Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2009-08-14 |
| Target | KeTech |
| Sector | Technology Hardware |
| Investor(s) |
Octopus Investments
YFM Equity Partners |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
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| Category | Asset Manager |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| PE ASSETS | 9.9B GBP |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Octopus Investments is a private equity group that invests in lower middle-market UK based companies. Octopus looks to invest in buyouts, buy-ins, industry consolidations, and situations requiring development capital. Octopus' target investment size is £300k to £5 million in sectors such as business services, food/beverage, education and training, environmental services, media, marketing, healthcare, consumer, retail, leisure, and manufacturing. The Firm seeks businesses with a sustainable competitive advantage, whether through a unique product, IP, brand names or trade marks. Octopus Private Equity was formed in 2004 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 23 of 71 |
| Sector: Technology Hardware M&A | 2 of 8 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 4 of 18 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 21 of 64 |
| Year: 2009 M&A | 5 of 8 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-09 |
Calastone
London, United Kingdom Calastone is a global funds network, that connects the world’s major financial organizations. Calastone's mission is to help the asset management industry transform by creating innovative new ways to automate and digitalize the global investment funds marketplace, reducing frictional costs, and lowering the operational risk to the benefit of all. Calastone was formed in 2007 and is based in London, England. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-24 |
Surrey NanoSystems
Newhaven, United Kingdom Surrey NanoSystems' Vantablack product is a black coatings brand solving serious challenges in space, optics, automotive sensing and aesthetics. Vantablack is the blackest man-made substance on earth. It's so dark, it absorbs 99.96% of light. Surrey NanoSystems was founded in 2006 and is based in Newhaven, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1982 |
| PE ASSETS | 300M GBP |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
YFM Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth oriented investments in UK-based companies. The Firm looks to invest up to £10 million to support a variety of established, growing, and profitable businesses. YFM Equity Partners was formed in 1982 and is based in Leeds, England.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 22 of 91 |
| Sector: Technology Hardware M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals | 9 of 38 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 22 of 90 |
| Year: 2009 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-08 |
Tepnel Life Sciences
Wythenshawe, United Kingdom Tepnel Life Sciences is a UK-based international life sciences products and services group with two divisions, Molecular Diagnostics and Research Products & Services. |
Sell | £93M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-22 |
DxS
Manchester, United Kingdom DxS Ltd. is a personalized healthcare company providing molecular diagnostics to aid doctors and drug companies in selecting safe and effective therapies for patients based on their molecular profiles (Companion diagnostics). DxS was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester, UK. |
Sell | $130M |
