Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Technology Hardware

Primary Capital Partners Acquires foster+freeman

On August 1, 2019, private equity firm Primary Capital Partners acquired technology hardware company foster+freeman

Acquisition Context
  • This is Primary Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Primary Capital Partners’ 30th transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 1, 2019
Target foster+freeman
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Primary Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

foster+freeman

Worcestershire, United Kingdom
foster+freeman is a manufacturer of premium forensic equipment, selling products directly and indirectly through distributors/agents across the world. foster+freeman was established in 1978 and is based in Worcestershire, United Kingdom.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Primary Capital Partners

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 Partners 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 Capital Partners was formed in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 32 of 34
Sector: Technology Hardware 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 22 of 22
Country: United Kingdom 30 of 31
Year: 2019 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-01 Paperchase Products

London, United Kingdom

Paperchase Products Ltd. is a provider in design-led stationery, cards, and gift-wrap. The company designs much of its own product range and new collections are released every few weeks. Paperchase Products was established in 1968 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-06 MS Industrial Services

Invergordon, United Kingdom

MS Industrial Services Ltd. is a provider of environmental services and equipment. MSIS operates both onshore and offshore serving specialist industries including; oil and gas, utilities, distilling, construction and civil engineering. MS Industrial Services was established in 1998 and is based in Invergordon, United Kingdom.

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