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Kaplan Financial Acquires Hawksmere

On January 14, 2008, Kaplan Financial acquired business services company Hawksmere from Livingbridge

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kaplan Financial’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Kaplan Financial’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-14
Target Hawksmere
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Kaplan Financial
Sellers(s) Livingbridge
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Hawksmere

London, United Kingdom
Provides public and in-house training seminars and CPD courses for middle and senior management both nationally and internationally.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kaplan Financial

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1958
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Kaplan Financial Ltd was founded in 1958 and is one of the UK’s leading providers of training in accountancy and financial services. Kaplan Financial is part of Kaplan Inc., a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Livingbridge

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 3.8B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Livingbridge is a UK-based investment group focused on investing in and growing mid-sized companies. The Firm targets businesses seeking £15 to £300 million of capital. Prospective companies should have 'ambitious mangement', scalable business models, and potential for market leadership. Sectors of interest include technology, media, communications, consumer products/services, healthcare, and education. Livingbridge was formed in 1995 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 102
Sector: Business Services M&A 5 of 22
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 44
Country: United Kingdom M&A 17 of 92
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 4
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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belfast, United Kingdom

ntegrated Marketing Communications agency based in Bournemouth, Edinburgh and Belfast. RLA serves blue chip clients such as Volkswagen, Audi Group, Goodyear, Laithwaites and Trade Depot.

Sell £20M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Melksham, United Kingdom

Based in Holt, Wiltshire, Playforce was founded in 1998 by Edward and Rachael Webb with a £5,000 Princes Trust Loan. Identifying the need for high quality playground equipment in schools, Playforce offers a wide range of creative play equipment from 'wobble walkways', timber trails, and climbing walls, to outdoor classrooms and shelters.

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