M&A Deal Summary

Yonderland Acquires Snow and Rock Sports

On June 1, 2015, Yonderland acquired retailer Snow and Rock Sports from LGV Capital

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-06-01
Target Snow and Rock Sports
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Yonderland
Sellers(s) LGV Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Snow and Rock Sports

United Kingdom
Snow & Rock Sports is the UK’s specialist retailer of outdoor sports equipment and clothing, focused on snow sports, cycling, running, and climbing/ walking. The Group operates 35 stores, many of which include a combination of its three brands – Snow & Rock (“S&R"), CycleSurgery (“CS") and Runners Need (“RN").

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Yonderland

Hoboken, Belgium

Category Company
Sector Retail
Employees1,800
Revenue 290M EUR (2011)
DESCRIPTION

Yonderland is a speciality retailer of branded outdoor equipment and clothing. The group’s product offering includes biking, trekking, climbing, skiing and camping accessories and casual outdoor clothing across an extensive range of market-leading brands. Yonderland is based in Hoboken, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-30 Bever Zwerfsport B.V.

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Bever Zwerfsport is the specialist and market leader in the Netherlands for outdoor sports articles and accessories. The outdoor chain sells a wide range of clothing, footwear and other articles from internationally reputed brands for outdoor activities like expeditions, mountaineering and camping.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LGV Capital

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.6B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LGV Capital Ltd is the private equity arm of Legal & General Group plc, an FTSE-100 quoted insurance firm that invests in middle market consumer, healthcare, leisure and services companies headquartered in the British Isles. LGV focuses on buyouts of rapidly growing, profitable companies with defensible market positions and strong management. LGV looks to invest £15 million in businesses valued from £25 to £200 million. The Firm targets companies in specialist retail, consumer services, food/beverages, household, personal care/OTC products, luxury branded goods, residential care, education, life sciences, animal health, pubs, restaurants, caravan parks, spas, recreational facilities, consultancy, outsourcing, human capital, logistics, IT services and facilities managements. LGV Capital Ltd was formerly known as Legal & General Ventures. LGV was formed in 1989 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 19
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 16 of 18
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-02 Amber Taverns

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Amber Taverns owns and operates 56 pubs, predominantly in the North West and North East under its unique Operator Agreements, which incentivize its pub operators by offering them a share of the pub’s takings. Amber Taverns was founded in 2005 and is based in Blackpool, United Kingdom.

Sell £80M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-29 Air Energi Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

Air Energi is an international recruitment business specialising in the oil and gas industry providing contract, project and staff hire personnel to the major national and international oil companies. Air Energi is based in Manchester and has regional headquarters in the USA, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Australia.

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