Caledonia Investments - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Caledonia Investments M&A Summary

Caledonia Investments has acquired 5 companies. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Caledonia Investments’ largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Park Holidays UK for $265M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Park Holidays UK to Intermediate Capital Group for $557M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (20%) and consumer services (20%).

Caledonia Investments Business Overview

Where is Caledonia Investments headquartered?

Caledonia Investments is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Caledonia Investments’ revenue?

Caledonia Investments disclosed revenue of 234M GBP for 2024 and 180M GBP for 2023.

How many employees does Caledonia Investments have?

Caledonia Investments has 82 employees.

What sector is Caledonia Investments in?

Caledonia Investments is a financial services company.

When was Caledonia Investments founded?

Caledonia Investments was founded in 1928.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 3

Caledonia Investments

Caledonia Investments plc

Cayzer House 30 Buckingham Gate,
London, SW1E 6NN
United Kingdom,
+44 20 7802 8080
www.caledonia.com

Caledonia is a self-managed investment trust. Caledonia Investments was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $872M $872M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
vol $937M $373M $1.3B
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Deep Sea Electronics Ltd. 2021-06-01 373M GBP Divestiture
Hunmanby, United Kingdom · www.deepseaplc.com
Choice Care Group Ltd. 2018-10-23 235M GBP Secondary Sale
Bracknell, United Kingdom · www.choicecaregroup.com
Deep Sea Electronics Ltd. 2018-10-15 249M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Hunmanby, United Kingdom · www.deepseaplc.com
Cooke Optics Ltd. 2018-07-13 149M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Leicester, United Kingdom · www.cookeoptics.com
Park Holidays UK Ltd. 2016-12-19 557M GBP Divestiture
Bexhill-On-Sea, United Kingdom · www.parkholidays.com
Park Holidays UK Ltd. 2013-11-11 265M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Bexhill-On-Sea, United Kingdom · www.parkholidays.com
Choice Care Group Ltd. 2013-08-08 132M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Bracknell, United Kingdom · www.choicecaregroup.com
Celerant Consulting 2013-01-02 145M USD Trade Sale
Richmond, United Kingdom · www.celerantconsulting.com
Celerant Consulting 2006-05-24 77M USD Divestiture
Richmond, United Kingdom · www.celerantconsulting.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Sterling Industries PLC    - Sterling Hydraulics 2005-10-14 1
Yeovil, United Kingdom · www.sterling-industries.com , United Kingdom

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 1 (20%) 77M (9%) 1 (25%) 145M (11%)
Consumer Services 1 (20%) 132M (15%) 1 (25%) 235M (18%)
Leisure 1 (20%) 265M (30%) 1 (25%) 557M (43%)
Manufacturing 1 (20%) 249M (29%) 1 (25%) 373M (28%)
Electronics 1 (20%) 149M (17%) - -
Total 5 $872M 4 $1.3B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 5 872M 4 1.3B
Total 5 $872M 4 $1.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance
1
Connell Consulting
1
Legal Deals
Taylor Wessing
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $795M
< $100M 1 $77M
TOTAL $872M
Largest Park Holidays UK Ltd.
$265M (2013-11-11)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.3B
TOTAL $1.3B
Largest Park Holidays UK Ltd.
$557M (2016-12-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

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