M&A Deal Summary

Rotala Acquires Go West Midlands

On March 3, 2008, Rotala acquired transportation company Go West Midlands from Go-Ahead Group for 2M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rotala’s 4th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Rotala’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Rotala’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-03-03
Target Go West Midlands
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Rotala
Sellers(s) Go-Ahead Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 2M GBP

Target

Go West Midlands

Tividale, United Kingdom
Go West Midlands Ltd. operates approximately 134 buses in the Birmingham area. Company has 370 employees and operates from a purpose built freehold operating and engineering depot at Tividale, near Oldbury, Birmingham and two leased depots at West Bromwich and Redditch.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rotala

Tividale, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Transportation
Employees1,685
Revenue 97M GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Rotala is one of the largest operators in its chosen geographical locations. Company bus operations provide local bus services under contract to local authorities and commercial bus routes, which are undertaken by various depots throughout the United Kingdom. Rotala also provides VIP corporate transport contracts and bespoke coach hire solutions for Airlines, Corporate and Education Sector, Social Clubs and Sporting Teams. Rotala was founded in 2005 and is based in Tividale, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector (Transportation) 4 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 4 of 10
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-21 Ludlows of Halesowen

Halesowen, United Kingdom

Ludlows of Halesowen Ltd. is a bus business that operates 21 buses in the Halesowen district of Birmingham approximately fourteen miles from the main depot in the Aston area of Birmingham. The current work undertaken by Ludlows is almost exclusively commercial stage carriage.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-25 Preston Bus

Preston, United Kingdom

Preston Bus Ltd. runs a fleet of some 85 vehicles, operating in and around Preston and adjacent areas. These services are predominately local, providing about 10 million passenger journeys a year. PBL has about 240 employees and operates from a freehold operating and engineering depot in Deepdale Road, Preston, approximately two miles north of the town centre. The services are largely operated on a commercial basis in a deregulated market. PBL also carries out a number of tendered services, including school contracts, on behalf of local authorities and other public bodies.

Buy £3M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Go-Ahead Group

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Transportation
Employees30,000
Revenue 4.1B GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Go-Ahead Group is a provider of passenger transport. Go-Ahead Group was founded in 1987 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-01 Plymouth Citybus

Plymouth, United Kingdom

PCB operates a high quality fleet of 173 buses and 11 coaches from a large freehold depot in the centre of Plymouth, carrying around 14 million passengers each year across a wide network in and around the City.

Buy -
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