M&A Deal Summary |
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Date | 2005-08-01 |
Target | Forensic Alliance |
Sector | Business Services |
Buyer(s) | LGC Group |
Sellers(s) | Growth Capital Partners |
Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
Deal Value | 20M GBP |
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Category | Company |
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Founded | 1842 |
Sector | Test/Measurement Equipment |
Employees | 3,200 |
Revenue | 222M GBP (2015) |
LGC Group is an international life science measurement and testing company. LGC provides a range of measurement products and services that underpin the safety, health, and security of the public, including reference materials and proficiency testing, genomics reagents and instrumentation, and expert sample analysis and interpretation. LGC Group was founded in 1842 and is based in Teddington, United Kingdom.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 1 of 9 |
Sector (Business Services) | 1 of 1 |
Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 1 of 7 |
Country (United Kingdom) | 1 of 3 |
Year (2005) | 1 of 1 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2015-04-15 |
Biosearch Technologies
Petaluma, California, United States Biosearch Technologies, Inc. is a provider of genomics and life sciences industries for the design, development and manufacture of custom oligonucleotides (oligos) and associated reagents for the medical diagnostics, research and applied markets. |
Buy | - |
Category | Growth Capital Firm |
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Founded | 2009 |
PE ASSETS | 250M GBP |
Size | Middle-Market |
Type | Sector Agnostic |
Growth Capital Partners LLP is a private equity firm that seeks investments in small to mid-sized UK based businesses. GCP provides both debt and equity capital for profitable companies with strong growth prospects and experienced management teams. The Firm typically looks to invest £5m - £50 million. Specific areas of interest include business support services, leisure, transport and distribution, consumer products and specialist engineering. Types of transactions include MBOs, growth capital financings, and secondary or tertiary buyouts. Growth Capital Partners formerly known as Close Growth Capital was spun out of Close Brothers Group plc and became independent in 2009. Growth Capital Partners LLP is based in London.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 5 of 29 |
Sector (Business Services) | 1 of 3 |
Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 2 of 13 |
Country (United Kingdom) | 5 of 28 |
Year (2005) | 3 of 3 |
Size (of disclosed) | 6 of 10 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2005-08-01 |
Walker Leisure
United Kingdom Walker Leisure Ltd trading as Westvale operated 13 bingo clubs in the Midlands/North of England. |
Sell | £17M |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2005-10-01 |
Entec UK
Knutsford, United Kingdom Entec UK Ltd is a environmental and engineering consultancy with 14 offices throughout the UK. |
Buy | £30M |