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BC Partners
UNITED KINGDOM WEBSITE : BCPARTNERS.COM
BC Partners is a European private equity firm whose buyout track record spans 130 acquisitions across 16 countries over nearly four decades. Through 11 successive funds, the London-based sponsor has built a portfolio centred on upper mid-market buyouts with large-cap capability, backing market-leading businesses across life sciences, consumer products, chemicals & materials, hospitality & leisure, industrial equipment. Its investment thesis is built around "defensive growth": BC Partners targets companies with resilient fundamentals, predictable cash flows and defensible market positions, prioritising operational value creation and EBITDA growth over financial engineering. The buyout arm, the firm's founding activity, works closely with management teams to drive margin expansion and organic growth. Beyond private equity, BC Partners operates a Private Credit platform launched in 2017, since grown to over $10bn in assets under management across more than 300 investments, giving the firm flexibility to pursue high-conviction opportunities at larger scale. BC Partners sources deals through a deep local network across Europe and New York, and runs one of the industry's most established co-investment programmes, having raised approximately €13bn from more than 100 LPs since 1994. Recent transactions by the fund include InfoRLife, Fortidia and Biogaran.
BC Partners is a European private equity firm whose buyout track record spans 130 acquisitions across 16 countries over nearly four decades. Through 11 successive funds, the London-based sponsor has built a portfolio centred on upper mid-market buyouts with large-cap capability, backing market-leading businesses across life sciences, consumer products, chemicals & materials, hospitality & leisure, industrial equipment. Its investment thesis is built around "defensive growth": BC Partners targets companies with resilient fundamentals, predictable cash flows and defensible market positions, prioritising operational value creation and EBITDA growth over financial engineering. The buyout arm, the firm's founding activity, works closely with management teams to drive margin expansion and organic growth. Beyond private equity, BC Partners operates a Private Credit platform launched in 2017, since grown to over $10bn in assets under management across more than 300 investments, giving the firm flexibility to pursue high-conviction opportunities at larger scale. BC Partners sources deals through a deep local network across Europe and New York, and runs one of the industry's most established co-investment programmes, having raised approximately €13bn from more than 100 LPs since 1994. Recent transactions by the fund include InfoRLife, Fortidia and Biogaran.
27 Deals with BC Partners
| Date | Type | Target | Acquirer | Sector | Rev | EBITDA | EV | xRev | xEBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2015 | Majority | Cigierre ITALY | BC Partners | Hospitality | |||||
| 07/2015 | 100% | Côte Restaurants UNITED KINGDOM | BC Partners | Hospitality | |||||
| 06/2015 | Majority | Pharmathen GREECE | BC Partners | Pharma & Biotech | |||||
| 12/2014 | 100% | PetSmart UNITED STATES | BC Partners / CDPQ - Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec | Pet Care | |||||
| 06/2013 | Majority | Antelliq FRANCE | BC Partners | Animal Health | |||||
| 08/2012 | Majority | Aenova Group GERMANY | BC Partners | Pharma & Biotech | |||||
| 09/2005 | 100% | Fitness First UNITED KINGDOM | BC Partners | Hospitality | |||||
| Average (10 yrs) | 2.6x | 13.9x | |||||||
| Median (10 yrs) | 2.1x | 13.1x | |||||||
