Hutton Collins Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Hutton Collins Partners’ most common sectors for investment arerestaurants (16%) and information technology (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (40%) and secondary buyout (24%). In total, Hutton Collins Partners has invested in 6 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2002 when it acquired Coral Group Holdings . for $1.3B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (60%). Hutton Collins Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Coral Group Holdings . for $3.4B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity40
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity15
  • Total Sectors Invested 15
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 10

Hutton Collins Partners LLP

30-35 Pall Mall,
London, SW1Y 5JH
United Kingdom
+44 20 7004 7000
www.huttoncollins.com
enquiries@huttoncollins.com

Hutton Collins is a UK-based investor in established, profitable, mid-sized Western European businesses. Hutton invests mezzanine, preferred, and minority equity capital to support buyouts, acquisition financings, expansions, restructurings, and shareholder liquidity needs. Hutton generally invests €35 to €100 million in businesses valued between €100 and €500 million. The Firm has particular interest in opportunities throughout Spain, France, and Italy. Hutton is a generalist investor and has deep expertise in business services, leisure, healthcare, and financial services. Hutton Collins is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Services, Electronics, Financial Services, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Renewable Energy, Restaurants

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 35 100
Enterprise Value 100 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 25 - - - - - 25
vol $2.4B $2.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 15 - - - - - 15
vol $5.6B $5.6B
  40

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Wagamama group Ltd. 2018-10-30 861M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Southwark, United Kingdom · www.wagamama.co.uk
Dedalus Italia S.p.A. 2016-07-08 - Secondary Buyout
Florence, Italy · www.dedalus.eu
The Vincent Hotel Group 2015-11-11 - Unknown
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Interfloor Group Ltd. 2015-09-23 100M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Rossendale, United Kingdom · www.interfloor.com
Aquafil S.p.A. 2014-11-25 - Secondary Sale
Arco, Italy · www.aquafil.com
Famously Proper Ltd. 2013-10-21 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.byron.co.uk
IEE SA 2013-08-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · www.iee.lu
2e2 Group Ltd. 2013-02-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Newbury, United Kingdom · www.2e2.com
The Vincent Hotel Group 2012-09-14 - Growth Capital
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Novus Leisure Ltd. 2012-07-27 154M GBP Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.novusleisure.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Restaurants 1 (13%) - 4 (16%) 377M (16%)
Information Technology - - 3 (12%) 200M (8%)
Building Materials - - 2 (8%) 311M (13%)
Leisure 1 (13%) 154M (100%) 2 (8%) 154M (6%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (13%) - 2 (8%) -
Communications - - 2 (8%) -
Media - - 2 (8%) -
Gaming - - 1 (4%) 1.3B (55%)
Insurance - - 1 (4%) 62M (3%)
Beverages 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Electronics - - 1 (4%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Marketing 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 8 $154M 25 $2.4B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 6 (75%) 154M (100%) 15 (60%) 2.4B (100%)
Italy 1 (13%) - 3 (12%) -
Netherlands 1 (13%) - 3 (12%) -
France - - 2 (8%) -
Spain - - 1 (4%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 6 (75%) 154M (100%) 15 (60%) 2.4B (100%)
Cross-border 2 (25%) - 10 (40%) -
Total 8 $154M 25 $2.4B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (50%) 154M (100%) 10 (40%) 382M (16%)
Secondary Buyout 1 (13%) - 6 (24%) 2.0B (82%)
Growth Capital 1 (13%) - 4 (16%) -
Going Private - - 2 (8%) 62M (3%)
Recapitalization 1 (13%) - 2 (8%) -
Divestiture 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 8 $154M 25 $2.4B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 5 (33%) 251M (4%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (27%) 2.0B (36%)
Secondary Sale 3 (20%) -
Unknown 2 (13%) -
Merger 1 (7%) 3.4B (59%)
Total 15 $5.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 2
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
 1
Investec
 1
Legal Deals
Dickson Minto W.S.
 3
Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Studio Legale
 1
Eversheds LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.3B
$100M to $1B 5 $996M
< $100M 2 $108M
TOTAL $2.4B
Largest Coral Group Holdings Plc.
$1.3B (2002-08-03)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $4.4B
$100M to $1B 4 $1.2B
TOTAL $5.6B
Largest Coral Group Holdings Plc.
$3.4B (2005-10-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
24%
6 (24%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
3 (20%)
Strategic(s)
60%
9 (60%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.0B EUR

Established

2007

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Graham Hutton

Partner

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