M&A Deal Summary

Magnet Harlequin Acquires FERO Retail Marketing

On April 8, 2019, Magnet Harlequin acquired marketing company FERO Retail Marketing from LDC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Magnet Harlequin’s 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Magnet Harlequin’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-04-08
Target FERO Retail Marketing
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Magnet Harlequin
Sellers(s) LDC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

FERO Retail Marketing

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
FERO Retail Marketing is a provider of point-of-sale display advertising for retailers and brand owners. Customers included major retailers such as Tesco and Arcadia, as well as brand owners such as T-Mobile and McDonalds. FERO Retail Marketing is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Magnet Harlequin

Uxbridge, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Media
Employees120
DESCRIPTION

Magnet Harlequin Ltd. is a marketing agency providing creative marketing communication materials and packaging management.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-18 Technik

Berkhamsted, United Kingdom

Technik Ltd. is a design agency involved in providing creative production services, including full service graphic delivery and packaging management.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 139 of 210
Sector: Marketing M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 68 of 97
Country: United Kingdom M&A 134 of 204
Year: 2019 M&A 5 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-08 Amberjack

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Amberjack is a recruitment software developer specialist, in designing and delivering Early Careers and large scale recruitment programmes. Amberjack was founded in 2000 and is based in Berkshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-30 Shield Group International

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Shield Group International is an international environmental testing, inspection and consultancy business supporting a broad range of customers across the energy, industrials, and public sectors. The company provides an end-to-end service which includes certified risk and commercial audits, monitoring programmes, remedial recommendations, and project management. Shield Group International was founded in 1985 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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