M&A Deal Summary

Places for People Group Acquires Paladin Group

On November 22, 2012, Places for People Group acquired real estate company Paladin Group from NVM Private Equity for 16M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Places for People Group’s 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is Places for People Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Places for People Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-11-22
Target Paladin Group
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) Places for People Group
Sellers(s) NVM Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 16M GBP

Target

Paladin Group

Clarks Way, United Kingdom
Paladin Group is a Bath based property services company operating through four subsidiaries; Touchstone (property management services), Castle Estates (high street letting agency network), Calbarrie (health and safety testing) and Maintenance UK (property maintenance services).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Places for People Group

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Real Estate
DESCRIPTION

Places for People Group operates as a property management, development, and regeneration company in the United Kingdom. It builds, sells, and rents homes; and provides services and support to those who live in them.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Real Estate) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 3
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-01 ZeroC Holding

Dorchester, United Kingdom

Zero C Group is a sustainable development and renewable energy consulting.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NVM Private Equity

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 290M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NVM Private Equity is an investor in growth-oriented UK-based companies. NVM does not have any sector preferences and looks to invest £2 to £10 million equity per transaction. NVM will consider a variety of transaction situations, including MBOs, MBIs, development capital financings, turnarounds, recapitalizations and early stage financings. NVM Private Equity was established in 1984 and was formerly known as Northern Venture Managers Ltd. NVM is based in Newcastle with additional offices in Edinburgh, Manchester, and Reading.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 37
Sector (Real Estate) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 17
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 37
Year (2012) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-04 Silverwing

Swansea, United Kingdom

Silverwing (UK) Ltd. is a manufacturer of non destructive testing - NDT equipment for storage tanks, vessels and pipeline inspection within the oil, gas and petro-chemical industries.

Buy £8M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-10 Longhirst Group

Cramlington, United Kingdom

Longhirst Group Limited provides training and conferencing services through web-based delivery, video-conferencing, and distance learning. It operates through subsidiaries that include Longhirst Hall, Longhirst Estates, Develop Solutions, NGL, and Whitwell Learning Ltd.

Sell -
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