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Gresham Acquires R P Martin

On April 25, 2005, private equity firm Gresham acquired financial services company R P Martin

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gresham’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Gresham’s 15th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • R P Martin was sold to a strategic buyer in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-04-25
Target R P Martin
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Gresham
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

R P Martin

London, United Kingdom
R P Martin Limited is the holding company for Martin Brokers (MB) and Trio Equity Derivatives (TED) the two principal trading entities within the Group (Martins). Established more than 100 years ago Martins is the oldest money broking company in the world.

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Buyer

Gresham

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gresham LLP is a private equity firm focused on management buyouts across a broad range of industries in the UK. Gresham considers transactions up to GBP100 million with an emphasis on opportunities in business services, support services, consumer products and services, financial services, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, industrial products and energy/environmental. Gresham is based in London with additional offices in Birmingham and Manchester.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 32
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 14 of 26
Country: United Kingdom M&A 15 of 32
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-12-19 Beck & Pollitzer

Kent, United Kingdom

Beck & Pollitzer is a provider of complete machinery solutions. The company helps clients to relocate and install factories and machinery across the UK and Europe. Beck & Pollitzer was founded in 1863 and is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-16 Olaer

Flintshire, United Kingdom

Olaer Ltd. is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of of accumulators, oil coolers and filters that represent high quality and superior technology.

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