Buyout PE
Lion Capital
Lion Capital acquires controlling stakes in established, profitable businesses, from London, United Kingdom. It states a focus on consumer & retail and food & beverage.
Regulatory record
How Lion Capital is registered
Registered with the SEC as an investment adviser, and incorporated in the United Kingdom.
| Adviser status | Exempt reporting adviser |
| Regulatory assets under management | Not reported by an ERA |
| Private funds advised | 10 · $420m gross |
| SEC adviser number | CRD 160573 |
| Companies House number | OC308261 |
| Incorporated | 2004-06-08 |
| Register status | Active |
| Officers on the register | 6 |
An exempt reporting adviser is not required to report regulatory assets under management, so the blank above means the question was not asked rather than that the answer is unknown. Where a figure exists it is the gross asset value of the private funds the firm advises, which is a different and usually larger measure.
Recorded transactions
Buying and selling
Deals in which Lion Capital is named as buyer or seller in the transaction archive. 5 recorded exits, most recently in 2021. 2 recorded acquisitions.
| Company | Side | Counterparty | Year | Consideration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Franchise Group | Sold | FAT Brands | 2021 | $443m |
| Perricone MD | Sold | THG | 2020 | $60m |
| Loungers | Bought | Piper | 2016 | $211m |
| ghd | Sold | Coty | 2016 | $647m |
| Spence Diamonds | Bought | — | 2015 | $125m |
| Picard | Sold | Aryzta | 2015 | $503m |
| Yonderland | Sold | PAI Partners | 2015 | $451m |
Compiled from a transaction archive of 10,204 recorded deals. Most private transactions are never disclosed, so this is a sample of a firm’s activity rather than a complete record of it.
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