Add-on Acquisition • Business Services

Out-sourcing Acquires Liberata

On August 2, 2016, Out-sourcing acquired business services company Liberata from Endless for 43M GBP

Acquisition Context
  • This is Out-sourcing’s 6th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Out-sourcing’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Out-sourcing’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 2, 2016
Target Liberata
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Out-sourcing
Sellers(s) Endless
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 43M GBP

Target Company

Liberata

London, United Kingdom
Liberata is a provider of business processing outsourcing services to the public sector and on-demand, digital and transaction services through its CapacityGrid and Liberata Automation Services brands.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Out-sourcing

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Business Services
Employees121,153
Revenue 569.3B JPY (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Out-sourcing is a provider of outsourcing services, general worker dispatching and employment placement business. Out-sourcing was founded in 1997 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 9 of 16
Sector: Business Services 6 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition 8 of 15
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2016 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Grupo Expro S.A.

Santiago, Chile

Grupo Expro S.A. is a provider of outsourcing, temporary staffing and head hunting services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-16 Orizon

Augsburg, Germany

Orizon GmbH is a temporary work agency (TWA) specializing in medium-sized companies with 110 offices nationwide. The company constitutes a multi-brand offering under the orizon umbrella, pooling the strengths of five TWAs specializing in various sectors and regions: Rolf Plumer GmbH, Andreas Wust GmbH, RKM GmbH, SIR Industrieservice GmbH, and JiT Holding GmbH.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Endless

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Endless LLP is an independent private equity firm that targets management buyouts and turnaround investment opportunities in a variety of industries. Endless invests in UK based companies with generating sales of £10 to £1000 million. Endless can commit up to £80 million for each transaction in the form of equity and/or debt. Endless will not invest in startups or companies with less than £10 million of sales. Endless was formed in 2005 and has offices in Leeds, Manchester and Solihull.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 17 of 54
Sector: Business Services 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 10 of 33
Country: United Kingdom 17 of 52
Year: 2016 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-05 O&H Conversions

East Yorkshire, United Kingdom

O&H Vehicle Technology is a manufacturer of specialist vehicles, specializing in Patient Transport Service ambulances, front line A&E ambulance vehicles, Wheelchair Access Vehicles, and Welfare vehicles. O&H Vehicle Technology was founded in 1988 and is based in East Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-04 Andrew Page

Leeds, United Kingdom

Andrew Page Ltd. is a distributor and wholesaler of automotive parts. Andrew Page provides its 9,000 customers, primarily independent garages, with a high quality service, offering rapid delivery of a wide range of products.

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