M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2014-12-04 |
| Target | Cordium |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Buyer(s) | European Capital |
| Sellers(s) | Sovereign Capital Partners |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.2B EUR |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
European Capital is the European investment affiliate of American Capital. European Capital looks to provide a variety of investment and financing solutions including unitranche debt, mezzanine capital, senior debt, and equity co-investment. Funds are typically used to support buyouts, recapitalizations, finance growth, and make acquisitions. European Capital is sector agnostic, however the Firm has a preference for investments in the consumer, technology, manufacturing, services, and distribution sectors. European Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 74 of 74 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 8 of 8 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 28 of 28 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 16 of 16 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-01 |
Farrow & Ball
Dorset, United Kingdom Farrow & Ball is dedicated to creating eco-friendly paint and wallpaper using only the finest ingredients and richest pigments. The result is a directional palette of paint colors with an extraordinary response to light and artisanal wallpapers with a tactile finish, uniquely achieved by printing paint on paper. Farrow & Ball was formed in 1946 and is based in Dorset, United Kingdom. |
Sell | £227M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 |
Vivarte SAS
Paris, France Vivarte is the #1 footwear and clothing retailer in France with an extensive portfolio of brands (including La Halle aux Chaussures, Chaussland, André, San Marina, Minelli in the shoe sector and La Halle, Kookaï, Liberto, Caroll in clothing). The company has a very strong position in the "value for money" segment of the market and is also active in Spain and Switzerland. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B GBP |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Sovereign Capital Partners (SCP) is a private equity firm that specializes in buy and build opportunities throughout the UK. The Firm targets consolidation strategies in the education and training, healthcare, and outsourced business services sectors. SCP looks to invest £10 to £120 million per transaction. Sovereign Capital Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 13 of 29 |
| Sector: Business Services M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals | 5 of 10 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 13 of 25 |
| Year: 2014 M&A | 2 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-22 |
Arkarius Group
United Kingdom Arkarius Group is a provider of an accounting services to the flexible workforce. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 |
8 Solutions
Bolsover, United Kingdom 8 Solutions Ltd. is a provider of market-leading, deep-cleaning and decontamination data centre services. The business technicians test for and remove contaminants, thereby minimising the risk of expensive data centre downtime for clients. |
Sell | - |
