M&A Deal Summary

Gresham Private Equity Fund Acquires Walker Technical Resources

On July 6, 2011, private equity firm Gresham Private Equity Fund acquired construction company Walker Technical Resources from Maven Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gresham Private Equity Fund’s 2nd transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Gresham Private Equity Fund’s 2nd transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-07-06
Target Walker Technical Resources
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Gresham Private Equity Fund
Sellers(s) Maven Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Walker Technical Resources

Aberdeen, United States
Walker specialises in composite repairs to pipework and structural assets for the oil and gas industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gresham Private Equity Fund

Sydney, Australia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 525M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gresham Private Equity is the private equity arm of financial advisory firm Gresham Partners. Gresham Private Equity seeks buyout, growth capital, public to private, and buy and build investments in Australia and New Zealand. The Firm seeks transactions valued from $100 to $500 million. Target sectors include business services, marine, distribution, apparel, industrial products, communications, and consumer services. Gresham Private Equity was established in 1999 and is based in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 14
Sector: Construction M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-01 Australian Pacific Paper Products

Dingley, Australia

DSG Pty Ltd, trading as Australian Pacific Paper Products (APPP) is an Australian manufacturing company supplying disposable absorbent products to local and overseas markets.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-02 Witchery Fashions Pty

Collingwood, United States

Witchery Fashions Pty Ltd. is a apparel retailer through its focus on fashionably designed and high quality ladies apparel.

Sell $172M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Maven Capital Partners

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 760M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (MCP) invests in lower mid-market companies throughout the UK. The Firm also provides mezzanine financing. MCP focuses on profitable companies with proven track records, balanced management teams, and diverse products and services. Maven looks to invest £2 - £20 million in businesses valued from £10 - £40 million. Sectors of interest include specialist manufacturing, health/pharmaceuticals, energy services, leisure, financial services, software and computer services, communication/IT, chemicals, food/beverage, media, consumer products, and support services. Types of transactions include MBOs, MBIs, BIMBOs, take privates, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. Maven Capital Partners UK LLP was formed in 2009, following a management buyout of Aberdeen Asset Management's Private Equity division. Maven is based in Glasgow with additional offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London and Manchester.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 86
Sector: Construction M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 21
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-27 Glacier Energy

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Glacier Energy offers specialist engineered solutions to the oil & gas industry and global energy sectors, through its engineering and offshore divisions. Glacier Energy Services was founded in 1996 and is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. ,

Buy £9M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-01 Mono Consultants

East Kilbride, United Kingdom

Mono Consultants offers a complete range of end-to-end support services to its network operator clients. Services provided include acquisition and planning; design, build, and rigging; integration and commissioning of radio equipment; site maintenance; site decommissioning and, increasingly, program and project management. Mono Consultants was founded in 1997 and is based in East Kilbride, United Kingdom.

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