M&A Deal Summary

LGV Capital Acquires Liberation Brewing Co.

On July 7, 2008, private equity firm LGV Capital acquired restaurant Liberation Brewing Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is LGV Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is LGV Capital’s 1st transaction in Channel Islands.
Investment Fate
  • Liberation Brewing Co. was divested to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016 for 118M GBP.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-07-07
Target Liberation Brewing Co.
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) LGV Capital
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Liberation Brewing Co.

Saint Helier, Channel Islands
Liberation Brewing Co. is an integrated pub and brewing business with two breweries and three distribution businesses. Liberation Brewing Co. was founded in 1871 and is based in Saint Helier, Channel Islands.

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Buyer

LGV Capital

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.6B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LGV Capital Ltd is the private equity arm of Legal & General Group plc, an FTSE-100 quoted insurance firm that invests in middle market consumer, healthcare, leisure and services companies headquartered in the British Isles. LGV focuses on buyouts of rapidly growing, profitable companies with defensible market positions and strong management. LGV looks to invest £15 million in businesses valued from £25 to £200 million. The Firm targets companies in specialist retail, consumer services, food/beverages, household, personal care/OTC products, luxury branded goods, residential care, education, life sciences, animal health, pubs, restaurants, caravan parks, spas, recreational facilities, consultancy, outsourcing, human capital, logistics, IT services and facilities managements. LGV Capital Ltd was formerly known as Legal & General Ventures. LGV was formed in 1989 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 22
Sector: Restaurants M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Channel Islands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-01 SandpiperCI - Hospitality Division

Jersey, United Kingdom

SandpiperCI - Hospitality Division comprises 65 pubs located in Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, the Jersey Brewery.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-18 Craegmoor

London, United Kingdom

Craegmoor Ltd. is an operator of elderly and specialist long term care homes in the UK.

Sell £290M