M&A Deal Summary

Pollen Street Capital Acquires Ding

On September 2, 2021, asset manager Pollen Street Capital acquired internet software and services company Ding

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 4th transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-02
Target Ding
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Pollen Street Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Jefferies
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
PwC Corporate Finance LLC (Financial)
Davis Polk & Wardwell
A&L Goodbody (Legal)

Target

Ding

Dublin, Ireland
Ding is a provider of international top-up services for mobile phones via partners through the Ding API and in over 600,000 retail stores all over the World. Ding now serves millions of customers around the world. Ding was founded in 2006 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pollen Street Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 2.7B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Pollen Street Capital is an asset management and private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in financial and business services companies. The Firm is a hands-on investor and looks to work with management teams in building company value and driving growth. Pollen Street Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 31
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 10 of 11
Country (Ireland) 4 of 4
Year (2021) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-23 Pivotal Growth

London, United Kingdom

Pivotal Growth has built an ecosystem of brokers who work in the prime residential mortgage markets, as well as specialist brokers who operate in niche markets such as second charge, commercial, bridging, buy-to-let and non-conforming markets. Pivotal’s centralised infrastructure for IT, payroll, finance, and telephony platforms enables us to support economies of scale across brands. Pivotal Growth was founded in 2021 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-02 Capitalflow

Dublin, Ireland

Capitalflow is a provider of lending services to business. The provides commercial mortgages, asset finance, invoice discounting, and other working capital products to Irish businesses looking for capital to grow. Capitalflow was founded in 2016 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Product

Company

Legal