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Livingstone Partners is the leading investment banking boutique specialising in cross-border company sales, acquisitions and private equity transactions with deal values ranging from between £10m and £100m plus. With offices in the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the United States, Livingstone is the only mid-market M&A boutique with an integrated international infrastructure capable of delivering immediate access to buyers, investors and opportunities across two continentsWe deliver expert corporate finance advice and practical help to groups and companies from around the world concerning:
- Exit Strategy
- Company Sales
- Corporate Acquisitions
- Management buy-outs & buy-ins
- Capital Raising
- Debt Restructuring
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Latest deals
| Year | Target | Acquirer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Comonín | Grupo Navec | View |
| 2008 | Educational & Adventure Travel | MBO Team/DLJ Merchant Banking | View |
| 2008 | EIC Ltd | MML Capital Partners LLP | View |
| 2008 | Travel Jigsaw Ltd | MBO Team & ISIS Equity Partners | View |
| 2008 | Innovative Concepts in Entertainment | MBO Team/RBS Citizens Bank N.A. | View |
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SCHOOL’S OUT FOR EAT MBO’
Education & Adventure Travel (EAT), the UK school travel group, has been acquired for £100m in a secondary buy-out backed by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners. EAT’s management team was advised by Livingstone Partners’ Consumer Team.This is the second PE backed travel deal that Livingstone has completed in the last month, following the ISIS Private Equity backed buy-out of Travel Jigsaw in June where Livingstone also advised management.
EAT includes the School Travel Group and Kingswood Educational Group. STG is the second largest operator of school and student educational tours and the market leading provider of school ski trips in the UK. Kingswood is the UK’s second largest provider of curriculum-based residential and adventure activity courses.
Having attracted strong interest from strategic buyers and PE investors, the management team turned to Livingstone to help guide them through the sale process.
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