M&A Deal Summary

LGC Group Acquires Forensic Alliance

On August 1, 2005, LGC Group acquired business services company Forensic Alliance from Growth Capital Partners for 20M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LGC Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is LGC Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is LGC Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
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

Target

Forensic Alliance

Abingdon, United Kingdom
Forensic Alliance provides forensic science services to UK Police forces, and is one of only two companies providing a full- scale service. The business was established in 1997 and has rapidly enhanced its reputation for high quality forensic investigations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

LGC Group

Teddington, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1842
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees3,200
Revenue 222M GBP (2015)
DESCRIPTION

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 #
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
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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 -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Growth Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 250M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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 #
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
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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
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