M&A Deal Summary

Portobello-RMF Engineering Acquires RMF Engineering

On January 1, 2007, Portobello-RMF Engineering acquired manufacturer RMF Engineering from YFM Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Portobello-RMF Engineering’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Portobello-RMF Engineering’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-01-01
Target RMF Engineering
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Portobello-RMF Engineering
Sellers(s) YFM Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

RMF Engineering

Sheffield, United Kingdom
RMF Engineering Ltd. was an exporter of equipment worldwide including Middle and Far East, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Russia. The company was focused on designing and manufacturing of specialist equipment to client's individual requirements. RMF Engineering was formed in 1979 and was based in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Portobello-RMF Engineering

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Portobello-RMF Engineering Ltd. specialises in the design and fabrication of process plant, especially pressure vessels, heat exchangers and bespoke fabrications manufactured to the highest quality and safety standards.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

YFM Equity Partners

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 300M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

YFM Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth oriented investments in UK-based companies. The Firm looks to invest up to £10 million to support a variety of established, growing, and profitable businesses. YFM Equity Partners was formed in 1982 and is based in Leeds, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 50
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 34
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 49
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 K3 Business Technology Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

K3 Business Technology Group is an IT solutions supplier of integrated business systems encompassing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, Business Intelligence and e-commerce, hosting and managed services to the supply chain industry. K3 Business Technology Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-28 Waterfall Catering Group

Birchwood, United Kingdom

Waterfall Catering Group Ltd. is a provider of catering services to the education and care home sectors. Operating throughout the UK, the company has won several major contracts, including one with a local authority supplying catering services to local schools. It is now one of the largest privately-owned contract catering firms in the UK.

Buy £4M