M&A Deal Summary

Total Capital Partners Acquires Walker Transport

On October 18, 2017, private equity firm Total Capital Partners acquired transportation company Walker Transport for 20M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Total Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Total Capital Partners’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Total Capital Partners’ 5th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-10-18
Target Walker Transport
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Total Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 20M GBP

Target

Walker Transport

Leeds, United Kingdom
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Walker Transport is a transport and logistics company focused on providing pallet collection and delivery, storage, pick, pack, and distribution from its bases in Leeds and Manchester. Walker Transport was founded in 1979 and is based in Leeds, England.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Total Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Total Capital Partners LLP is an independent private equity firm that invests in a broad range of smaller UK-based businesses. TCP focuses on profitable companies with experienced management teams and defensible market positions. TCP targets businesses valued between £10 and £30 million. The Firm provides both debt and equity capital and will consider both minority and majority equity positions. Funds are generally used to support buyouts and growth capital financings. Total Capital Partners LLP was formed in 2008 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 5
Country (United Kingdom) 5 of 7
Year (2017) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-24 Weird Fish

Tewkesbury, United Kingdom

Weird Fish provides a multi-channel sales model comprising wholesale, retail, and online operations. Its retail operation currently comprises 12 stores and 13 concessions based in popular UK holiday destinations. Weird Fish was founded in 1993 and is based in Tewkesbury, England.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-02 GRITIT

Surrey, United Kingdom

GRITIT provides winter services and grounds maintenance to around 4,500 commercial properties across the UK. It is a winter services specialist at the forefront of technological development in the industry and is applying this tech advantage to its growing grounds maintenance business. GRITIT is based in Surrey, England.

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