M&A Deal Summary

Mercury Capital Pty. Acquires Blue Star Group

On December 21, 2012, private equity firm Mercury Capital Pty. acquired business services company Blue Star Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mercury Capital Pty.’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Mercury Capital Pty.’s 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-21
Target Blue Star Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Mercury Capital Pty.
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Blue Star Group

Auckland, New Zealand
Blue Star Group (New Zealand) Ltd. is a service commercial printing company, providing solutions across web offset, sheet-fed and digital printing and associated services. They offer a retail consumer channel, where print can be ordered online, using bluestardirect.

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Buyer

Mercury Capital Pty.

Sydney, Australia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 400M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Mercury Capital is a private equity group focused on investing in established private businesses operating in Australia and New Zealand. Mercury looks to acquire controlling positions for a variety of situations, including succession plannings, expansion financings, recapitalizations, as well as partnering with existing management or owners to help drive growth. Mercury raised it's debut fund in 2010.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 2
Country (New Zealand) 1 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
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