M&A Deal Summary

Park Holidays Acquires Bridge Leisure Parks

On April 9, 2021, Park Holidays acquired leisure company Bridge Leisure Parks from Phoenix Equity Partners and Ares Private Equity Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Park Holidays’ 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Park Holidays’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-04-09
Target Bridge Leisure Parks
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Park Holidays
Sellers(s) Phoenix Equity Partners
Ares Private Equity Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Bridge Leisure Parks

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Bridge Leisure Parks owns and operates UK holiday parks. Bridge Leisure includes a high-quality selection of small (150-300 pitch) scenic parks in attractive locations, and larger all-inclusive parks with more extensive central facilities. Bridge Leisure Parks was established in 2008 and is based in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Park Holidays

Bexhill-On-Sea, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Leisure
Revenue 84M GBP (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Park Holidays is an operator of 25-holiday parks across the south of England. Caravan parks have a loyal and growing customer base which, combined with planning policies that restrict the development of new parks, results in a robust and resilient business model. Park Holidays was formed in 1984 and is based in Bexhill-On-Sea.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Phoenix Equity Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 1.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Phoenix Equity Partners is a mid-market private equity firm that funds management buyouts and buy-ins, and provides expansion capital for UK-based companies. Phoenix looks for opportunities valued up to £200 million. Target sectors include consumer, leisure, retail, financial services, healthcare, education, media, transportation/logistics, and business services. Phoenix Equity Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 45
Sector (Leisure) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 17
Country (United Kingdom) 35 of 43
Year (2021) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-03 Setfords

Guildford, United Kingdom

Setfords is a nationwide law firm that uses a network consultancy approach to allow its lawyers to work remotely. Setfords was the first business in the UK to roll out the consultancy network model across all major areas of law including property and family law. Setfords was founded in 2006 and is based in Guildford, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-03 Partou

Manchester, United Kingdom

Partou operates a group of day nurseries providing outstanding care to children up to five years old in high-quality settings. Partou was established in 1998 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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SELLER

Ares Private Equity Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 20.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ares Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. The Ares Private Equity Group specializes in opportunistic majority/shared control investments in under-capitalized middle-market companies. Ares looks for companies with strong franchises and attractive growth opportunities. The Group prefers to be the lead investor and will invest across the capital structure, including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and senior debt. Areas of interest include business services, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, energy and consumer products and services. Ares Private Equity Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 44
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 12
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 4
Year (2021) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-06 TricorBraun

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

TricorBraun is a distributor of rigid packaging solutions including containers, closures and related components. TricorBraun was established in 1902 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-04 CS Energy

Edison, New Jersey, United States

CS Energy engages in the solar and energy storage sectors, having constructed over 1 GW of solar projects and 300 MWh of energy storage projects throughout the United States and in select international markets. CS Energy was founded in 1906 and is based in Edison, New Jersey.

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