Investment Summary

Piper and Novator Partners Invest In Bloom & Wild

On October 2, 2018, private equity firms Piper and Novator Partners invested in e-commerce company Bloom & Wild

Investment Highlights
  • This is Piper’s 1st and Novator Partners’ 2nd transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Piper’s 28th and Novator Partners’ 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-10-02
Target Bloom & Wild
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) Piper
Novator Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Bloom & Wild

London, United Kingdom
Bloom & Wild is a global flower industry, over a billion flower exchanges take place every year. Bloom & Wild provides beautiful, brilliantly-designed letterbox surprises and make-a-statement bouquets. The flowers are sent as the freshest buds, carefully packed and ready to bloom for arrangements that last. Bloom & Wild was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Piper

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Piper is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in consumer brands with strong growth potential. Piper specifically targets high-growth, small to mid-sized companies in retail, leisure, and consumer products and services. The Firm works closely with management to build industry-leading companies. Prospective businesses are generally profitable with revenues of £5 to £25 million. Piper prefers companies based in the UK and invests up to £15 million per transaction. The Firm will consider both control and minority investment positions. Piper was formed in 1986 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 38
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 12 of 20
Country: United Kingdom M&A 28 of 38
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-28 Orlebar Brown

London, United Kingdom

Founded in 2007, Orlebar Brown began as a beachwear brand for men. The company has since evolved its product offering to include a full range of holiday wear. The firm distributes to more than 38 countries and is present in stores including Selfridges, Harrods and Barneys. It has three standalone stores in Britain and sells to 105 countries via its e-commerce platform.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-01 Bruce’s Doggy Day Care

Stoke D'Abernon, United Kingdom

Bruce’s Doggy Day Care is a doggy day care brand legend that enriches the lives of dogs. Bruce’s Doggy Day Care was formed in 2009 and is headquartered in Stoke D'Abernon, England.

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Investor

Novator Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Novator is an alternative investment firm focused on opportunities in the telecom, life science, IT, and renewable energy sectors. Novator will consider investments across the US and Western Europe and has offices in London, Reykjavik, and Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 22
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 5 of 14
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 8
Year: 2018 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-06 CCP Games

Reykjavík, Iceland

CCP hf. is a video game developer. CCP Games products include World of Darkness, a vampire themed virtual world set in an urban setting and, EVE Online, a science fiction based MMO roleplaying space game. CCP hf. was founded in 1997 and is based in Reykjavík, Iceland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-01 Cazoo

London, United Kingdom

Cazoo is a provider and owns and fully reconditions all its cars before offering them for sale and delivering them free to customer’s doors in a convenient two-hour delivery slot. Every Cazoo car comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee, free comprehensive 90-day warranty, and roadside assistance. Buyers can purchase or finance one of the thousands of Cazoo cars entirely online as well as get an instant offer for any part exchange. Cazoo was founded in 2018 and is based in London, England.

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