Lion Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Lion Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefood (24%) and retail (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (48%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (24%). In total, Lion Capital has invested in 6 US states and 10 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2005 when it acquired Schweppes International for $2.0B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (53%). Lion Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Bumble Bee Foods for $1.5B.

Join Mergr to view Lion Capital’s full profile and discover more mega-sized private equity firm investors just like it.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity65
    • M&A Buy Activity42
    • M&A Sell Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 33
  • M&A Advisors 16

Lion Capital LLP is a specialist private equity firm focused on consumer-oriented opportunities throughout Europe and North America. Specific areas of interest include apparel, accessories, luxury goods, food, and specialty retail. Lion Capital LLP was formed in 2004 and is based in London. The Firm has an additional office in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Food, Franchising, Retail

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

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 41 1 - - - - 42
vol $10.2B $10.2B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 21 2 - - - - 23
vol $4.7B $443M $5.1B
  65

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Global Franchise Group LLC 2021-06-28 443M USD Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.globalfranchise.com
Grenade (UK) Ltd. 2021-03-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Solihull, United Kingdom · www.grenade.com
Snapcommerce Inc. 2021-03-04 - Growth Capital
Toronto, Ontario · www.snaptravel.com
THG Beauty Ltd. 2020-10-02 60M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.perriconemd.com
Real Estate Exchange, Inc. 2020-05-22 - Growth Capital
Austin, Texas · www.rexhomes.com
JV Asset Holdco, LLC. 2020-05-07 - Bankruptcy
New York, New York · www.johnvarvatos.com
Menghi SPA 2019-09-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Loreto, Italy · www.menghishoes.com
HatchBeauty Brands 2019-04-02 - Growth Capital
Los Angeles, California · www.hatchbeautybrands.com
Crafts Group Ltd. 2019-02-13 - Secondary Buyout
Illzach, New Jersey · www.dmc.com
Wool And The Gang Ltd. 2019-02-13 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.woolandthegang.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Findus Group Ltd. 2008-07-23 Findus Sverige AB 2015-08-13 1
London, United Kingdom Bjuv, Sweden · www.findus.se
Findus Group Ltd. 2008-07-23 La Cocinera 2015-01-08 1
London, United Kingdom Vevey, Switzerland

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 2 (12%) 1.7B (50%) 10 (24%) 3.0B (29%)
Retail 5 (29%) 591M (18%) 8 (19%) 2.6B (25%)
Consumer Products 3 (18%) - 7 (17%) 1.1B (11%)
Apparel/Textiles 2 (12%) - 6 (14%) -
Beverages - - 3 (7%) 2.0B (19%)
Franchising 1 (6%) 879M (26%) 2 (5%) 879M (9%)
Restaurants 1 (6%) 211M (6%) 2 (5%) 369M (4%)
Internet Software and Services 2 (12%) - 2 (5%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) 345M (3%)
E-Commerce 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 17 $3.4B 42 $10.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 7 (41%) - 14 (33%) 1.6B (16%)
  California 4 (24%) - 7 (17%) 980M (10%)
  New York 1 (6%) - 3 (7%) -
  Texas 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  Rhode Island 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (2%) 625M (6%)
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom 4 (24%) 2.1B (61%) 10 (24%) 2.7B (26%)
France 2 (12%) 879M (26%) 4 (10%) 2.6B (25%)
  New Jersey 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands - - 4 (10%) 2.2B (22%)
Italy 2 (12%) 304M (9%) 2 (5%) 304M (3%)
Canada 2 (12%) 125M (4%) 2 (5%) 125M (1%)
  British Columbia 1 (6%) 125M (4%) 1 (2%) 125M (1%)
  Ontario 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Switzerland - - 2 (5%) 345M (3%)
Russia - - 2 (5%) -
Belgium - - 1 (2%) 296M (3%)
Finland - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 4 (24%) 2.1B (61%) 10 (24%) 2.7B (26%)
Cross-border 13 (76%) 1.3B (39%) 32 (76%) 7.5B (74%)
Total 17 $3.4B 42 $10.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 7 (41%) 3.1B (92%) 20 (48%) 7.3B (72%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (18%) 287M (8%) 10 (24%) 2.5B (25%)
Growth Capital 6 (35%) - 7 (17%) 345M (3%)
PIPE - - 2 (5%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (2%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 17 $3.4B 42 $10.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 11 (48%) 4.0B (78%)
Secondary Sale 5 (22%) 1.1B (21%)
Bankruptcy 3 (13%) -
Trade Sale 2 (9%) 60M (1%)
Merger 1 (4%) -
Stake Sale 1 (4%) -
Total 23 $5.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
 4
J.P. Morgan Securities
 4
Rothschild Global Advisory
 3
Legal Deals
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
 6
SJ Berwin LLP
 4
Proskauer Rose LLP
 3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $5.3B
$100M to $1B 12 $4.8B
TOTAL $10.2B
Largest Schweppes International Ltd.
$2.0B (2005-11-21)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.5B
$100M to $1B 8 $3.5B
< $100M 1 $60M
TOTAL $5.1B
Largest Bumble Bee Foods LLC
$1.5B (2014-12-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
45%
19 (45%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
26%
6 (26%)
Strategic(s)
61%
14 (61%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

4.3B EUR

Established

2004

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Edward Forst

Chairman, Partner, and member of the Investment Committee

Lyndon Lea

Founding Partner & Managing Partner

Robert Darwent

Founding Partner, Member of the Investment Committee

Fabrizio Zappaterra

Partner

Matthew Nordby

Partner

 Subscribe to unlock this and 193,848
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More
1 Week Free Trial Learn More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB

Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.5K Private Equity Firms
  • 184K M&A Transactions
  • 189K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.5K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 72K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.

Mergr

Product

Company

Legal