M&A Deal Summary

Kids Planet Acquires Poppy & Jack’s

On July 26, 2021, Kids Planet acquired consumer services company Poppy & Jack’s from Foresight Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kids Planet’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Kids Planet’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-07-26
Target Poppy & Jack’s
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Kids Planet
Sellers(s) Foresight Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Poppy & Jack’s

Poulton-le-Fylde, United Kingdom
Poppy & Jack’s is an established chain of day nurseries in the North-West of England. The chain currently has eight-day nurseries that specialize in outstanding, child-led learning. Poppy & Jack’s is based in Poulton-le-Fylde, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kids Planet

Cheshire, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Education
Employees5,700
DESCRIPTION

Kids Planet is a family entertainment center that provides nursery care and education to children through a network of UK sites. The nurseries all have the same look and feel - with a welcoming environment, attention to detail, and first-class support for parents and families. Kids Planet was established in 2008 and is based in Cheshire, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-29 Kids Allowed

Manchester, United Kingdom

Kids Allowed provides childcare & holiday clubs from a passionate team delivering our mission of Making Children Happy. Kids Allowed was established in 2003 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Foresight Private Equity

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 1.4B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Foresight Group LLP (Formerly VCF Partners)


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 61
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 16 of 34
Country: United Kingdom M&A 24 of 59
Year: 2021 M&A 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-20 Mologic

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Mologic is a developer of lateral flow and rapid diagnostic technologies, products, and services. Mologic works with companies, researchers, and clinicians to help them deliver fast, reliable, and accurate diagnoses at the point of care. Mologic was founded in 2003 and is based in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-11 Forefront RF

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Forefront RF is a fabless semiconductor company. Forefront RF chip enables connected devices to operate across the increasingly wide range of 3G to 6G mobile telephony frequency bands. Forefront RF’s cancellation technology redesigns the radio frequency (RF) system in a wireless device, enabling manufacturers to simplify the design and delivery of frequency agnostic products, whilst reducing cost and supply chain waste. Forefront RF was founded in 2020 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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