M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2003-07-21 |
| Target | Aprovia SA |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | UBM |
| Sellers(s) |
Cinven
The Carlyle Group Apax |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 79M GBP |
| Advisor(s) | Ashurst (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1918 |
| Sector | Business Services |
| Employees | 5,000 |
| Revenue | 770M GBP (2015) |
UBM is a global events-led marketing service and communications company helping businesses do business by bringing the world’s buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print. UBM was formed in 1918 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 19 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 3 of 3 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 3 of 13 |
| Country (France) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2003) | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-21 |
Aprovia UK
Windsor, United Kingdom Aprovia UK is the owner of UK construction publisher and event organizer "The Builder Group", and "Barbour Index";, the information services provider to professionals in the UK construction and health and safety sectors. |
Buy | £79M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-01 |
Quantum Business Media
Croydon, United Kingdom Quantum was a publisher of B2B magazines and organiser of exhibitions. Its main sectors were hospitality, in which it published The Publican Newspaper and organised The Restaurant Show, and Media, in which is published Media Week and Press Gazette and was the organiser of The British Press Awards. It also published a number of B2B magazines which were leaders in niche but mature sectors. It employed 200 staff in its offices in Croydon, UK. |
Buy | £33M |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| PE ASSETS | 39.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 65 of 127 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 6 of 10 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 14 of 31 |
| Country (France) | 2 of 11 |
| Year (2003) | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 21 of 24 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-27 |
Frans Bonhomme
Joué lès Tours, France Frans Bonhomme is a provider in the distribution of plastic pipes and fittings. Frans Bonhomme was founded in 1935 and is based in Joué lès Tours, France. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-01 |
Springer Science + Business Media KG
Berlin, Germany Springer Science+Business Media Deutschland GmbH is a publisher of scientific research journals in Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) and a publisher of STM books. Springer is also a specialist information provider in German-speaking countries. The group publishes around 2000 journals and more than 6,500 new books per year |
Buy | €1.1B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| PE ASSETS | 435.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 20 of 481 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 3 of 8 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 11 of 198 |
| Country (France) | 2 of 22 |
| Year (2003) | 4 of 8 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 105 of 136 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-01 |
The Aerostructures
Nashville, Tennessee, United States The Aerostructures Corp. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and assembler of large aerostructure components for commercial and military planes. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-08-01 |
eScreen
Overland Park, Kansas, United States eScreen, Inc. provides comprehensive pre-employment screening services to local, regional and national employers throughout the United States, including drug testing services and background checks. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| PE ASSETS | 77.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 172 |
| Sector (Publishing) | 1 of 5 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 3 of 60 |
| Country (France) | 2 of 18 |
| Year (2003) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 41 of 51 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-27 |
Frans Bonhomme
Joué lès Tours, France Frans Bonhomme is a provider in the distribution of plastic pipes and fittings. Frans Bonhomme was founded in 1935 and is based in Joué lès Tours, France. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-25 |
Iris Financial Engineering Holdings
San Francisco, California, United States Financial trading systems. |
Buy | - |
