M&A Deal Summary

WestBridge Acquires Alpine

On December 21, 2022, private equity firm WestBridge acquired safety/security company Alpine from Core Capital for 19M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WestBridge’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is WestBridge’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WestBridge’s 18th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-12-21
Target Alpine
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) WestBridge
Sellers(s) Core Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 19M GBP

Target

Alpine

Bury, United Kingdom
Alpine designs, project manages, and maintains complex fixed fire suppression systems for companies operating across a wide range of industries, including logistics, food and beverage, automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and retail. Alpine was founded in 1992 and is based in Bury, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WestBridge

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 180M GBP
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

WestBridge Capital is a private equity firm that invests in growth-oriented, small and medium sized enterprises based in the UK. WestBridge focuses on profitable companies with proven business models and experienced management teams. WestBridge looks to invest £10 to £25 million in businesses valued between £15 and £60 million. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, business services, leisure, technology, industrial and retail. The Firm will not consider investments in biotech and real estate. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, growth capital financings, buy and builds, and recapitalizations. WestBridge was formed in 2008 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 22
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 18 of 22
Year: 2022 M&A 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-27 Techex

Bracknell, United Kingdom

Techex is a provider of broadcast design architect for live cloud and IP broadcast solutions. The company designs, commissions and supports live video transport, processing, redundancy and monitoring solutions leveraging own IP and deep relationships with the most innovative broadcast and media companies. Techex was founded in 1971 and is based in Bracknell, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-29 Tryzens

London, United Kingdom

Tryzens is an independent digital commerce consultancy and systems integrator. Tryzens partners with some of the world’s most successful retailers, brand owners and businesses providing advice, deep technical expertise and hands-on experience of digital transformation and optimisation to optimise online growth and engage customers in compelling online experiences. Tryzens was founded in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Core Capital

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 218M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Core Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in UK-based companies. The Firm is a generalist investor and has experience in the healthcare, IT, business services, leisure, consumer, technology, and media sectors. Core generally seeks to commit £10 to £25 million per investment and will consider a variety of transaction situations including buyouts, growth capital financings, add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and distressed situations. Core Capital was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 16
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: United Kingdom M&A 14 of 14
Year: 2022 M&A 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-06 Avonside

Heywood, United Kingdom

Avonside is a service provider in the UK housing industry, installing over 17,000 roofs a year, and operating from 48 branches across the country. The Group is made up of a family of specialist divisions offering services to a wide range of markets including commercial, residential, health, local authorities, education, defense, and domestic, in both public and private sectors. Avonside was founded in 1988 and is based in Heywood, United Kingdom.

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