M&A Deal Summary

Twofour Group Acquires Boom Pictures

On July 1, 2014, Twofour Group acquired business services company Boom Pictures from LDC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Twofour Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Twofour Group’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-07-01
Target Boom Pictures
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Twofour Group
Sellers(s) LDC
Deal Type Merger

Target

Boom Pictures

Cardiff, United Kingdom
Boom Pictures is a television production company which aims to develop high quality programming and foster more output from the home nations and regions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Twofour Group

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Twofour Group is a family of companies striving to deliver world class international TV production and distribution.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-01 HMC Interactive

London, United Kingdom

HMC Interactive Ltd. is a multimedia production company. It designs, develops, produces, and delivers engaging interactive multimedia products for marketing, education, and entertainment industries.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 73 of 210
Sector: Business Services M&A 9 of 18
Type: Merger M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: United Kingdom M&A 70 of 204
Year: 2014 M&A 9 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 Smoove

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Smoove is a provider of software solutions by offering greater choice and efficient solutions to the housing market. Smoove products have helped home movers, conveyancing professionals and estate agents to save time and improve communication between parties. Smoove was founded in 2003 and is based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-28 Penn Pharmaceutical Services

Gwent, South Wales, United Kingdom

Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd. is a drug delivery business providing fully integrated pharmaceutical products and services.

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