M&A Deal Summary

Mayfair Equity Partners and Rockpool Investments Acquire TrustedHousesitters

On December 20, 2023, private equity firms Mayfair Equity Partners and Rockpool Investments acquired internet software and services company TrustedHousesitters from Rockpool Investments for 100M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mayfair Equity Partners’ 3rd and Rockpool Investments’ 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Mayfair Equity Partners’ 3rd and Rockpool Investments’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mayfair Equity Partners’ 15th and Rockpool Investments’ 31st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-12-20
Target TrustedHousesitters
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Mayfair Equity Partners
Rockpool Investments
Sellers(s) Rockpool Investments
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 100M USD

Target

TrustedHousesitters

London, United Kingdom
TrustedHousesitters is an online platform facilitating the connection between Home and Pet owners and Sitters. TrustedHousesitters currently operates in over 130 countries, the platform has facilitated more than two million nights of house sitting, saving its members over £170m in accommodation and pet care costs. TrustedHousesitters was founded in 2010 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Mayfair Equity Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2014
PE ASSETS 2.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Mayfair Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on buyout and growth capital investments in the technology, media, communications, and consumer sectors. Mayfair was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 20
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 15 of 16
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-21 YO! Sushi

London, United Kingdom

YO! Sushi is a chain of conveyor belt Japanese restaurants offering 'sophisticated fast food'. YO! Sushi was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell $621M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-11 Graphcore

Bristol, United Kingdom

Graphcore is a semiconductor business whose Intelligence Processing Unit (“IPU”) products and Poplar software platform have been designed specifically to address Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Machine Learning (“ML”) workloads, application domains. Graphcore was founded in 2016 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Sell -
Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Rockpool Investments is a private investment firm that looks to provide growth capital and private debt to expansion stage companies throughout the UK. The Firm seeks well-established companies and will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors. Rockpool Investments was formed in 2011 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 33
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 31 of 31
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-28 Realise Energy Services

Perth, United Kingdom

Realise Energy Services is a technical engineering specialist providing remote monitoring, scheduled and unscheduled inspection and maintenance services to onshore wind turbine owners. Realise Energy Services was founded in 2016 and is based in Perth, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-13 Mecsia

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Mecsia is a provider of mechanical and electrical engineering services in the UK. The Company uses disruptive smart technology to deliver regulated building maintenance, testing and compliance services across nine engineering hubs in the UK, helping to reduce its clients’ costs and drive sustainability in the process. Mecsia is based in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rockpool Investments

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 620M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rockpool Investments is a private investment firm that looks to provide growth capital and private debt to expansion stage companies throughout the UK. The Firm seeks well-established companies and will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors. Rockpool Investments was formed in 2011 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 12
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 10
Country: United Kingdom M&A 8 of 11
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-28 Realise Energy Services

Perth, United Kingdom

Realise Energy Services is a technical engineering specialist providing remote monitoring, scheduled and unscheduled inspection and maintenance services to onshore wind turbine owners. Realise Energy Services was founded in 2016 and is based in Perth, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-13 Mecsia

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Mecsia is a provider of mechanical and electrical engineering services in the UK. The Company uses disruptive smart technology to deliver regulated building maintenance, testing and compliance services across nine engineering hubs in the UK, helping to reduce its clients’ costs and drive sustainability in the process. Mecsia is based in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Sell -