M&A Deal Summary

Polyconcept Acquires SPS

On December 4, 2017, Polyconcept acquired manufacturer SPS from Maven Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Polyconcept’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Polyconcept’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-12-04
Target SPS
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Polyconcept
Sellers(s) Maven Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

SPS

Blackpool, United Kingdom
SPS (EU) Limited is a manufacturer and marketer of promotional products, supplying to over 2000 independent distributors in the UK and Europe. SPS (EU) was founded in 1990 and is based in Blackpool, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Polyconcept

Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Polyconcept supplies a wide range of promotional, lifestyle and gift products to more than 10,000 advertising distributors across Europe, as well as to various retail channels. End-users range from large corporations to small enterprises and consumers. Polyconcept was founded in 1973 and is based in Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Maven Capital Partners

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 415M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (MCP) invests in lower mid-market companies throughout the UK. The Firm also provides mezzanine financing. MCP focuses on profitable companies with proven track records, balanced management teams, and diverse products and services. Maven looks to invest £2 - £10 million in businesses valued from £5 - £25 million. Sectors of interest include specialist manufacturing, health/pharmaceuticals, energy services, leisure, financial services, software and computer services, communication/IT, chemicals, food/beverage, media, consumer products, and support services. Types of transactions include MBOs, MBIs, BIMBOs, take privates, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. Maven Capital Partners UK LLP was formed in 2009, following a management buyout of Aberdeen Asset Management's Private Equity division. Maven is based in Glasgow with additional offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, London and Manchester.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 78
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 36
Country (United Kingdom) 26 of 76
Year (2017) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-28 Moral Box

Durham, United Kingdom

Moral Box has designed a web-based software platform which creates a centralised training and certification profile of each employee, helping employers to analyse and manage their workforce training records and staff certification programmes saving them time and money. Moral Box was founded in 2013 and is based in Durham, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-28 Curo

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Curo is a developer of a scalable compensation management software solution called CuroComp, which enables customers to manage their pay review cycle quickly and securely, in accordance with agreed, and often complex, compensation plans. Curo was founded in 2009 and is based in Ottawa, Ontario.

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