Epsilon M&A Deal Report - Spicers UK and Irish Business
Transaction Multiples for the Valuation of Private Companies
Private Group led by Better Capital / Spicers UK and Irish Business
No EMAT :
27600
Announced Date :
06/07/2011
Type :
Acquisition of Majority Stake
Deal Value :
Yes
Acquirer :
Private Group led by Better Capital
Target :
Spicers UK and Irish Business
Country :
United Kingdom
Sector of activity :
- Specialised R&W > Retail and Wholesale ('R&W') > Office Furniture (retail)
Business Description :
Spicers is one of the Europe's leading distributor of Office Supplies and Office Equipment . The UK and Irish business are sold as part of a break-up of the Spicers business, sold to Spain's...
Transaction multiples available
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EV/ Gross Profit |
EV/ EBITDA |
EV/ EBIT |
Eq/ PBT |
P/E | Price to Book |
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Rating :
**
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Multiple available |
| n.s. | Multiple calculated, but not significant |
Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT
Comparable Transactions
- Number of EMAT Reports / sub-sector « Office Furniture (retail) » = 23
| Date | Acquirer | Target | Country | Multiples | See details |
| 28/04/2009 | Hakon Invest | Hemtex | Sweden | ** | 27442 |
| 16/08/2010 | B&M Retail | Opus Homewares | England | * | 27407 |
Source: Epsilon Research / EMAT
