M&A Deal Summary

Pilot Group Acquires Vickers

On June 30, 2017, Pilot Group acquired electrical equipment company Vickers from PHD Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pilot Group’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Pilot Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-06-30
Target Vickers
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Pilot Group
Sellers(s) PHD Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vickers

Manchester, United Kingdom
Vickers is a designer, installs, and maintains energy management systems that regulate temperature in large commercial premises; typically with open areas such as warehouses and factories. Vickers was founded in 1996 and is based in Manchester, England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pilot Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Pilot Group helps businesses to be more energy-efficient, helping you meet the UKGOV 2050 NetZero guidelines, reducing energy bills and future carbon tax. Pilot Group was founded in 1992 and is based in Manchester, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

PHD Equity


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 21M GBP
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PHD Equity Partners is a small UK investment group focused on minority investments. The Firm looks to invest up to £10 million to support buyouts, acquisitions, recaps, and restructurings. PHD Equity Partners is based in Daresbury, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Electrical Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-04 Olympic Fixings

Accrington, United Kingdom

Olympic Fixings is a distribution of fixing products to the wholesale trade. Olympic Fixings was founded in 1989 and is based in Accrington, England.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-10 Technikraft

Goole, United Kingdom

Technikraft is a producer of 800 different formulations intended for oil and gas, automotive, agriculture and engineering design industries. Technikraft was formed in 1987 and is based in Goole, England.

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