M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2015-05-18 |
| Target | Lowell |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Buyer(s) | Permira |
| Sellers(s) | Advent International |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 600M EUR |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| PE ASSETS | 75.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 94 of 161 |
| Sector (Financial Services) | 4 of 6 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 16 of 43 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 27 of 34 |
| Year (2015) | 4 of 10 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 48 of 62 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-15 |
New Look Retail Group
London, United Kingdom New Look Retail Group is a specialty retailer of value fashion apparel and is the second largest womenswear retailer in the UK and now has over 1,000 stores worldwide, in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Singapore, Russia, and Poland. New Look was founded in 1969 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Sell | £780M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-22 |
Vacanceselect
Paris, France Vacanceselect provides camping and outdoor accommodation services. Vacanceselect operates over 25,000 pitches, of which 20,000 are equipped with mobile homes, chalets, or tents, on 269 sites located mainly in France, Italy, and Spain. Vacanceselect Group is based in Paris, France. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| PE ASSETS | 76.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 151 of 222 |
| Sector (Financial Services) | 16 of 25 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 39 of 58 |
| Country (United Kingdom) | 21 of 28 |
| Year (2015) | 7 of 13 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 25 of 52 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-15 |
New Look Retail Group
London, United Kingdom New Look Retail Group is a specialty retailer of value fashion apparel and is the second largest womenswear retailer in the UK and now has over 1,000 stores worldwide, in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, Singapore, Russia, and Poland. New Look was founded in 1969 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
Sell | £780M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-01 |
Douglas
Hagen, Germany Douglas is a premium beauty retailer with about 2,400 stores and fast-growing online shops in 21 European countries. Douglas has a portfolio of some 38,000 high-quality products in the areas of perfumery, decorative cosmetics and skincare. Douglas was founded in 1910 and is based in Hagen, Germany. |
Sell | - |
