M&A Deal Summary

Smedvig Capital Acquires Suso Drinks

On August 1, 2007, venture capital firm Smedvig Capital acquired beverage company Suso Drinks

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Smedvig Capital’s 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Smedvig Capital’s 13th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Suso Drinks was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-08-01
Target Suso Drinks
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Smedvig Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Suso Drinks

London, United Kingdom
SUSO offer greater consumer choice and to specifically tackle the absence of healthy carbonated drinks in the UK's £2 billion fizzy drinks market.

Search 215,058 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Smedvig Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital and business growth firm that typically targets investment opportunities in the UK. Smedvig seeks both direct buyout and growth capital investments and also makes investments in other third party private equity funds. Smedvig's direct investment practice targets equity investments of £3 to £10 million in businesses valued up to £30 million. Areas of interest include information management, financial services, consumer goods, retail, and support services. Smedvig Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 37
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 9 of 11
Country: United Kingdom M&A 13 of 29
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-04 Blueheath Holdings

London, United Kingdom

Blueheath Holdings Plc offers beers, wines, spirits, crisps, snacks, tobacco, groceries, and household items.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-01 Selstor AB

Stockholm, Sweden

SelStor is established to build and develop self storage sites across Sweden. SelStor has an exceptional management team with unique experience in the self storage sector.

Buy -