M&A Deal Summary

Five Arrows Acquires Mintec

On February 2, 2022, private equity firm Five Arrows acquired information services company Mintec from Synova

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Five Arrows’ 3rd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Five Arrows’ 11th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-02-02
Target Mintec
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Five Arrows
Sellers(s) Synova
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Mintec

Bourne End, United Kingdom
Mintec is a provider of global pricing data and intelligence for non-traded food ingredients. The Group provides this data and an extensive analytics toolset on a subscription basis to food retailers, food manufacturers, and suppliers to support them in reporting, analysing and interpreting food ingredients markets. Mintec was established in 1982 and is based in Bourne End, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Five Arrows

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 24.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five Arrows Principal Investments is a mid-cap investor in Western European companies. Five Arrows can invest across the capital structure (equity, equity-linked, mezzanine, convertible debt) and generally focused on primary or secondary buyouts, growth financings, and balance sheet restructurings. The Group does not have any sector preferences, but typically looks for businesses with high barriers to entry and predictable earnings. Five Arrows can commit €30 to €400 million per investment. Five Arrows is a unit of Rothschild Bank. The Group has offices in Paris, Luxembourg, and London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 55
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 27 of 33
Country (United Kingdom) 11 of 13
Year (2022) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-01 Intescia

Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France

Intescia is a provider of B2B tender database and tender management solutions. The company provides data, analytics and workflow solutions through 5 brands allowing suppliers to identify relevant tender opportunities (Double Trade in France and Spain, Telemat in Italy), automatically respond to tenders (Spigao), identify relevant commercial prospects (Corporama) and assess trade counterparty risk (Scores & Decisions). Intescia was founded in 1986 and is based in Issy les Moulineaux, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-13 Kpler

Brussels, Belgium

Kpler is a data and analytics firm on a mission to facilitate sustainable and efficient trade, to meet the changing needs of the world. From numerous disparate and unstructured sources, the company creates data & analytics enabling market professionals to make informed and timely trading decisions. It specializes in dynamic markets characterized by opaque and incomplete information, such as commodity markets. Kpler’s proprietary data, research, and news are delivered through solutions built-in agile and inventive ways, relying on a subtle mix of artificial and human intelligence. Kpler was formed in 2014 and is Brussels, Belgium.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Synova

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 1.7B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Synova is an independent private equity firm that invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. Prospective companies generally possess stable cash flows, strong competitive positions and are led by experienced management teams. Synova looks to invest £15 to £150 million in transactions valued up £250 million. Synova will also consider co-investment situations. The Firm targets companies operating in the consumer products, financial services, leisure, healthcare, education business services, and IT sectors. Funds are generally used to support buyouts and growth capital needs. Synova was formed in 2007 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 16
Sector (Information Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 11 of 15
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-13 National Education Group

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom

National Education Group is a provider of online CPD training for schools and global education institutions, hosted through its proprietary learning management software. National Education Group is based in Scunthorpe, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-28 3173

London, United Kingdom

3173 is a provider of actuarial, administrative, and investment services to pension schemes via Spence, and subsequently expanded into the growing trustee and governance services space through Dalriada. The company differentiates its offerings through its proprietary software platform, Mantle, which is the only fully integrated software platform in the market covering administration, actuarial, and investment modeling. 3173 was formed in 2000 and is based in London.

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