Investment Summary

Vitruvian Partners and Groupe Artémis Invest In Skyscanner

On January 11, 2016, private equity firm Vitruvian Partners and family office Groupe Artémis invested in internet software and services company Skyscanner

Investment Highlights
  • This is Vitruvian Partners’ 6th and Groupe Artémis’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Vitruvian Partners’ 17th and Groupe Artémis’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Skyscanner was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2016 for 1.4B GBP.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-01-11
Target Skyscanner
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) Vitruvian Partners
Groupe Artémis
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Skyscanner

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Skyscanner Ltd. is a global travel search site, providing online comparisons for millions of flights on over a thousand airlines, as well as car hire and hotels.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Vitruvian Partners

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 20.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vitruvian Partners is an independent private equity firm that specializes in middle-market buyouts, growth buyouts and growth capital investments in the UK and elsewhere in Northern Europe. Vitruvian looks for companies that are 'operating in dynamic situations, where there is an opportunity to build strategic value'. The Group's target investment size is €40 to €600 million in transactions valued between €75m to €4bn. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer services, financial services, life science, healthcare services, media, technology, communications, and internet software. Vitruvian Partners was formed in 2006 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 69
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 6 of 18
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 7 of 19
Country: United Kingdom M&A 17 of 28
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Verastar

Sale, United Kingdom

Verastar is a UK provisioning marketplace, matching suppliers of a growing range of essential business services with a highly fragmented micro-SME customer base.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-15 EnServe Group

Borehamwood, United Kingdom

EnServe Group Ltd. is a provider of infrastructure support services to the Utility sector, operating principally in the UK and with a growing international presence.

Sell -
Investor

Groupe Artémis


Category Family Office
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 60M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Artémis Group is a holding company formed by French entrepreneur François Pinault. Artémis looks to acquire and manage and diverse range of entities In Western Europe and North America. The Group was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 12
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Breizh Café

Paris, France

Breizh Café is a creperie concept conceived by Bertrand Larcher to offer a flavour journey all the way from his native Brittany to his current home in Japan. With more than 25 years’ experience in the quest for culinary innovation, the brand has developed a traditional and unique offer built around the excellence of the products used. Breizh Café was formed in 1995 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-23 Skyscanner

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Skyscanner Ltd. is a global travel search site, providing online comparisons for millions of flights on over a thousand airlines, as well as car hire and hotels.

Sell £1.4B