M&A Deal Summary

Revive Juice Bars Acquires Lovejuice

On February 1, 2009, Revive Juice Bars acquired retailer Lovejuice from Smedvig Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Revive Juice Bars’ 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Revive Juice Bars’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-02-01
Target Lovejuice
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Revive Juice Bars
Sellers(s) Smedvig Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Lovejuice

Northwich, United Kingdom
Lovejuice was a chain of branded juice bars in the UK, offering juices, smoothies and other beverages and snacks to consumers 'on the move'.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Revive Juice Bars

Long Beach, California, United States

Category Company
Sector Beverages
DESCRIPTION

Revive Juice Bars Ltd is a provider of smoothies and fruit juices.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Smedvig Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital and business growth firm that typically targets investment opportunities in the UK. Smedvig seeks both direct buyout and growth capital investments and also makes investments in other third party private equity funds. Smedvig's direct investment practice targets equity investments of £3 to £10 million in businesses valued up to £30 million. Areas of interest include information management, financial services, consumer goods, retail, and support services. Smedvig Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 21
Sector: Retail M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 15
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 16
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-04 Trefoil

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Trefoil is an exploration and production company focused in Argentina. Its main concession is situated near Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes where the team have been highly successful both with producing previously under-exploited horizons and also discovering new ones.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-08 PDV

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

PDV is a Direct Marketing company specialising in consumer data marketing. Its create responsive consumer audiences both online and via telesurvey delivering profitable campaign results for our clients.

Sell -