M&A Deal Summary

SMS Group Acquires Burgess Marine

On December 21, 2017, SMS Group acquired marine company Burgess Marine from RJD Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SMS Group’s 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is SMS Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-21
Target Burgess Marine
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) SMS Group
Sellers(s) RJD Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Burgess Marine

Kent, United Kingdom
Burgess Marine Ltd. is a provider of marine engineering services and is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SMS Group

Southampton, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Marine
DESCRIPTION

Southampton Marine Services provides ship repair and ship refits to marine mechanical engineering and shipyard facilities. Southampton Marine Services was established in 2004 and is based in Southampton, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RJD Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 300M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

RJD Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on providing capital to service sector businesses located in the United Kingdom. Specific service areas of interest include business services, financial services, IT services, and leisure. RJD invests between £5 and £20 million in transactions worth between £10 and £50 million. RJD was formerly known as Royal London Private Equity. RJD Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 21
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 15 of 21
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
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