M&A Deal Summary

Livingbridge Acquires Catalyst Development

On October 16, 2017, private equity firm Livingbridge acquired financial services company Catalyst Development from ABeam Consulting

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Livingbridge’s 6th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Livingbridge’s 101st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Catalyst Development merged with another company in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-16
Target Catalyst Development
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Livingbridge
Sellers(s) ABeam Consulting
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Catalyst Development

London, United Kingdom
Catalyst Development provides regulatory-driven change, organisational improvement and talent development programmes to global financial markets companies. Catalyst Development was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 STATS #
Overall 109 of 150
Sector: Financial Services M&A 6 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 101 of 132
Year: 2017 M&A 7 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-16 Mobysoft

Manchester, United Kingdom

Mobysoft is a provider of predictive software for social housing providers. Mobysoft’s core product, RentSense, is a Software as a Service (SaaS) based predictive analytics service which delivers accurate and prioritised workload to social landlords. Mobysoft was established in 2003 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-27 Babble

London, United Kingdom

Babble is a specialist communications technology provider that supports around 2,000 medium-sized companies operating in a wide range of sectors including financial, health and education, travel and accommodation, and public services. Its integrated communications proposition enables clients to improve efficiency, enhance customer service, increase revenue, reduce costs, and remain secure in the digital world. Babble was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ABeam Consulting

Chiyoda-ku, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

ABeam Consulting, a global provider of business transformation services. ABeam provides ERP implementation planning, package selection and implementation, and program management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-10 Catalyst Development

London, United Kingdom

Catalyst Development provides regulatory-driven change, organisational improvement and talent development programmes to global financial markets companies. Catalyst Development was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United kingdom.

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