M&A Deal Summary

Intermediate Capital Group and Electra Acquire CPA Global

On January 30, 2010, mezzanine finance firm Intermediate Capital Group and private equity firm Electra acquired information services company CPA Global for 440M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Intermediate Capital Group’s 4th and Electra’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Intermediate Capital Group’s 26th and Electra’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Intermediate Capital Group’s 1st and Electra’s 1st transaction in Channel Islands.
Investment Fate
  • CPA Global was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2012 for 950M GBP.
  • CPA Global was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017.
  • CPA Global merged with another company in 2020.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-01-30
Target CPA Global
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Intermediate Capital Group
Electra
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 440M GBP

Target

CPA Global

Jersey, Channel Islands
CPA Global is an intellectual property (IP) management and technology company serving over 10,000 customers and connecting millions of global IP users every day. CPA Global was founded in 1969 and is based in Jersey, Channel Islands.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Intermediate Capital Group

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 74.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) is a global mezzanine finance firm. IGC looks to provide junior capital to support a wide range of transactions, including buyouts, debt restructurings, and development financing. The Firm generally invests alongside financial sponsors and management teams in transactions valued from €250 million to €1 billion. ICG was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 222 of 294
Sector: Information Services M&A 4 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 108 of 112
Country: Channel Islands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 26 of 82
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-08 Marken

London, United Kingdom

Market Ltd. is a logistics and support services to the pharmaceutical industry fulfilling a key role in the early phase II and III stages of research and drug development.

Sell £975M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-01 Springer

Heidelberg, Germany

Springer is a global publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical (STM) literature, publishing books, e-books, and peer-reviewed journals across various academic fields including science, humanities, and medicine. Springer was founded in 1842 and is based in Heidelberg, Germany.

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Buyer

Electra

London, United Kingdom

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 800M GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Electra is an investment trust quoted on the London Stock Exchange that specializes in private equity investments. Electra's primary focus is on opportunities across Western Europe in a broad array of industries. Electra Private Equity is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 36
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 16 of 18
Country: Channel Islands M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-07 Premier Miton Group

Guildford, United Kingdom

Premier Miton Group is a retail fund manager distributing funds through IFAs as well as other discretionary and advisory channels. Premier Miton Group was founded in 1995 and is based in Guildford, United Kingdom.

Buy £910M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-16 MPS Meat Processing Systems BV

Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands

MPS Meat Processing Systems B.V. develops, manufactures and installs high-tech slaughtering systems. MPS also designs and installs systems for the portioning, deboning and logistic processing of meat products, as well as effluent treatment systems.

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