Investment Summary

European Capital Invests In Spotless Group SAS

On May 31, 2007, private equity firm European Capital invested in consumer products company Spotless Group SAS

Investment Highlights
  • This is European Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is European Capital’s 21st transaction in France.
Investment Fate
  • Spotless Group SAS was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2010 for 640M EUR.
  • Spotless Group SAS was sold to a financial buyer in 2010 for 640M EUR.
  • Spotless Group SAS was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2014 for 1.3B USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2007-05-31
Target Spotless Group SAS
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) European Capital
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

Spotless Group SAS

Neuilly-sur-seine, France
Spotless Group is a manufacturer of branded laundry care, insecticides and household products.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

European Capital

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.2B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 53 of 74
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 21 of 31
Year: 2007 M&A 15 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-06 Hillarys Blinds

Colwick, United Kingdom

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