at Caseking and third-party brands. Caseking was formed in 2003 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Caird Capital was a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in UK-based middle-market companies. Caird does not have any sector preferences. Caird Capital was founded in 2010 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 19
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: United Kingdom M&A 18 of 18
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-15 Willerby

Hull, United Kingdom

Willerby is a manufacturer of static holiday homes. The Willerby brand is well known by both holiday park operators and end consumers, and the business has a good reputation for build quality and aftersales service. The majority of its holiday homes are sold to retail customers through park operators and dealers, or sold for use as rental units in holiday parks. Willerby was founded in 1946 and is based in Hull, United Kingdom.

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