M&A Deal Summary

NorthEdge Capital Acquires Jenkins Shipping

On April 1, 2013, private equity firm NorthEdge Capital acquired transportation company Jenkins Shipping

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NorthEdge Capital’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is NorthEdge Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Jenkins Shipping was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-04-01
Target Jenkins Shipping
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) NorthEdge Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Jenkins Shipping

Belfast, United Kingdom
Jenkins Shipping is a port-centric logistics company that unloads, stores, and distributes products for global manufacturers importing into the UK and Ireland. Jenkins Shipping was founded in 1980 and is based in Belfast, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

NorthEdge Capital

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 900M GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NorthEdge is a lower mid-market buy-out and development capital investment firm focused on investing in the Northern part of the UK. NorthEdge looks to commit £2 to £50 million in companies generating at least £5 million revenue and £0.5 million in profits. NorthEdge does not have any stated sector preferences and seeks to work alongside ambitious management teams when pursuing transactions. The Firm launched its firms fund in 2011 and has offices in Manchester and Leeds.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 48
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 20
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 47
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 5
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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