M&A Deal Summary

Oakley Capital Acquires Construction Testing

On August 30, 2022, private equity firm Oakley Capital acquired business services company Construction Testing from Palatine Private Equity and Beechbrook Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 13th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-08-30
Target Construction Testing
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Oakley Capital
Sellers(s) Palatine Private Equity
Beechbrook Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Construction Testing

Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Construction Testing is a provider of construction testing, geotechnical, structural investigation, calibration, and consulting services nationwide. Construction Testing was founded in 2006 and is based in Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oakley Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 8.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oakley Capital is a mid-market, generalist private equity firm focused on investing in opportunities across Europe. Oakley targets a variety of investment situations, including traditional buyouts, take privates, growth capital financings, secondary buyouts, and turnarounds. Oakley prefers controlling situations and seeks businesses valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Oakley Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 41
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 8 of 8
Country (United Kingdom) 13 of 13
Year (2022) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-30 Phenna Group

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Phenna Group consists of a broad range of testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) businesses currently serving industrial manufacturing, and built environment markets. Phenna Group was founded in 2018 and is based in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-28 idealista

Madrid, Spain

idealista is an online real estate marketplace that supports approximately 40,000 real estate agents and 38 million unique monthly visitors across Southern Europe, by providing an online real estate classifieds marketplace for home buyers and sellers. idealista was formed in 2000 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

Sell €2.9B

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Palatine Private Equity

Manchester, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 570M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Palatine Private Equity is a UK based private equity firm focused on investing in businesses valued up to £50 million. The Firm generally looks to fund profitable, cash-generative companies with strong management teams and established market positions, however, Palatine will also consider turnaround situations. Target sectors include retail/leisure, business outsourcing, financial services, healthcare, and niche manufacturing. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts/buy-ins, consolidations, growth capital financings, and restructurings. Palatine was originally formed as Zeus Private Equity in 2005. The Firm has offices in Bristol, Manchester, and London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 25
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 11 of 15
Country (United Kingdom) 20 of 25
Year (2022) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-02 Skills Alliance

London, United Kingdom

Skills Alliance is a niche workforce solutions provider for the life sciences, medical device, and animal health sectors. Skills Alliance is based in London, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-05 Acora

Burgess Hill, United Kingdom

Acora provides a range of IT support and cloud solutions to help mid-market organizations modernize infrastructure and operate in the digital economy. It offers a full-service suite, from service desk through to cloud transformation and ongoing managed service of cloud applications and infrastructure. Acora is based in Burgess Hill, United Kingdom.

Sell -
SELLER

Beechbrook Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2008
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Beechbrook Capital is a private investment firm focused on equity co-investments as well as providing mezzanine financing to lower middle-market companies. Beechbrook focuses its investment activity throughout Europe but can invest globally. The Firm will consider opportunities in a variety of industries. Beechbrook Capital was formed in 2008 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 4
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-18 United Tooling Solutions

Exeter, United Kingdom

United Tooling Solutions is a provider of industrial tools and related supplies through its nationwide branch network. It supports a diverse customer base of 25,000 organisations across a wide range of end sectors.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-18 Give Me Cosmetics

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Give Me Cosmetics specializes in hair, body, skincare, and beauty accessories as a social-first beauty brand. Give Me Cosmetics was founded in 2017 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Buy -
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