Electra Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Electra’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (13%) and financial services (13%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (47%) and secondary buyout (30%). In total, Electra has invested in 1 US state and 7 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2009 when it acquired Premier Asset Management for $1.4B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (56%). Electra’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2012 when it sold CPA Global for $1.5B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity64
    • M&A Buy Activity39
    • M&A Sell Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 21
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 23
  • M&A Advisors 5

Electra

Electra Private Equity PLC

17 Old Park Lane,
London, W1K 3QT
United Kingdom
+44 20 3874 8300
www.electraequity.com
info@electraequity.com

Electra is an investment trust quoted on the London Stock Exchange that specializes in private equity investments. Electra's primary focus is on opportunities across Western Europe in a broad array of industries. Electra Private Equity is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Building Materials, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electrical Equipment, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Insurance, Leisure, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Safety/Security, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 30 150
Enterprise Value - 300
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 39 - - - - - 39
vol $6.5B $6.5B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 24 1 - - - - 25
vol $10.1B $10.1B
  64

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sentinel Performance Solutions Ltd. 2021-04-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Warrington, United Kingdom · www.sentinelprotects.com
AXIO Data Group Holdings Ltd. 2017-05-15 - Unknown
London, United Kingdom · www.axiogroup.net
Audiotonix Ltd. 2017-02-03 - Secondary Buyout
Chessington, United Kingdom · www.audiotonix.com
Davies Group Ltd. 2017-01-30 - Secondary Buyout
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom · www.davies-group.com
Innovia Films Ltd. 2016-12-19 1.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Cumbria, United Kingdom · www.innoviafilms.com
Allflex Europe UK Ltd. 2016-06-10 - Stake Purchase
Roxburghshire, United Kingdom · www.allflex.co.uk
Kalle Gmbh 2016-04-29 - Secondary Buyout
Wiesbaden, Germany · www.kalle-group.com
Daler-Rowney Ltd. 2016-02-04 91M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Bracknell, United Kingdom · www.daler-rowney.com
Nuaire Ltd. 2015-08-05 223M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Caerphilly, United Kingdom · www.nuaire.co.uk
Labco SAS 2015-05-28 1.4B EUR Secondary Buyout
Paris, France · www.labco.eu
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Allen & Heath Ltd. 2013-06-21 DiGiCo UK Ltd. 2014-08-01 1
Cornwall, United Kingdom · www.allen-heath.com Chessington, · www.digico.biz

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services 3 (23%) 1.7B (74%) 5 (12%) 2.6B (35%)
Business Services 1 (8%) - 5 (12%) 66M (1%)
Building Materials - - 4 (10%) 361M (5%)
Real Estate 3 (23%) 131M (6%) 4 (10%) 131M (2%)
Distribution 3 (23%) - 4 (10%) -
Technology Hardware - - 2 (5%) 1.5B (20%)
Safety/Security - - 2 (5%) 578M (8%)
Manufacturing 1 (8%) 66M (3%) 2 (5%) 77M (1%)
Information Services - - 1 (2%) 677M (9%)
Packaging - - 1 (2%) 561M (7%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (8%) 308M (14%) 1 (2%) 308M (4%)
Food - - 1 (2%) 239M (3%)
Healthcare Services - - 1 (2%) 169M (2%)
Information Technology - - 1 (2%) 159M (2%)
Insurance - - 1 (2%) 92M (1%)
Leisure 1 (8%) 72M (3%) 1 (2%) 72M (1%)
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (2%) -
Electronics - - 1 (2%) -
Furniture - - 1 (2%) -
Machinery - - 1 (2%) -
Publishing - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 $2.3B 41 $7.6B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 10 (77%) 1.9B (77%) 31 (76%) 5.6B (71%)
Channel Islands 1 (8%) 277M (11%) 2 (5%) 954M (12%)
Germany 1 (8%) 35M (1%) 2 (5%) 275M (3%)
United States - - 2 (5%) 578M (7%)
  Minnesota - - 2 (5%) 578M (7%)
France - - 2 (5%) 169M (2%)
Bahrain 1 (8%) 277M (11%) 1 (2%) 277M (4%)
Netherlands - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 10 (77%) 1.9B (77%) 31 (76%) 5.6B (71%)
Cross-border 3 (23%) 590M (23%) 10 (24%) 2.3B (29%)
Total 13 $2.5B 41 $7.9B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (38%) 1.8B (70%) 19 (46%) 3.9B (49%)
Secondary Buyout 2 (15%) 308M (12%) 12 (29%) 3.4B (42%)
Divestiture 4 (31%) 416M (16%) 5 (12%) 574M (7%)
Growth Capital 2 (15%) 35M (1%) 3 (7%) 35M (< 1%)
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (2%) 95M (1%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (2%) -
Total 13 $2.5B 41 $8.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 15 (60%) 7.5B (74%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (20%) 1.5B (15%)
Trade Sale 2 (8%) 1.1B (11%)
Sold to Management 1 (4%) -
Stake Sale 1 (4%) -
Unknown 1 (4%) -
Total 25 $10.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Close Brothers Group plc
 2
BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 1
Clifford Chance
 1
Latham & Watkins
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.8B
$100M to $1B 14 $4.6B
< $100M 9 $616M
TOTAL $8.0B
Largest Premier Asset Management Ltd.
$1.4B (2009-12-07)
sell # Total
> $1B 6 $7.5B
$100M to $1B 7 $2.4B
< $100M 2 $147M
TOTAL $10.1B
Largest CPA Global Ltd.
$1.5B (2012-01-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
27%
11 (27%)
Strategic(s)
10%
4 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
60%
15 (60%)
Strategic(s)
28%
7 (28%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

800M GBP

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Gavin Manson

Chief Financial & Operating Officer

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