M&A Deal Summary

On Demand Communications Acquires Sivast

On November 1, 1996, On Demand Communications acquired publishing company Sivast from ECI Partners for 23M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is On Demand Communications’ 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is On Demand Communications’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is On Demand Communications’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1996-11-01
Target Sivast
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) On Demand Communications
Sellers(s) ECI Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 23M GBP

Target

Sivast

South Ruislip, United Kingdom
Sivast Ltd. (dba Prontaprint) is a provider of printing services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

On Demand Communications

South Ruislip, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

On Demand Communications Ltd. is a provider of digital printing services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (1996) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ECI Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 2.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 76
Sector (Publishing) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 39
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 71
Year (1996) 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 26 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-01-01 Treats Ice Cream

San Jose, California, United States

Treats Ice Cream Co. is a provider of gourmet ice cream, sherbets, and sorbets.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Discovery Inns

Bristol, United Kingdom

Discovery Inns comprises of 223 tenanted estate of traditional community public houses HQ in Bristol.

Sell £48M