OVERVIEW

Highlights from our January 2025 Valuation Barometer, covering deals and valuation multiples in UK M&A in December 2024. Request the Executive Summary below.

HIGHLIGHTS

There was a fall in the number of deals completed in December relative to previous months, reflecting the typical year-end slowdown.

DEAL COMMENTARY

The largest deal in December was Stone Point’s acquisition of Tara Topco Limited for £11bn.

SPOTLIGHT TRANSACTIONS

Other deals during December included:

• Triton’s acquisition of Bosch’s security and communications business for £577 million.
• Intermediate Capital Group’s acquisition of Lomond for £450 million.
• JC Flowers Funds, TowerBrook Funds, and Railsr shareholders’ shared acquisition of Equals Group for £283 million.

The smaller end of the market witnessed the following deals:

• Animalcare Group’s acquisition of Randlab for £62 million.
• Media Concierge’s acquisition of National World for £65 million.
• Card Factory PLC’s acquisition of its Garven Holdings for £20 million.

SAMPLE COMPLETED AND ANNOUNCED M&A MULTIPLES – December 2024

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