M&A Deal Summary

Whittan Acquires APEX Linvar

On November 6, 2015, Whittan acquired manufacturer APEX Linvar from Chamonix Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Whittan’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Whittan’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-11-06
Target APEX Linvar
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Whittan
Sellers(s) Chamonix Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

APEX Linvar

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Apex Linvar is engaged in the design, manufacture and installation of storage and handling systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Whittan

Shropshire, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Whittan is a manufacturer of steel storage products. Whittan manufactures, sells, and distributes three core products pallet racking, shelving, and lockers, to a wide range of customers. Whittan was founded in 1951 and is based in Shropshire, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Chamonix Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Chamonix Private Equity is a UK-based a private investment firm focused on acquiring non-core assets or divisions. The Firm looks to acquire assets from corporates, private equity firms, and banks. Chamonix Private Equity is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 6 of 9
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-13 Regain Polymers

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Regain Polymers provides bespoke compounder and recycler of post-use, rigid plastics. Regain Polymers is based in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-23 Mettis Aerospace

Redditch, United Kingdom

Mettis Aerospace is a provider in the aerospace industry specialising in aluminium, titanium, steel, and nickel-based alloys for the provision of aerofoils, forgings and machined components. Mettis Aerospace was founded in 1938 and is based in Redditch, England.

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