M&A Deal Summary

Nimbus Acquires Hawthorn Timber

On April 30, 2021, private equity firm Nimbus acquired distribution company Hawthorn Timber

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nimbus’ 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Nimbus’ 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-04-30
Target Hawthorn Timber
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Nimbus
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Hawthorn Timber

Hull , United Kingdom
Hawthorn Timber is a leading processor and distributor of high-quality, soft wood-based products and sheet materials. Hawthorn Timber was founded in 1953 and is based in Hull, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nimbus

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nimbus is a private equity firm focused on investing in medium-sized European businesses with strong market positions. The Firm seeks companies with annual turnover between €20 and €500 million in the industrial, manufacturing, business services, and technical trade sectors. Nimbus was established in 1999 and is based in Zeist, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 29
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 21 of 22
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-30 Customade Group Services

Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Customade Group Services is a provider of spans PVCu and aluminium windows and doors, composite doors, aluminium glazed roofs, sealed glass units, specialist glazing and nationwide trade counters. Customade Group Services was founded in 1980 and is based in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-01 Inlumi

Utrecht, Netherlands

Inlumi is a provider of enterprise performance management & analytics services from advisory, implementation to operations and managed services. Inlumi was founded in 2017 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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