M&A Deal Summary

TUI UK Acquires Sunsail

On January 1, 2000, TUI UK acquired leisure company Sunsail from ECI Partners for 40M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TUI UK’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is TUI UK’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TUI UK’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-01-01
Target Sunsail
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) TUI UK
Sellers(s) ECI Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 40M GBP

Target

Sunsail

Surbiton, United Kingdom
Sunsail Ltd. is a sailing holiday and charter company.

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Buyer

TUI UK

Luton, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Leisure
DESCRIPTION

TUI UK Ltd. (dba First Choice) is a provider of tourism services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ECI Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 2.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 76
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 39
Country (United Kingdom) 15 of 71
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-06 Hoseasons Group

Suffolk, United Kingdom

Hoseasons Group Ltd. is an independent self-catering holiday agency in the UK, offering country cottages, holiday lodges and parks, and boating holidays throughout the UK and Ireland. It also offers a growing range of self-catering products to customers wishing to take holidays in Europe.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-01-04 Anix IT

Shropshire
, United Kingdom

Anix IT is a IT infrastructure and services provider.

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