M&A Deal Summary

The Blackstone Group Acquires Ideal Shopping Direct

On September 21, 2015, private equity firm The Blackstone Group acquired retailer Ideal Shopping Direct from Inflexion

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 17th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Ideal Shopping Direct was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-09-21
Target Ideal Shopping Direct
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) The Blackstone Group
Sellers(s) Inflexion
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Ideal Shopping Direct

Peterborough, United Kingdom
Ideal Shopping Direct is a multi-channel retailer that engages in selling products to consumers through digital television home shopping channels and the Internet in the United Kingdom and internationally. Ideal Shopping Direct was founded in 1980 and is based in Peterborough, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 394.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 198 of 362
Sector: Retail M&A 3 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 29 of 90
Country: United Kingdom M&A 17 of 26
Year: 2015 M&A 13 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-16 Intelenet Global Services Pvt.

Mumbai, India

Intelenet Global Services Pvt. Ltd. is a provider of business process outsourcing services worldwide. The firm offers services via telephone, email, Web, and standard mail. Intelent also provides transaction processing, finance & accounting and IT process consulting services.

Buy £250M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-30 Crestwood Midstream Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP is a provider of pipeline, gathering and processing, storage and other assets in the midstream energy sector to build a North American midstream business.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Inflexion

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 10.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Inflexion is a private equity firm that specializes in investments in UK-based founder and family-owned businesses. Broad areas of interest include consumer products/services, business services, healthcare, industrials, technology, and financial services. The Firm's target investment size is £10 to £500 million. Inflexion was formed in 1999 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 63
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 23
Country: United Kingdom M&A 23 of 62
Year: 2015 M&A 7 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-24 Rhead Group

Warwick, United Kingdom

Rhead Group Ltd. is a provider of professional services for the delivery of major infrastructure projects. The business combines traditional fields of quantity surveying with broader services such as technical engineering management and project management.

Sell £36M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-23 On the Beach Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

On the Beach Group is an online retailer of beach holidays. On the Beach Group was founded in 2003 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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