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Sharp focus on top assets boosts average multiple in consumer sector

Covid-resilient assets are the only ones coming to market, with suitably hefty price tags, says Clearwater's O'Donnell

  • Consumer
  • 05 March 2021
France fundraising flying high
France: strong deals pipeline fuels high average entry multiple

Sponsors fight tooth and nail for prized assets in defensive sectors such as healthcare, higher education and financial services

  • France
  • 26 February 2021
Clearwater Multiples Heatmap Q4 2020
Multiples Heatmap: average pricing hits 11x in busy Q4

Healthcare, financial services and TMT assets continue to drive valuations up, while Nordic and UK regions see highest multiples

  • Investments
  • 23 February 2021
Clearwater Multiples Heatmap Q3 2020
Multiples Heatmap: average entry multiple hits 10.5x as dealflow recovers

The UK and Ireland was the hottest region for multiples in Q3, also seeing the largest increase in valuations of any region

  • Investments
  • 20 November 2020
Business loans and computer software
LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe in £59m deal

Sale ends a four-year holding period for LDC, which owned a minority stake in the company

  • Exits
  • 29 October 2020
Student accommodation internet access
Palatine invests in Back2Work

Deal is GP's sixth investment from its £100m Impact Fund, which targets profitable businesses making a positive impact

  • Expansion
  • 27 October 2020
Computer training and IT education
Inflexion acquires Sparta Global; KCP to reap 7x return

Inflexion has previously invested in other businesses in the sector, including FDM

  • Buyouts
  • 14 October 2020
Social housing and high-rise residential blocks
Livingbridge sells Mobysoft to ECI

Livingbridge began preparations to exit the company in July 2020, in a GCA Altium-led auction process

  • Exits
  • 30 September 2020
Payroll software
Tenzing acquires three payroll companies to form PSSG

Tenzing I closed on £200m in January 2017 and makes investments in companies valued at up to £75m

  • Buyouts
  • 24 September 2020
Music composition software
Apiary invests in ACC

Apiary Capital invests in companies with enterprise values of £10-75m

  • Buyouts
  • 08 September 2020
Clearwater Multiples Heatmap Q2 2020
Multiples Heatmap: pricing ticks up as GPs flock to safe assets

Although dealflow was severely impacted by Covid-19 in Q2, average entry multiples actually went up given the scarcity of attractive opportunities

  • Investments
  • 02 September 2020
People moves and promotions
Spectrum appoints Patey

Patey was a director at BDO before taking this position as lead advisory director

  • People
  • 05 June 2020
Medication and pharmaceutical products
Waterland invests in IMC

Viv Adshead, former president and CEO of Ashfield Communications, agrees to join the IMC board

  • Buyouts
  • 22 May 2020
Golf trolleys and equipment
Foresight sells Clubhouse Golf to Afinum-backed All4Golf

Clubhouse is the first exit for Foresight Regional Investment fund, which closed on £58m in 2016

  • Exits
  • 22 April 2020
Software programming
Chequers Capital carves out EBC from Econocom

GP is currently investing its Chequers Capital XVII fund, which closed on €1.1bn in May 2017

  • Buyouts
  • 20 April 2020
Deals and transactions
Clearwater makes eight hires in the UK

Dyke and Grassby have been promoted to the position of partner and director, respectively

  • People
  • 02 April 2020
Truck drivers and licences
Palatine-backed TTC acquires Licence Bureau

Licence Bureau is the second acquisition for TTC Group following the acquisition of Business Driver

  • Portfolio management
  • 11 March 2020
Apprenticeships and internships
MML-backed Learning Curve nearing sale - report

Agilitas, investing from its 2015 fund, is said to be one of the final bidders in the process

  • Exits
  • 28 February 2020
Hospitals and healthcare
Palatine sells Vernacare to HIG

HIG is currently investing from Growth Buyout Equity Fund III, which closed on $970m

  • Buyouts
  • 18 February 2020
Richard Goldsack and Glenn Clarke of Clearwater International
Clearwater opens Leeds office, appoints Goldsack

Newly appointed partner Richard Goldsack previously worked at Grant Thornton and EY

  • People
  • 22 January 2020
Bus routes and long-distance coach services
Tenzing-backed Ticketer buys Fara

UK-based bus ticketing company Ticketer was acquired in 2018 and will now expand to the Nordic region

  • Expansion
  • 02 December 2019
Professionals reviewing financial figures
Clearwater acquires Milan-based Brera Financial Advisory

Brera's team will join Clearwater's structure, which has 16 offices across nine countries

  • Advisory
  • 18 September 2019
Nordic Feeling is a Scandinavian tourism specialist
H1 Review: Nordic pricing frothy as cross-border capital pours in

Nordic region retained its position as the most expensive place in Europe for private equity firms to buy companies in Q2 2019

  • Nordics
  • 18 September 2019
Tailored Brands provides corporate workwear
LDC carves out UK operations of Tailored Brands in £50m deal

Supplier of corporate clothing trades under the Dimensions, Alexandra, Yaffy and Twin Hill brands

  • Buyouts
  • 20 August 2019
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