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Deal Announcement

Fidelity Equity Partners Announces £33.0 Million Management Buyout of Picsolve International.

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London, UK, July 21, 2008. Picsolve International, the outsourced photographic systems and services provider for leisure attraction operators, today announced that Fidelity Equity Partners has completed a £33 million management buyout of the Company. Fidelity Equity Partner’s will support Picsolve’s aggressive expansion plans, focusing predominantly on organic and acquisitive growth in Europe, where it already has market leadership, the US, Asia and the Middle East.

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Anatomy of the Deal
Company: Picsolve International
Enterprise Value: £33 Million
Characteristics: Profitable, Growing at 25% per annum
Sector: Business Services / Leisure
Geography: Based in Europe
Investment Type: Growth Buyout
Why Picsolve Chose Fidelity Equity Partners
  • Experience and willingness to work with a relatively new CEO
  • London and Boston offices with access to Fidelity’s large network of leisure industry contacts in North America, Asia and the Middle East
  • Expertise in helping companies transition from a small, founder-managed business to a global professionally managed business
Why Fidelity Equity Partners Chose Picsolve
  • Established, high growth business
  • Significant competitive advantage through systems and systems integration driving growth in a fairly mature market
  • European market leader with untapped potential for expansion into US and Asia Pacific markets

Europe

Led Picsolve Investment
Nick Martin, Partner
London Office
Nick.Martin@fidelity.com
phone: +44 (0) 20 7184 3631

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Sebastian McKinlay, Partner
London Office
Sebastian.McKinlay@fidelity.com
phone: +44 (0) 20 7184 3636

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Americas

Brooke Ablon, Partner
Boston Office
Brooke.Ablon@fidelity.com
phone: +1 617 392 2082

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Ian Blasco, Partner
Boston Office
Ian.Blasco@fidelity.com
phone: +1 617 563 3658

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