M&A Deal Summary

Stage Capital Acquires Superglass

On August 1, 2005, private equity firm Stage Capital acquired building materials company Superglass for 40M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stage Capital’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Stage Capital’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Stage Capital’s 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Superglass went public in 2007.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-08-1
Target Superglass
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Stage Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 40M GBP

Target

Superglass

Stirling,Scotland, United Kingdom
Superglass is the UKs second largest manufacturer of glass wool insulation (principally for lofts and cavity walls in domestic homes).

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Buyer(S) 1

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 7 of 35
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 5 of 24
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 21
Year (2005) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-19 Walker Hamill

London, United Kingdom

Walker Hamill is a leading recruitment agency specialising in the placement of accountants, MBA graduates, corporate financiers, private equity/venture capitalists, leveraged finance specialists and strategy consultants.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-17 Nationwide Autocentres

Solihull,West Midlands, United Kingdom

Nationwide Autocentres was formed to implement a “Buy & Build” strategy in the independent car servicing sector. The initial 41 centres (£10m sales) were grown by acquisition to 213 centres (£80m sales) at exit making Nationwide the UK’s leading chain of vehicle repair specialists.

Sell £49M
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