M&A Deal Summary

Primary Capital Acquires Metamark

On May 26, 2017, private equity firm Primary Capital acquired business services company Metamark for 62M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Primary Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Primary Capital’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Primary Capital’s 26th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-26
Target Metamark
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Primary Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 62M GBP

Target

Metamark

Lancaster, United Kingdom
Metamark is a manufacturer and distributor of self-adhesive sign vinyl and digital print media in the UK, Europe, and around the world. Metamark was founded in 1992 and is based in Lancaster, England.

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Buyer

Primary Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 700M GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Primary Capital is a private equity firm focused on management buyouts and buy-ins of mid-market companies with an enterprise value of £20 - £100 million. Primary looks for opportunities across Europe but concentrates primarily on businesses located in the UK and Germany. The Firm looks to invest £10 to £44 million of equity or equity-related capital per transaction. Target sectors include consumer products/services, business & support services, financial services, IT services, software, and industrial products/services. Primary was formed in 1994 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 33
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 4
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 20 of 22
Country (United Kingdom) 26 of 31
Year (2017) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-01 Thompson & Morgan

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Thompson & Morgan (UK) Ltd. is a horticultural brand in the UK, selling young plants, bulbs, nursery stock plants, flower and vegetable seeds, fruit, potatoes and garden accessories. It sells through a variety of channels including catalogue, online, retail, readers offers & promotions and TV shopping.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-01 ICS Learn

Glasgow, United Kingdom

ICS Learn is an online professional education platform offering learners flexible courses, accredited by industry-leading awarding bodies in human resources, accounting, and fitness. ICS Learn was established in 1889 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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