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Charterhouse Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Charterhouse Capital Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 3 others.

Charterhouse Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (12%) and life science (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (54%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (20%). In total, Charterhouse Capital Partners has invested in 2 US states and 8 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Acromas Holdings for $9.5B.

In the last 3 years, Charterhouse Capital Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (42%). Charterhouse Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2015 when it sold Telediffusion de France S.A. for $4.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity84
    • M&A Buy Activity52
    • M&A Sell Activity32
  • Total Sectors Invested 26
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26
  • M&A Advisors 18

Charterhouse Capital Partners

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP

6th Floor, Belgrave House76 Buckingham Palace Road,
London, SW1W 9TQ
United Kingdom
+44 020 7334.5300
www.charterhouse.co.uk

Charterhouse Capital Partners is a large private equity firm specializing in buyouts of European industrial and commercial service companies. The Firm primarily seeks opportunities in Western Europe and the UK. Charterhouse focuses on profitable companies led by experienced management valued from €200 million to €1.5 billion. Specific areas of interest include business services, chemicals, engineering, leisure, transport and logistics. Charterhouse Capital Partners was formed in 1934 and is based in London.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Education, Engineering, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Infrastructure, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marketing, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 200 1,500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.2/yr) # 41 3 2 2 3 1 52
vol $40.0B $40.0B
Sell (1.2/yr) # 28 3 1 1 - 1 34
vol $17.7B $940M $18.6B
  86

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Optima S.p.A. 2025-05-27 - Secondary Sale
Rimini, Italy · www.casaoptima.com
Estya 2025-03-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Metrodora Education 2024-12-03 - Secondary Buyout
Madrid, Spain · www.metrodoraenfermeria.com
Skin Tech Pharma Group 2024-06-21 - Growth Capital
Girona, Spain · www.skintechpharmagroup.com
Two Circles Ltd. 2024-01-10 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.insidetwocircles.com
Labomar S.p.A. 2023-09-07 - Growth Capital
Istrana, Italy · www.labomar.com
France Valley 2023-04-24 - Growth Capital
Paris, France · www.france-valley.com
Tarsus Group Ltd. 2023-03-09 940M USD Trade Sale
London, United Kingdom · www.tarsus.com
Kids&Us English S.L. 2022-09-28 - Secondary Buyout
Manresa, Spain · www.kidsandus.com
Amtivo Group Ltd. 2022-07-04 - Secondary Buyout
Kent, United Kingdom · www.amtivo.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Two Circles Ltd. 2024-01-10 KORE Software, Inc. 2024-10-31 1
London, United Kingdom · www.insidetwocircles.com New York, New York · www.koresoftware.com
SERB S.a.r.l. 2017-06-09 Wellstat Therapeutics - Vistogard and Xuriden 2023-07-13 2
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · wwwserb.com Rockville, Maryland
Labelium 2021-07-02 1000heads Ltd. 2022-05-03 1
Paris, France · www.labelium.com London, United Kingdom · www.1000heads.com
SERB S.a.r.l. 2017-06-09 BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals 2020-12-01 1
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · wwwserb.com Gladwyne, Pennsylvania · www.btgsp.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (11%) - 6 (12%) 2.1B (5%)
Consumer Products 2 (11%) - 4 (8%) 500M (1%)
Life Science 2 (11%) - 4 (8%) 372M (1%)
Food - - 3 (6%) 3.2B (8%)
Education 3 (17%) - 3 (6%) -
Insurance - - 2 (4%) 9.8B (24%)
Communications 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 5.6B (14%)
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 2 (4%) 3.5B (9%)
Information Services - - 2 (4%) 1.9B (5%)
Consumer Services 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 958M (2%)
Environmental - - 2 (4%) 950M (2%)
Retail - - 2 (4%) 947M (2%)
Safety/Security 2 (11%) 676M (100%) 2 (4%) 676M (2%)
Financial Services 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 385M (1%)
Software 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 362M (1%)
Marketing 2 (11%) - 2 (4%) -
Apparel/Textiles - - 1 (2%) 3.7B (9%)
Gaming - - 1 (2%) 1.3B (3%)
Media - - 1 (2%) 1.0B (3%)
Healthcare Services - - 1 (2%) 791M (2%)
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) 586M (1%)
Chemicals - - 1 (2%) 563M (1%)
Engineering - - 1 (2%) 507M (1%)
Restaurants - - 1 (2%) 403M (1%)
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (2%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 18 $676M 52 $40.0B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 4 (22%) - 21 (40%) 19.4B (48%)
France 6 (33%) - 14 (27%) 13.6B (34%)
Spain 3 (17%) - 4 (8%) 586M (1%)
Italy 1 (6%) - 4 (8%) 710M (2%)
Germany 2 (11%) 676M (100%) 3 (6%) 3.4B (8%)
Netherlands 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 1.1B (3%)
Luxembourg 1 (6%) - 2 (4%) 563M (1%)
United States - - 2 (4%) 750M (2%)
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) 750M (2%)
  New Hampshire - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 4 (22%) - 21 (40%) 19.4B (48%)
Cross-border 14 (78%) 676M (100%) 31 (60%) 20.7B (52%)
Total 18 $676M 52 $40.0B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 8 (44%) 676M (100%) 28 (54%) 17.2B (43%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (17%) - 10 (19%) 9.7B (24%)
Growth Capital 6 (33%) - 6 (12%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (6%) - 3 (6%) 958M (2%)
Going Private - - 2 (4%) 2.2B (5%)
Divestiture - - 2 (4%) 570M (1%)
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) 9.5B (24%)
Total 18 $676M 52 $40.0B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 14 (41%) 11.0B (59%)
Trade Sale 4 (12%) 2.3B (12%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (12%) 2.0B (11%)
IPO 3 (9%) -
Unknown 3 (9%) -
SPAC 2 (6%) -
Stake Sale 2 (6%) -
Merger 1 (3%) 3.4B (18%)
Bankruptcy 1 (3%) -
Total 34 $18.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
HSBC Global Banking and Markets
 4
Rothschild Global Advisory
 2
Barclays Investment Bank
 1
Legal Deals
Ashurst
 6
Weil Gotshal & Manges
 1
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 9 $28.9B
$100M to $1B 20 $11.1B
TOTAL $40.0B
Largest Acromas Holdings Ltd.
$9.5B (2007-09-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 7 $14.2B
$100M to $1B 6 $4.4B
TOTAL $18.6B
Largest Telediffusion de France S.A.
$4.1B (2015-04-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
54%
28 (54%)
Strategic(s)
6%
3 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
41%
14 (41%)
Strategic(s)
26%
9 (26%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

5.0B EUR

Established

1934

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Gordon Bonnyman

Chairman

Lionel Giacomotto

Managing Partner

Victoria Proctor

Head of Talent Management

Michael McCotter

Head of Tax

Alain Vourch

Partner

FAQ

When was Charterhouse Capital Partners founded?

Charterhouse Capital Partners was founded in 1934.

What type of investor is Charterhouse Capital Partners?

Charterhouse Capital Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Charterhouse Capital Partners headquartered?

Charterhouse Capital Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much capital does Charterhouse Capital Partners have under management?

Charterhouse Capital Partners has 5.0B EUR under management.

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