M&A Deal Summary

Vespa Capital Acquires James Villa Holidays

On March 1, 2008, private equity firm Vespa Capital acquired leisure company James Villa Holidays for 30M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vespa Capital’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Vespa Capital’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vespa Capital’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • James Villa Holidays was sold to a strategic buyer in 2010.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-03-01
Target James Villa Holidays
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Vespa Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 30M GBP

Target

James Villa Holidays

Maidstone, United Kingdom
Largest villa rental business in Europe with 3,000 villas in 32 destinations. Direct sales organisation, with the majority of sales via the internet

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Buyer

Vespa Capital

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 330M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vespa Capital is a private equity firm that targets minority or majority buyout investments in the UK. Vespa looks to partner with management when pursuing transactions and seeks opportunities valued from £10 to £70 million. The Firm prefers profitable, market leading businesses with strong growth prospects. Vespa is a generalist investor with no specific industry preferences.Vespa Capital is formed in 2007 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 24
Sector: Leisure M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 21
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Blanquefort, France

SDS Group is a B2B distributor of spare parts and accessories for home appliances in France, covering four different ranges (white, brown, grey, and accessories). SDS Group was founded in 1975 and is located near Bordeaux (France).

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