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| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Products | Private equity funds, Leveraged buyouts |
| Website | charterhouse.co.uk |
Charterhouse Capital Partners is a London based private equity investment firm focused on investing in European mid-market companies valued between €200m and €1.5bn. [1] The company targets investments across the services, healthcare, specialised industrials and consumer sectors. [2]
Founded in 1934, [3] Charterhouse Capital Partners is one of Europe’s oldest private equity firms. [4] The firm's predecessors, then a division of Charterhouse Bank, began raising third party equity in 1976. [3] In June 2001, the firm's management completed a management buyout from HSBC to become an independent investment firm. [5]
In 2009, Charterhouse acquired Wood Mackenzie, selling its stake to Hellman & Friedman in 2012. [6]
In 2010, the company acquired Deb Group, a skincare product group, and sold its stake in 2015 to SC Johnson, reportedly earning a return of over 2.5x. [7]
In 2010, they acquired Card Factory, exiting its stake in 2015. [8]
In 2011, the company acquired ERM, and in 2015, sold its stake to Omers in a deal valued at $1.7 billion. [9]
In 2011, they acquired Webhelp, selling the company to KKR in 2015. [10]
In 2013, Charterhouse acquired Doc Generici, an Italian pharmaceutical business, selling in 2016 to CVC Capital Partners. [11]
In 2013, the company acquired Armacell in a €520 million deal and, in 2015, sold to a Blackstone led partnership in a deal valued at €960 million. [12]
In 2015, Charterhouse acquired Mirion Technologies, a radiation detection provider, for $750 million, and in June 2021, Mirion announced it would go public after merging with a Goldman Sachs backed SPAC in a deal valued at $2.6 billion. [13]
In 2016, the company acquired Cooper, a provider of generalist over-the-counter (OTC) self-care pharmaceuticals, and in March 2021 sold a majority stake to CVC. [14]
In 2017, the company acquired a majority stake in SERB, a Brussels headquartered specialty pharmaceuticals company. [15]
In 2018, they acquired a majority stake in Siaci Saint Honore (SSH), a B2B insurance broker, and sold in July 2021 to a consortium led by Burrus Group. [16]
In March 2018, the company acquired SLR Consulting, a UK environmental consultancy previously owned by 3i, becoming a major shareholder. [17]
In June 2019, Charterhouse disposed of Italian cheese maker and distributor Nuova Castelli, which had been in their possession since 2014, and which was acquired by the Lactalis Group Italia. [18] [19]
In December 2020, SERB pharmaceuticals, backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners, agreed to purchase Boston Scientific's BTG specialty pharma unit for $800m. [20] In the same month, the company acquired Inflexion Private Equity's minority stake in the UK pension provider Lane Clark & Peacock. [21]
Also in December 2020, Charterhouse concluded a deal with French banking group Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, for a stake in the Dutch software company Vermeg. [22]
In June 2022, Charterhouse disposed of SLR Consulting to a private equity fund managed by Ares Management. [23] [24]
In March 2023, in a cash and shares deal, Charterhouse sold the Irish Tarsus Group to Informa for a reported GBP 790m. [25] [26] [27]
In April 2023, the company’s sale of French telecom’s Sagemcom to a continuation fund backed by AlpInvest Partners was officially recorded. [28] In the same month, Charterhouse confirmed their investment in a management buyout of France Valley Investissements, the €4 billion forestry and real assets manager, together with Guillaume Toussaint and Arno Filhol and their management team, to support France Valley’s intended launch of ESG-linked products. [29] [30]
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