M&A Deal Summary

Ros Roca Acquires Dennis Eagle

On December 7, 2006, Ros Roca acquired manufacturer Dennis Eagle from AAC Capital UK and LDC for 101M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ros Roca’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Ros Roca’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ros Roca’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-12-07
Target Dennis Eagle
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Ros Roca
Sellers(s) AAC Capital UK
LDC
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 101M GBP

Target

Dennis Eagle

Warwick, United Kingdom
Dennis Eagle is UK's leading designer & manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles and is the only supplier in the European market of both chassis (cabs) and bodies. The company has a rapidly expanding customer base in continental Europe, Scandinavia and the rest of the world. Dennis Eagle has 580 employees in factories in Warwick and Blackpool and in addition to its manufacturing operations, runs a parts and service after-market business from seven centres across the UK.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ros Roca

Lleida, Spain
Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Ros Roca is a manufacturer of equipment used for waste collection and urban cleaning, as well as in the design of waste treatment plants. Exports to 70 countries, and has direct presence in Spain, UK, Germany, France and Brazil. Ros Roca was founded in 1953 and is based in Lleida, Spain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

AAC Capital UK

London, United Kingdom
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AAC Capital UK is a mid-market Private equity buyout firm focuses on the niche companies in the Industrial, Business Services and Consumer sectors. AAC Capital UK formerly known as the UK team of ABN AMRO Capital. The firm looks to invest in profitable, cash-generative companies whose principal operations are in the UK. AAC Capital UK LLP is a private equity arm of AAC Capital partners. AAC Capital UK was formed in 2011 and is based in UK.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 21
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 12
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 19
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-01 Volution

Crawley, United Kingdom

Volution is a manufacturer and distributor of ventilation products. The company operates through two divisions: the Ventilation Group, which primarily supplies ventilation products for residential and commercial construction applications in the UK, the Nordics, the Benelux countries and Germany; and Torin-Sifan, which supplies motors, fans and blowers to OEMs of heating and ventilation products for both residential and commercial construction applications in Europe. Volution Group was founded in 2014 and is based in Crawley, England.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-01 T.G.I. Friday s UK

Luton, United Kingdom

T.G.I. Friday's UK Ltd. is an operator of restaurants in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Buy £22M
SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.6B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 199
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 94
Country (United Kingdom) 10 of 193
Year (2006) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 61
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-01 ATPI

London, United Kingdom

ATPI is an international travel management and event company, with a network spanning 37 countries. ATPI was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Buy $36M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-14 Card Factory

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Card Factory is one of the manufacturers and suppliers of cards in the UK, servicing and supporting a network of retail outlets.

Buy -
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