M&A Deal Summary

SCF Partners and Stage Capital Acquire Centurion

On December 1, 2012, private equity firms SCF Partners and Stage Capital acquired business services company Centurion

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SCF Partners’ 2nd and Stage Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is SCF Partners’ 5th and Stage Capital’s 19th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-01
Target Centurion
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) SCF Partners
Stage Capital
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Centurion

Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Centurion is a supplier of critical rental, infrastructure, and support services to the energy industries. Centurion is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

SCF Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

SCF Partners Ltd. is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in energy service and equipment companies with operations around the world. SCF provides both equity capital and strategic guidance over the life of the investment which typically lasts five years. The Firm's target investment size is $10 to $100 million. SCF looks to grow portfolio companies through internal growth initiatives and through acquisitions. SCF Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Aberdeen, Scotland and Calgary, Alberta.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 56
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 5
Type (Consolidation) 3 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 5 of 10
Year (2012) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-31 Beckman Production Services

Kalkaska, Michigan, United States

Beckman Production Services, Inc. is a well servicing company that operates completion and workover rigs, swabbing units, hot oilers, high pressure pump trucks, anchor setting trucks, wireline units, vacuum trucks, crude oil trucks and tankers licensed to haul non-hazardous liquid waste and crude oil.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-01 Reservoir Group

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Reservoir Group is a provider of specialist services and equipment which assists with the evaluation, development and optimization of oil and gas discoveries.

Sell $533M
Buyer

Stage Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 900M EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Stage Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in middle-market businesses operating in traditional industries serving as the 'backbone' of the economy. The Firm focuses its investment activity across the UK and Europe and looks for opportunities valued between €10 and €15 million where Stage Capital can invest €5 to €25 million. Stage Capital will not invest in start-ups or early stage companies. Stage Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in London with additional offices in Paris and Istanbul.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 35
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Consolidation) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 19 of 21
Year (2012) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-01 McCambridge Foods

United Kingdom

McCambridge Foods Ltd is one of the leading cake manufacturers in the UK, manufacturing in excess of half a billion cakes per year for the supermarket multiples and food service customers.

Buy £24M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-15 Cosalt Offshore

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Cosalt Offshore is a leading provider of equipment and technical services in the sectors of lifting, tooling, safety at height and maritime sectors of the offshore oil & gas industry.

Buy -
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