M&A Deal Summary

Trilantic Europe Acquires YM&U

On September 28, 2018, private equity firm Trilantic Europe acquired business services company YM&U from Metric Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trilantic Europe’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Trilantic Europe’s 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-09-28
Target YM&U
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Trilantic Europe
Sellers(s) Metric Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

YM&U

London, United Kingdom
YM&U is an integrated provider of talent representation and management services for the entertainment, music, sports and scripted industries in the U.K. and U.S. With c. 300 employees, the company acts as talent agent and manager for c. 1,000 clients and offers professional services (accounting, legal and business management) to an additional c. 1,100 clients. YM&U was founded in 1984 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Trilantic Europe

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 2.3B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Trilantic Europe is a private equity firm focused on buyouts and consolidation opportunities of mid-market companies across Western Europe. The Firm focuses on control or co-control situations where it can act as a hands-on investor pursuing growth opportunities and strategies. Sectors of interest include consumer, leisure, industrials, technology, media, communications, business services, and healthcare. The Firm is associated with Trilantic North America and originated from Lehman Brother's merchant banking division in 2009. Trilantic Europe is headquartered in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 24
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 4
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-01 LeYa

Lisbon, Portugal

LeYa is an editorial group that includes some of the most prestigious Portuguese-language publishers in Portugal, Angola, and Mozambique. It is also present in Brazil where it operates in the distance learning/e-learning sector. LeYa was formed in 2008 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-23 Lottomatica

Rome, Italy

Lottomatica is an Italian gaming company, with products that include slot machines and video-lotteries. Lottomatica is based in Rome, Italy.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Metric Capital Partners

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2011
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Metric Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on proving financing solutions to small and mid-sized companies across Europe. Investment funds are generally used to support buyouts, refinancings, growth capital financings, rescues, and shareholder liquidity needs. Metric Capital Partners was formed in 2011 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 3
Year (2018) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-18 Acadomia

Paris, France

Acadomia is a provider of supplementary education in France. The Company provides educational services for over 50,000 students through more than 20,000 teaching professionals annually. Acadomia provides both home-based tutoring services as well as classroom based education. Acadomia was founded in 1989 and is based in Paris, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-04 Parmaco Oy

Tampere, Finland

Parmaco designs build and leases fully assembled and ready-to-use high-quality wooden modular buildings that are used as schools and daycare centers in Finland and Sweden. Parmaco was founded in 1966 and is based in Tampere, Finland.

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