M&A Deal Summary

Excellera Advisory Group Acquires Instinctif Partners

On May 21, 2025, Excellera Advisory Group acquired business services company Instinctif Partners from LDC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Excellera Advisory Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Excellera Advisory Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-05-21
Target Instinctif Partners
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Excellera Advisory Group
Sellers(s) LDC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Instinctif Partners

London, United Kingdom
Instinctif Partners is an international business communications consultancy providing financial and corporate communications, public policy, audience engagement, etc. Instinctif Partners was founded in 2007 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Excellera Advisory Group

Milan, Italy

Category Company
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Excellera Advisory Group specializes in public affairs, lobbying, political intelligence, financial communications, and strategic consulting. Excellera Advisory Group is based in Milan, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 208 of 210
Sector: Business Services M&A 18 of 18
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 97 of 97
Country: United Kingdom M&A 202 of 204
Year: 2025 M&A 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-05 Blis

London, United Kingdom

Blis is an advertising technology company that uses location and demographic data to define digital audiences. Blis provides the most accurate location data and rich contextualized consumer behavioral insights for advertisers. Blis was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell $175M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-01 Ramco

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Ramco has been providing the oil and gas industry with care and maintenance of OCTG and drilling tubulars . Ramco is an independent company with a global footprint, specialising in tubular services including blast cleaning, rig ready preparation, inventory management, pipe inspection, refurbishment, pipe care units (PCUs) and its Total Tubular Management offering. Ramco was founded in 1977 and is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Sell -