M&A Deal Summary

Montagu Acquires Funeral Partners

On May 10, 2016, private equity firm Montagu acquired consumer services company Funeral Partners from August Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Montagu’s 3rd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Montagu’s 54th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-10
Target Funeral Partners
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Montagu
Sellers(s) August Equity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Funeral Partners

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Funeral Partners is a funeral services provider in the UK, with over 130 branches throughout the country. The Company has circa 500 staff and oversees approximately 10,500 funerals per year. Funeral Partners model is based on acquiring independent funeral directors, retaining their heritage - a major asset - and putting in investment, training and improved processes in order to build a brand with a reputation for absolute reliability, trust and quality. Funeral Partners was founded in 2007 and is based in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Montagu

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 11.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Montagu is an independent private equity firm focused on European management buyouts and growth capital transactions. The Firm seeks opportunities valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Sectors of interest include healthcare, medical products, financial services, software, IT, information services, and education. Montagu dates back to 1968 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 90 of 118
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 16 of 30
Country: United Kingdom M&A 54 of 62
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-07 CliniSys Solutions

Chertsey, United Kingdom

CliniSys Solutions Ltd. is a provider of clinical laboratory information management systems.

Sell £170M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-15 Universal-Investment

Frankfurt, Germany

Universal-Investment is an independent fund administration service provider supporting the regulatory compliance and efficiency of financial market participants through fund administration services Universal-Investment was founded in 1968 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

August Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 350M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

August Equity is a private equity firm that provides capital for management buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, and recapitalizations of small and medium-sized UK-based companies. August Equity targets growth companies with strong cash-flow operating within four sectors. These include healthcare, media/technology, industrial products and services, and consumer products and services. August Equity looks to commit £10 to £50 million per transaction. August Equity was formed in 2001 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 30
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 2 of 8
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 15 of 29
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Orbis Education & Care

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Orbis Education and Care is a provider of specialist services for children and adults with complex needs associated with autism. Orbis specializes in providing individualized placements for unique individuals. For children Orbis offers specialist schools and residential homes that offer education, care and in-house therapeutic support, and for adults Orbis offers community homes. Orbis Education & Care is based in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 Amtivo

Kent, United Kingdom

Amtivo provides accredited certification, training, and technology-enabled services, specialising in management system certification. Through its services, Amtivo helps to build high-performing, sustainable organisations that deliver for their customers, employees, investors, and the communities in which they operate. Amtivo Group was founded in 2017 and is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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