Bowmark Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Bowmark Capital has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Bowmark Capital’s most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (17%) and information technology (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (49%) and secondary buyout (33%). In total, Bowmark Capital has invested in 1 US state and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2014 when it acquired Autodata Publishing Group for $231M.

In the last 3 years, Bowmark Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (48%). Bowmark Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2018 when it sold Nexus Vehicle Rental for $219M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity68
    • M&A Buy Activity43
    • M&A Sell Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 4

Bowmark Capital

One Eagle Place,
London, SW1Y 6AF
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7189 9000
www.bowmark.com
info@bowmark.com

Bowmark Capital is a private equity firm that targets investments in smaller, growth-oriented companies based in the UK. Bowmark considers investments across a range of industries with a strong interest in Business & Financial Services, Consumer & Leisure, Education & Training, Healthcare, Media, and Technology. Bowmark funds individual equity investments of up to £100 million and focuses on investing in UK companies which are valued between £50 million and £250 million. Bowmark was formed in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Media, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 100
Enterprise Value 50 250
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 39 1 3 - - - 43
vol $614M $614M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 22 1 1 1 - - 25
vol $1.0B $1.0B
  68

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lawyers On Demand Ltd. 2023-08-02 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.lodlaw.com
Littlefish Ltd. 2022-08-24 - Secondary Buyout
Nottingham, United Kingdom · www.littlefish.co.uk
Cornwall Insight Group Ltd. 2022-06-27 - Secondary Buyout
Norwich, United Kingdom · www.cornwall-insight.com
WallStreetDocs 2022-04-20 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.wsd.tech
The Leaders Romans Group 2022-01-24 - Secondary Buyout
Berkshire, United Kingdom · www.lrg.co.uk
Node4 Ltd. 2021-03-03 - Secondary Buyout
Derby, United Kingdom · www.node4.co.uk
IWSR Drinks Market Analysis Ltd. 2021-02-22 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.theiwsr.com
TotalMobile Ltd. 2020-10-26 - Secondary Buyout
Belfast, United Kingdom · www.totalmobile.co.uk
Focus Group (UK) 2020-03-09 - Stake Purchase
England, United Kingdom · www.focusgroup.co.uk
Aston Lark Ltd. 2019-05-17 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.astonlark.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services - - 7 (16%) 115M (19%)
Information Technology 4 (31%) - 6 (14%) 49M (8%)
Real Estate 1 (8%) - 4 (9%) 74M (12%)
Business Services 1 (8%) - 3 (7%) 79M (13%)
Restaurants 1 (8%) - 3 (7%) 42M (7%)
Insurance 1 (8%) - 3 (7%) -
Leisure - - 2 (5%) 25M (4%)
Communications 2 (15%) - 2 (5%) -
Education 1 (8%) - 2 (5%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (5%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (5%) -
Media - - 2 (5%) -
Transportation - - 2 (5%) -
Publishing - - 1 (2%) 231M (38%)
Information Services 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Software 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 43 $614M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 13 (100%) - 42 (98%) 614M (100%)
United States - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 13 (100%) - 42 (98%) 614M (100%)
Cross-border - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 43 $614M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (8%) - 21 (49%) 329M (54%)
Secondary Buyout 8 (62%) - 14 (33%) 285M (46%)
Consolidation - - 2 (5%) -
Divestiture - - 2 (5%) -
Growth Capital 2 (15%) - 2 (5%) -
Going Private 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (8%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 - 43 $614M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 13 (52%) 551M (53%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (16%) 356M (34%)
Trade Sale 4 (16%) 131M (13%)
Merger 3 (12%) -
IPO 1 (4%) -
Total 25 $1.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Livingstone Partners LLP
1
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
1
Macquarie Capital
1
Legal Deals
SJ Berwin LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $346M
< $100M 5 $268M
TOTAL $614M
Largest Autodata Publishing Group Ltd.
$231M (2014-05-22)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $815M
< $100M 4 $222M
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Nexus Vehicle Rental
$219M (2018-07-31)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
14 (33%)
Strategic(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
48%
12 (48%)
Strategic(s)
28%
7 (28%)

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