Merger • Financial Services

Sionic Acquires Catalyst Development

On April 8, 2019, Sionic acquired financial services company Catalyst Development from Livingbridge

Acquisition Context
  • This is Sionic’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Sionic’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 8, 2019
Target Catalyst Development
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Sionic
Sellers(s) Livingbridge
Deal Type Merger

Target Company

Catalyst Development

London, United Kingdom
Catalyst Development provides regulatory-driven change, organisational improvement and talent development programmes to global financial markets companies. Catalyst Development was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United kingdom.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Sionic

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2019
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Sionic is a global consulting firm specialising in financial services. Our purpose is to accelerate the business, technology and people performance of our clients and to have a positive impact on our society. Sionic was originally formed through the combination of three pre-existing consultancy firms of longstanding pedigree: Catalyst, Knadel and Sionic Advisors – with a common commitment and a proud track record of delivering outstanding expertise to financial services clients worldwide. Sionic was founded in 2019 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 1
Type: Merger 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2019 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Livingbridge

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 3.8B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Livingbridge is a UK-based investment group focused on investing in and growing mid-sized companies. The Firm targets businesses seeking £15 to £300 million of capital. Prospective companies should have 'ambitious mangement', scalable business models, and potential for market leadership. Sectors of interest include technology, media, communications, consumer products/services, healthcare, and education. Livingbridge was formed in 1995 and is based in London.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 78 of 102
Sector: Financial Services 5 of 6
Type: Merger 2 of 3
Country: United Kingdom 72 of 92
Year: 2019 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-08 Kirona Solutions

Cheshire, United Kingdom

Kirona Solutions Ltd. is mobile cloud platform that enables customers to store and access data securely off site. By hosting this software online rather than through a network, the cloud technology significantly reduces upfront costs whilst adding full scalability benefits.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-29 Create Health

London, United Kingdom

Create Health was founded by Professor. Dr Geeta Nargund and Professor Stuart Campbell in 2000. Fertility services are provided from its two London clinics in Harley Street and West Wimbledon.

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