M&A Deal Summary

Webedia SAS Acquires Quill Content

On May 20, 2019, Webedia SAS acquired marketing company Quill Content from Smedvig Capital and Panoramic Growth Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Webedia SAS’s 2nd transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Webedia SAS’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-05-20
Target Quill Content
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Webedia SAS
Sellers(s) Smedvig Capital
Panoramic Growth Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Quill Content

London, United Kingdom
Quill Content Ltd. is a multi-channel content marketing company with the capability of delivering inspiring, on-brand content of consistent high quality on any topic, in any format and uniquely in any language. Quill Content Ltd. was founded in 2011 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Webedia SAS

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Webedia SAS is an online editor of purepeople.com dedicated to gossip news. Webedia was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Marketing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-07 Movie Pilot

Berlin, Germany

Movie Pilot Gmbh is a social publisher and video production company. Movie Pilot Gmbh is based in Berlin, Germany.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Smedvig Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 1.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Smedvig Capital is a venture capital and business growth firm that typically targets investment opportunities in the UK. Smedvig seeks both direct buyout and growth capital investments and also makes investments in other third party private equity funds. Smedvig's direct investment practice targets equity investments of £3 to £10 million in businesses valued up to £30 million. Areas of interest include information management, financial services, consumer goods, retail, and support services. Smedvig Capital was formed in 1996 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 21
Sector: Marketing M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 15
Country: United Kingdom M&A 13 of 16
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-30 Masabi

London, United Kingdom

Masabi offers fare payments-as-a-service to public transit agencies and authorities of all sizes around the globe. This enables the delivery of fare payment innovations quickly, using a platform that is constantly updating and adding new features. Masabi was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-05 Spirable

London, United Kingdom

Spirable is a personalized video platform that empowers brands and agencies to create, scale, and optimise highly relevant and personalized video content across-channel. Photospire was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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SELLER

Panoramic Growth Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 100M GBP
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Panoramic Growth Equity is a provider of growth financing to small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. The Firm targets high-growth, early stage companies with at least £0.5 million in EBITDA. Panoramic has offices in London and Glasgow.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 12
Sector: Marketing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 12
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 PCS

Buxton, United Kingdom

PCS provides essential electrical engineering services predominantly across the Aggregate and Food & Drink industries. PCS are specialists in providing electrical testing and compliance, design and installation, planned and reactive maintenance as well as absence and shift cover to a large number of clients where demanding health and safety requirements exist. PCS is based in Buxton, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-28 Freed Foods

London, United Kingdom

Freed Foods is a premium healthy snacking company. Freed Foods is a “free-from” snacking brand producing various flavours of gluten-free, vegan, non-GMO, organic tortilla chips and crackers. Freed Foods is based in London, United Kingdom.

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