Värde Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Värde Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Värde Partners’ most common sectors for investment are financial services (73%) and business services (10%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (46%) and divestiture (19%). In total, Värde Partners has invested in 3 US states and 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2011 when it acquired NewDay Cards for $727M.

In the last 3 years, Värde Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (40%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 13

Värde Partners, Inc.

901 Marquette Avenue South Suite 3300,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
United States
(952) 893-1554
www.varde.com

Värde Partners is a global alternative investment advisor and firm focused on a variety of strategies. Värde will consider a broad array of investments including corporate assets and sovereign debt, residential mortgages, real estate, specialty finance, transportation, infrastructure, and logistics. Värde Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Infrastructure, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Real Estate

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 3 1 3 4 - - 11
vol $936M $936M
Sell (0.8/yr) # 1 1 - - 1 2 5
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Canaccede Financial Group Ltd. 2020-03-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.canaccede.com
Fairstone Financial, Inc. 2020-02-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Montreal, Ontario · www.fairstone.ca
Deephaven Mortgage LLC 2019-06-18 - Secondary Sale
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.deephavenmortgage.com
Imopólis - Sociedade Gestora de Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário SA 2018-11-26 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Carnaxide, Portugal · www.imopolis.pt
WiZink 2018-11-08 - Divestiture
Madrid, Spain · www.wizink.es
Masthaven Bank Ltd. 2018-09-27 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.masthaven.co.uk
OneMain Holdings, Inc. 2018-06-25 - Stake Purchase
Evansville, Indiana · www.onemainfinancial.com
CreditShop 2017-11-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Austin, Texas · www.creditshop.com
Boscolo Hotels S.p.A. 2017-04-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Milano, Italy · www.boscolohotels.com
Guber S.p.A. 2017-04-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Brescia, Italy · www.guber.it
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 4 (57%) - 8 (73%) 936M (100%)
Business Services 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
Leisure 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
Real Estate 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 7 - 11 $936M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (29%) - 3 (27%) -
  Texas 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
  Indiana 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (9%) -
Italy 2 (29%) - 2 (18%) -
United Kingdom 1 (14%) - 2 (18%) 727M (78%)
Canada - - 2 (18%) 209M (22%)
  Ontario - - 2 (18%) 209M (22%)
Spain 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
Portugal 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 7 - 11 $936M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (57%) - 5 (45%) 209M (22%)
Divestiture 1 (14%) - 2 (18%) -
Growth Capital 1 (14%) - 2 (18%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (9%) 727M (78%)
Stake Purchase 1 (14%) - 1 (9%) -
Total 7 - 11 $936M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (60%) -
Trade Sale 2 (40%) -
Total 5 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Barclays Investment Bank
 2
National Bank Financial
 2
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Stikeman Elliott LLP
 3
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
 2
Slaughter and May
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $936M
TOTAL $936M
Largest NewDay Cards Ltd.
$727M (2011-09-27)

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
50%
2 50%
Strategic(s)
50%
2 50%
Exited to
PE Firm(s)
60%
3 60%
Strategic(s)
40%
2 40%

Investor Summary

Size

Mega

PE Assets

14.0B USD

Established

1993

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

George Hicks

Co-Founder & CEO

Marcia Page

Co-Founder & Executive Chair

Ilfryn Carstairs

Partner & Co-CIO

Jeremy Hedberg

Partner & Co-CIO

Bradley Bauer

Partner & Deputy CIO

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