HgCapital acquires Citation Plc

On February 15, 2016, HgCapital acquired Citation Plc, a business services company in United Kingdom, from ECI Partners LLP.

Deal at a glance

AnnouncedFebruary 15, 2016 TypeSecondary Buyout TargetCitation Plc Buyer HgCapital Seller ECI Partners LLP SectorBusiness Services LocationUnited Kingdom ValueNot disclosed

Target company

Citation Plc

United Kingdom

Business Servicessector

2015founded

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Buyer

HgCapital

Private equity firm · 133 deals on record

12th transaction in business services
48th transaction in United Kingdom

133deals, all time

15in this sector

2022latest

Seller

ECI Partners LLP

Private equity firm · 108 deals on record

108investments

12in this sector

81exits

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Questions about this deal

Who acquired Citation Plc?HgCapital acquired Citation Plc on February 15, 2016.

Who sold Citation Plc?ECI Partners LLP was the seller.

What type of deal was it?It was a secondary buyout in the business services sector in 2016.

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