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M&A Deal Summary

TDR Capital Acquires Williams Scotsman

On July 27, 2007, private equity firm TDR Capital acquired real estate company Williams Scotsman for 2.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TDR Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is TDR Capital’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TDR Capital’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is TDR Capital’s 1st transaction in Maryland.
Investment Fate
  • Williams Scotsman was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2017 for 1.1B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-07-27
Target Williams Scotsman
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) TDR Capital
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 2.5B USD

Target

Williams Scotsman

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Williams Scotsman providers of mobile and modular office space, serving more than 24,000 customers through over 90 offices in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Williams Scotsman was founded in 1955 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Buyer

TDR Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 15.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TDR Capital is a private equity firm that targets large companies valued from €300 million to €1.5 billion. TDR has a particular interest in under-managed, under-invested or misunderstood companies which may be transformed through greater strategic and operational focus. TDR is sector agnostic, however the Firm has a preference for opportunities in the leisure/hospitality, financial services, and business services sectors. TDR Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 32
Sector: Real Estate M&A 2 of 3
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 3 of 8
State: Maryland M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Pizzaexpress

Uxbridge, United Kingdom

PizzaExpress was a popular brand and a market leader in the UK casual dining sector. It operated in the premium/authentic sector of the eat-in pizza/pasta market, in a variety of locations across the UK.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-01 VPS

Oldham, United Kingdom

VPS is a provider of vacant property products and services across Europe and the US. VPS provides products and services to both public and commercial customers to maintain and preserve vacant properties and to protect such properties against unauthorized access. VPS was founded in 2003 and is based in Oldham, United Kingdom.

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