Investment Summary

Pollen Street Capital and BC Partners Invest In Shawbrook Bank

On January 1, 2011, asset manager Pollen Street Capital and private equity firm BC Partners invested in financial services company Shawbrook Bank

Investment Highlights
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 5th and BC Partners’ 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 5th and BC Partners’ 10th transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-01-01
Target Shawbrook Bank
Sector Financial Services
Investor(s) Pollen Street Capital
BC Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Shawbrook Bank

Brentwood, United Kingdom
Shawbrook Bank is a saving bank that provides financial products and services to underserved segments of the SME and consumer sectors. Shawbrook Bank is based in Brentwood, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

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 6 of 31
Sector: Financial Services M&A 5 of 15
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 4 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 19
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Link Loans

United Kingdom

Link Loans Ltd. is a provider of secured loans for homeowners.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-02-27 Erno Laszlo

New York City, New York, United States

Erno Laszlo is a manufacturer of dermatological skincare products. Erno Laszlo luxury skincare brand with unrivalled heritage, distributing into a range of international markets. Erno Laszlo was founded in 1927 and is based in New York City, New York.

Buy -
Investor

BC Partners

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 30.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BC Partners is a large investment group focused on private equity, credit, real estate, and co-investment strategies. The Firm's private equity group looks to make control investments in European and North American businesses valued above €300 million. Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 44 of 99
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 10 of 18
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-16 Centro Médico Teknon S.L.

Barcelona, Spain

Centro Médico Teknon S.L. is a private acute care hospitals.

Sell €140M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-18 Phones 4u

Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

MobileServ, operating under the Phones 4u brand, is a independent multi-channel mobile phone distributor among the youth market in the UK and the largest provider of mobile phone insurance in the UK.

Buy €677M