Edward Jenkins is a Managing Director with Teneo’s M&A team who leads the Mainstream / Good Book M&A practice.
Edward works with a variety of clients (both sellers and buyers) to secure successful outcomes in M&A processes. He is also experienced in running non-standard M&A processes where a full traditional M&A process may not be possible.
Previously Edward spent 17 years at Deloitte LLP and was a member of the Corporate Finance Advisory THL team, the leading mid-market advisory practice in the sector, covering travel, hospitality, licensed retail, gaming and leisure.
Edward has worked on a wide range of transactions advising a variety of stakeholders (including lenders, corporate clients, private equity and MBO candidates) in solvent and non-standard situations including sell-side, buy-side and carve-out / divestment opportunities. Edward is FCA qualified.
Selected Project Experience:
Restaurants
- Disposal of Creative Restaurant Group to private investors
- Sale of TGI Fridays to Breal Capital
- Carve-out of various Domino’s International Franchises to private investors
- Disposal of Gourmet Burger Kitchen to Boparan
- Disposal of Vital Ingredient to FCFM Group Ltd
- Disposal of Busaba Eathai to Phonenix Equity Partners
- Disposal of Hakkasan to Tasameem Real Estate
- Advised Living Ventures on the MBO of Gusto Restaurants Ltd
- Advised Singha Corporation on the acquisition of the Oriental Restaurant Group
- Disposal of Gaucho to SC Lowy
Pubs & bars
- Acquisition of Peach Pubs (ex-Revolution Bars) by Coral Pub Company
- Disposal of Black Sheep Brewery to Breal Capital
- Acquisition of Brunning & Price by The Restaurant Group Plc
- Advised Legal & General Ventures on their acquisition of Novus Leisure
- Acquisition of Balls Brothers by Novus
- Advised Cerberus on their acquisition of Admiral Taverns
Travel
- Sale of CHS Services (School Ski Travel Business) to TUI Travel.
- Disposal of Bales Worldwide to Virgin Holidays.
Leisure & Gaming
- Disposal of Inspiring Learning to PGL
- Disposal of Gymbox to Urban Gym Group
- Disposal of Drayton Manor Theme Park to Looping Group
- Disposal of Dream Lodge Group to Exclusive Luxury Lodges Limited
- Merger of The Ambassador Theatre Group with the UK Live Nation theatres
- Disposal of Purple Lounge (online gaming)
- Disposal of Cryptologic (online gaming) to Amaya
- Disposal of Bluestone Holiday Resort
- Acquisition of The Club Company by Epiris LLP
- Acquisition of Away Resorts by Freshstream Bregal LLP
Financial Services
- Sale of Inceptum to Marco Capital
- Sale of Gamma to Marco Capital
- Sale of Sova Asset Management and Sova VC to a private investor
- Sale of Roundhill Capital to CIM Group
- Sale of Smart & Cook to AXA UK plc
Energy/Infrastructure
- Sale of Prax Upstream Limited to Serica Energy PLC
- Sale of Wismar Pellets GmbH to LEAG AG
- Carve-out of James Fisher Nuclear from James Fisher Plc to RCapital
- Sale of Broadway Partners to Voneus
Consumer & Retail
- Sale of Lakeland to Hilco Capital
- Sale of the Brand and Assets of Toolstream to various trade buyers
- Joint Venture between Greenyard UK and Minor, Weir & Willis
Other
- Sale of MyTutor Limited to IXL
- Sale of Rethink Recruitment to Swipe Jobs
- Sale of the assets of TXM Plant to various trade buyers
- Sale of 50% share in two York University Accommodation residences to Foresight
- Disposal of Bezier Acquisitions Limited to HIG Europe
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The Accelerated M&A Paradox
With the global COVID-19 pandemic not yet leading to the wave of financial distress and associated acquisition opportunities that many anticipated, when can we expect there to be a resurgence of activity in the accelerated M&A (“AMA”) market? The Teneo Special Situations M&A team shares some observations below on both…
January 17, 2022 - By Rob Harding, Simon Harrison, Edward Jenkins, James Pratt