Tenzing Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Tenzing Private Equity has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 2 others.

Tenzing Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment aresoftware (25%) and information technology (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (50%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%).

In the last 3 years, Tenzing Private Equity has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%). Tenzing Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Smoothwall for $116M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 6

Tenzing Private Equity Ltd.

Heddon House, 149-151 Regent Street,,
London, W1B 4NR
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 20 3282 7560
www.tenzing.pe
hello@tenzing.pe

Tenzing Private Equity is a growth oriented private equity investor focused on in founder owned tech and tech-enabled businesses. The Firm seeks businesses valued from £10 to £200 million and operating in the UK and Northern Europe. Target companies typically exhibit high recurring revenue with strong organic growth and provide mission critical B2B products/services. Tenzing Private Equity Was formed in 2015 and is headquartered in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Media, Software, Staffing

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

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 10 200
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 10 3 3 - - - 16
Sell (0.4/yr) # 1 1 1 - - - 3
vol $116M $116M
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DJH Mitten Clarke 2022-11-02 - Growth Capital
Staffordshire, United Kingdom · www.djhmittenclarke.co.uk
Market News Ltd. 2022-08-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.marketnews.com
Zype TV Ltd. 2022-07-19 - Secondary Buyout
Wokingham, United Kingdom · www.citnow.co.uk
Altum Group 2022-02-01 - Growth Capital
Jersey, United Kingdom · www.altumgroup.com
Mandata Ltd. 2021-10-07 - Secondary Buyout
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom · www.mandata.co.uk
Smoothwall Ltd. 2021-08-06 116M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Leeds, United Kingdom · www.smoothwall.com
Gravita 2021-02-16 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.jeffreyshenry.com
MetaCompliance Ltd. 2021-01-26 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.metacompliance.com
VIPR Ltd. 2020-10-27 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.viprsolutions.com
Payroll Software & Services Group Ltd. (PSSG) 2020-09-23 - Consolidation
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · www.thepssg.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 4 (31%) - 4 (25%) -
Information Technology 2 (15%) - 3 (19%) -
Business Services 2 (15%) - 2 (13%) -
Financial Services 2 (15%) - 2 (13%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (13%) -
Media 2 (15%) - 2 (13%) -
Staffing 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 13 - 16 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 13 (100%) - 16 (100%) -
Total 13 - 16 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 7 (54%) - 8 (50%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (31%) - 6 (38%) -
Consolidation 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 13 - 16 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (33%) 116M (100%)
Secondary Sale 1 (33%) -
Trade Sale 1 (33%) -
Total 3 $116M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Alvarez & Marsal
2
Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)
1
Raymond James - Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Osborne Clarke
4
PwC Law LLP
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $116M
TOTAL $116M
Largest Smoothwall Ltd.
$116M (2021-08-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

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