M&A Deal Summary

Risk Capital Partners Acquires GAK

On September 6, 2021, private equity firm Risk Capital Partners acquired retailer GAK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Risk Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Risk Capital Partners’ 30th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-09-06
Target GAK
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Risk Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

GAK

East Sussex, United Kingdom
GAK is a musical instrument retailer, supplying a wide range of guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, and music production software. GAK was formed in 1994 and is based in East Sussex, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Risk Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 75M GBP
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Risk Capital Partners is a private investment group focused on working with entrepreneurs and helping them achieve growth through acquisitions, roll-out programs, and bold organic growth strategies. Risk looks to invest £2 to £15 million of equity in established, profitable companies based in the UK and will consider opportunities across a broad range of industry sectors including consumer, retail, leisure, healthcare, financial services, transport, and support services. Risk Capital Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 33
Sector: Retail M&A 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 15 of 17
Country: United Kingdom M&A 30 of 32
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-26 Curious Brewery

Ashford, United Kingdom

Curious Brewery is a provider of ciders and beers. Curious Brewery was founded in 2011 and is based in Ashford, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-14 GAIL s

London, United Kingdom

GAIL's provides bake fresh, handmade bread, pastries, and cakes every day, served with our carefully-sourced house blend specialty coffee. GAIL's was founded in 2005 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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