M&A Deal Summary

The Mission Group Acquires RLA Group

On January 4, 2008, The Mission Group acquired business services company RLA Group from Livingbridge for 20M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Mission Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is The Mission Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Mission Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-04
Target RLA Group
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) The Mission Group
Sellers(s) Livingbridge
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 20M GBP

Target

RLA Group

belfast, United Kingdom
ntegrated Marketing Communications agency based in Bournemouth, Edinburgh and Belfast. RLA serves blue chip clients such as Volkswagen, Audi Group, Goodyear, Laithwaites and Trade Depot.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Mission Group

Barnstaple, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Marketing
Employees1,100
Revenue 195M GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

The Mission Group is a provider of marketing and communications services. The Mission Group was founded in 2006 and is based in Barnstaple, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 6
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 6
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-07 Splash Interactive Pte.

Singapore, Singapore

Splash Interactive Pte. Ltd. is a digitally-led marketing services agency group.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Livingbridge

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 1.6B 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 £5 to £100 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 STATS #
Overall 18 of 98
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 21
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 41
Country (United Kingdom) 16 of 89
Year (2008) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-27 On the Beach Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

On the Beach Group is an online retailer of beach holidays. On the Beach Group was founded in 2003 and is based in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-14 Hawksmere

London, United Kingdom

Provides public and in-house training seminars and CPD courses for middle and senior management both nationally and internationally.

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