Development Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Development Capital has invested in 1 company.

Development Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebuilding materials (17%) and consumer products (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (84%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (17%). In total, Development Capital has invested in 2 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 2

Development Capital

Block 3, Miesian Plaza, Lower Baggot Street,
Dublin, 2
Ireland
www.developmentcapital.ie
information@developmentcapital.ie

Development Capital is growth capital firm focused on expansion stage companies throughout Ireland. The Firm looks to commit €2 to €12 million to support a variety of capital needs, including restructurings, buyouts, bolt-on acquisitions, and production expansion opportunities. Development Capital has a special interest in businesses looking to expand into new export markets. Development Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Consumer Products, Food, Information Technology, Machinery, Manufacturing

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 2 12
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 3 2 1 - - - 6
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Wogan Build Centre 2022-10-10 - Growth Capital
Drogheda, Ireland · www.wogans.ie
Nomadic Dairy 2021-11-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Donegal, Ireland · www.nomadic-dairy.com
Spotlight Oral Care 2021-07-07 - Growth Capital
Galway, Ireland · eu.spotlightoralcare.com
Multihog Ltd. 2017-12-18 - Growth Capital
Dundalk, Ireland · www.multihog.com
Version 1 Holdings Ltd. 2017-04-02 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.version1.com
ATA Group 2017-01-01 - Growth Capital
Cavan, Ireland · www.atagroup.com
Version 1 Holdings Ltd. 2014-07-28 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.version1.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Building Materials 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Consumer Products 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Food 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (17%) -
Machinery 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Manufacturing 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 5 - 6 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Ireland 5 (100%) - 5 (83%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (17%) -
Total 5 - 6 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 4 (80%) - 5 (83%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (20%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 5 - 6 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Small

PE Assets

75M EUR

Established

2013

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Andrew Bourg

Co-founder & Partner

Sinead Heaney

Co-founder & Partner

Anthony O'Driscoll

Investment Director

Fran Stafford

Investment Director

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