M&A Deal Summary

VTG Acquires HCTC

On January 9, 2006, VTG acquired education company HCTC from ECI Partners for 10M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VTG’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is VTG’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is VTG’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-01-09
Target HCTC
Sector Education
Buyer(s) VTG
Sellers(s) ECI Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 10M GBP

Target

HCTC

London, United Kingdom
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HCTC Ltd. (Hotel and Catering Training Company) is a private sector provider of Government funded vocational training in the hospitality and catering industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VTG

Arlington, Virginia, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Defense
DESCRIPTION

VTG is a provider of engineering and logistics services primarily in support of platform sustainment initiatives and operational readiness for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies. VTG is based in Arlington, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 5
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-31 Advanced Engineering & Planning

United States

AEPCO also has an expanding IT business unit that provides secure wireless networking, digital streaming, asset management and systems integration services, primarily for the U.S. Navy.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ECI Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 1.7B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 76
Sector (Education) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 39
Country (United Kingdom) 25 of 71
Year (2006) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 31 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-13 Racal Acoustics

London, United Kingdom

Racal Acoustics Ltd., is a provider in the design and manufacture of communications headsets, handsets and audio ancillaries for military applications serving over 100 armed forces branches in 80 countries.

Buy $93M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-13 Bargain Booze

Crewe, United Kingdom

Conviviality Retail Plc is a franchised off-licence and convenience chain with over 600 franchisee-owned stores in the north of England. Conviviality Retail was formed in 1984 and is based in Crewe, United Kingdom.

Buy £64M
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