Add-on Acquisition • Education

Lifeways Acquires The SLC Group

On September 2, 2011, Lifeways acquired education company The SLC Group from Livingbridge

Acquisition Context
  • This is Lifeways’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Lifeways’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date September 2, 2011
Target The SLC Group
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Lifeways
Sellers(s) Livingbridge
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

The SLC Group

Lancashire, United Kingdom
The SLC Group provides supported living, floating support and specialist community support services for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health needs, autism and sensory needs - including people from within the deaf and blind communities.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Lifeways

Warrington, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees3,400
DESCRIPTION

Lifeways is a provider of supported living services for adults with learning disabilities. Lifeways enables service users to live more independently and take control of how their care and support is planned and delivered, giving the greater empowerment over decisions affecting their lives. Lifeways was founded in 1995 and is based in Warrington, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Education 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom 2 of 2
Year: 2011 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-09 Highbourne

Crewe, United Kingdom

Highbourne Ltd. is a provider of an innovative and life-enhancing support packages for each and every client.

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Seller Profile 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 Context for Seller #
Overall 31 of 102
Sector: Education 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 19 of 44
Country: United Kingdom 28 of 92
Year: 2011 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-14 Getting Personal

Manchester, United Kingdom

Getting Personal is a leading online retailer which sells personalised and unique gifts. The South Manchester based business was established in November 2005 by John Smith and Giles Harridge with just one product, a personalised calendar.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-22 Interoute Application Management

Chilwell, United Kingdom

Interoute Application Management Ltd is a Provider of outsourced database, applications and security management, offering support, consulting and products from Oracle, Microsoft, Juniper, Surfcontrol and Checkpoint.

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