Palatine Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Palatine Private Equity has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Palatine Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (19%) and education (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (46%) and growth capital (25%). In total, Palatine Private Equity has invested in 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Hallmark Hotel Group for $85M.

In the last 3 years, Palatine Private Equity has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (53%). Palatine Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Hallmark Hotel Group for $115M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity65
    • M&A Buy Activity44
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 13

Palatine Private Equity LLP

Chancery Place 50 Brown Street,
Manchester, M2 2JT
United Kingdom
0161 214 4730
www.palatinepe.com
info@palatinepe.com

Palatine Private Equity is a UK based private equity firm focused on investing in businesses valued up to £50 million. The Firm generally looks to fund profitable, cash-generative companies with strong management teams and established market positions, however, Palatine will also consider turnaround situations. Target sectors include retail/leisure, business outsourcing, financial services, healthcare, and niche manufacturing. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts/buy-ins, consolidations, growth capital financings, and restructurings. Palatine was originally formed as Zeus Private Equity in 2005. The Firm has offices in Bristol, Manchester, and London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Distribution, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Oil/Gas Exploration, Real Estate, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 30
Enterprise Value - 50
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 36 4 4 - - - 44
vol $303M $303M
Sell (1.6/yr) # 13 4 4 - - - 21
vol $276M $276M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Trade Skills 4U Ltd. 2022-11-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Crawley, United Kingdom · www.tradeskills4u.co.uk
Redmoor Health 2022-10-10 - Growth Capital
Chorley, United Kingdom · www.redmoorhealth.co.uk
Acora Ltd. 2022-10-05 - Secondary Buyout
Burgess Hill, United Kingdom · www.acora.com
Construction Testing Solutions Ltd. 2022-08-30 - Secondary Buyout
Leicestershire, United Kingdom · www.constructiontesting.co.uk
Veincentre Ltd. 2022-07-21 - Secondary Buyout
Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom · www.veincentre.com
My Pension Expert Ltd. 2022-05-20 - Growth Capital
Doncaster, United Kingdom · www.mypensionexpert.com
Cura Terrae 2022-03-21 - Consolidation
Sheffield, United Kingdom · www.cura-terrae.com
Jessup Homes 2022-03-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Staffordshire, United Kingdom · www.jessuphomes.co.uk
Estio Training Ltd. 2021-11-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.estio.co.uk
Verdant Leisure Ltd. 2021-09-01 - Secondary Buyout
Lancaster, United Kingdom · www.verdantleisure.co.uk
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Cura Terrae 2022-03-21 Envirocare Technical Consultancy Ltd. 2022-03-21 3
Sheffield, United Kingdom · www.cura-terrae.com Sheffield , United Kingdom · www.envirocare.org
CET Group 2018-11-26 CET Group - Specialist Claims Management Division 2021-10-27 1
Leicestershire, United Kingdom · www.cet-uk.com Donington, United Kingdom
EPI Group 2014-06-12 Heart of Hospice LLC 2021-09-01 1
Surrey, United Kingdom · www.epigroup.com Charleston, South Carolina · www.heartofhospice.net
Suntera Group Ltd. 2019-02-08 RBC Corporate Services Hong Kong 2020-04-29 3
St Helier, Channel Islands · www.suntera.com Hong Kong, China

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 6 (26%) - 8 (18%) -
Education 1 (4%) - 4 (9%) -
Leisure - - 3 (7%) 85M (28%)
Communications 1 (4%) - 3 (7%) 58M (19%)
Financial Services 2 (9%) 13M (12%) 3 (7%) 35M (12%)
Internet Software and Services 2 (9%) 26M (23%) 3 (7%) 26M (9%)
Information Technology 1 (4%) - 3 (7%) 23M (8%)
Healthcare Services 2 (9%) - 3 (7%) -
Restaurants 2 (9%) 20M (17%) 2 (5%) 20M (7%)
Construction 1 (4%) - 2 (5%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (4%) 55M (48%) 1 (2%) 55M (18%)
Consumer Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Distribution 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Environmental 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Insurance - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (2%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing - - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 $115M 44 $303M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 22 (96%) 115M (100%) 43 (98%) 303M (100%)
Channel Islands 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 22 (96%) 115M (100%) 43 (98%) 303M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 $115M 44 $303M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (39%) 26M (23%) 20 (45%) 155M (51%)
Growth Capital 6 (26%) - 11 (25%) -
Secondary Buyout 5 (22%) 55M (48%) 10 (23%) 114M (38%)
Divestiture 2 (9%) 33M (29%) 2 (5%) 33M (11%)
Consolidation 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 23 $115M 44 $303M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 11 (52%) 50M (18%)
Trade Sale 5 (24%) 115M (42%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (14%) 111M (40%)
Bankruptcy 1 (5%) -
Sold to Management 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $276M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Alantra Partners, S.A. - Investment Bank
3
Altium Capital Ltd.
1
RSM EquiCo Capital Markets LLC
1
Legal Deals
Gateley Plc
7
Browne Jacobson LLP
3
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 8 $303M
TOTAL $303M
Largest Hallmark Hotel Group Ltd.
$85M (2007-10-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $115M
< $100M 3 $161M
TOTAL $276M
Largest Hallmark Hotel Group Ltd.
$115M (2014-07-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
23%
10 (23%)
Strategic(s)
5%
2 (5%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
48%
10 (48%)
Strategic(s)
43%
9 (43%)

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