M&A Deal Summary

Westland Horticulture Acquires Gardman

On October 16, 2018, Westland Horticulture acquired consumer products company Gardman from Rutland Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Westland Horticulture’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Westland Horticulture’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-10-16
Target Gardman
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Westland Horticulture
Sellers(s) Rutland Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Gardman

Peterborough, United Kingdom
Gardman Ltd. is a provider of wild bird-care products such as seeds and feeders; tooling, gardening footwear and gloves; lighting; greenhouses; and pots, planters and hanging baskets. Gardman Ltd. was founded in 1992 and is based in Peterborough, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Westland Horticulture

Dungannon, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Westland Horticulture is a horticultural company that supplies a gardening products to the industry including growing media, lawn treatments, lawn seed, plant food, pest control, fungicides, weed killers and mulches.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-11 Cranswick Pet Products

Driffield, United Kingdom

Cranswick Pet Products Ltd. is a manufacturer of food and accessories for bird and small animal markets.

Buy £18M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rutland Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 650M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rutland Partners is a generalist private equity firm focused on investing in mid-market companies based in or with a significant presence in the UK. Rutland looks to commit £10-50 million of equity capital in companies valued up to £150 million. Prospective transactions can take the form of take privates, management buyouts, management buy-ins, replacement capital, turnarounds, and secondary purchases. Rutland Partners was formed in 1986 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 25
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 14
Country: United Kingdom M&A 16 of 21
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-20 Pizza Hut

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd. is a casual dining brand that owns 330 dine-in restaurants. Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd. was established in 1972 and is based in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-17 Total Rail Solutions

Thatcham, United Kingdom

Total Rail Solutions is a provider of operated and non-operated road-rail plant, sub-contracting services and labour to rail sites. The business also derives a significant proportion of revenue from value-add Plant Operations Scheme (“POS”) services, including on-track plant planning, delivery and site management. Total Rail Solutions was established in 2007 and is based in Thatcham, United Kindom.

Buy -