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Piling on the Pressure Can Cost-Cutting Go Too Far? THE POINT Doing the right thing Own goals Stuart Rose on trust, Making the best of the cooperation and corporate bucket list commercial success Old head, young shoulders Reaping the benefits of Issue 26 | November 2014 youth and experience Piling on the pressure Can cost-cutting go too far? bridgepoint.eu CONTENTS 2 INS & OUTS Bridgepoint investments and exits across Europe 4 BUSINESS TRENDS How low can you go? Low-cost enterprises are making hay, but do consumers really put price above everything? 10 24 TALKING POINT FACE TO FACE Generation game The quiet revolutionary Can businesses benefit from combining Foncia’s François Davy gives power the experience of age and the to the people – and it works enthusiasm of youth? 16 28 IN MY OPINION MANAGEMENT FOCUS Good works Beyond the pail Stuart Rose suggests that ethical How to make the best of the behaviour can and should deliver CEO bucket list commercial advantage 20 32 MARKET INSIGHT SECTOR ANALYSIS Neighbourhood watch Exporting knowledge Big data and local knowledge: How European businesses are natural enemies or ideal partners? sending their know-how overseas 36 LAST WORD Game over Infantile, ridiculous and oddly compelling: Katie Roiphe explores social network “challenges” FOREWORD Service makes a comeback At a time when all we seem to hear about is the constant pressure on businesses to drive prices even lower, service is making a comeback. Why? Because customers want a mix of price and service; often, they will not countenance bad service at all and will pay a higher price to be treated well. It is not just consumers who are changing their purchasing patterns; business buyers are also heading in a new direction. Read “How low can you go?” on page 4 to find out how price, traditionally a key factor driving decisions in the B2B sector, is being eclipsed by “customer experience”. “Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait,” goes the French expression, and the debate continues about the supposed lack of experience of the young and energy of the old. In “Generation game” on page 10, we find out why it’s unwise for companies to ignore employees at either end of the age spectrum. Big data’s promise of hidden knowledge and customer insight is seductive, but, as “Neighbourhood watch” on page 20 explains, local knowledge is also valuable. Knowing how to combine data technology and local knowledge can be a powerful tool for any business. After all, in an increasingly joined-up business world, individuals want to feel connected. Are commercial success and doing good mutually exclusive? Not according to leading retailer Stuart Rose, who is a member of Bridgepoint’s advisory board. He sums it up neatly: “The ‘business of business is business’ just doesn’t hold true any more.” On page 16, find out what he thinks businesses need to be doing – and why doing the right thing is not only morally better but commercially advantageous, too. The so-called “bucket list” phenomenon is increasingly popular in the corporate world, where it is used to inspire CEOs and employees alike. “Beyond the pail” on page 28 examines why a bucket list forces you to think about where you are and where you need to go, and why CEOs are applying the bucket list to their businesses. Elsewhere, we report on the latest investments and divestments in Bridgepoint’s portfolio of businesses and profile the CEO of one of these – François Davy of Foncia (page 24). THE POINT Since our last issue we have acquired foreign exchange specialist Moneycorp and Phlexglobal, a software and support services business in the global clinical research market. November 2014 We have also had notable success in realising investments: private wealth manager Issue 26 Quilter Cheviot, with assets of £16 billion under management, was sold to Old Mutual plc Published by Bladonmore (Europe) Ltd in a £585 million transaction; and SPTS Technologies was sold to Nasdaq-listed Orbotech Editor in a $365 million transaction. Our smaller buyout fund, Bridgepoint Development Capital, Joanne Hart has had three important realisations: Pulsant, the IT services provider to the UK SME market Design Bagshawe Associates UK LLP to Oak Hill Partners; Energy Solutions Group to SSE plc; and Hallmark Hotels to Topland. Reproduction, copying or extracting by any means of I hope that you enjoy this issue. We always welcome feedback n the whole or part of this publication must not be undertaken without the written permission of the publishers. The views expressed in The Point are not necessarily those of Bridgepoint. William Jackson www.bridgepoint.eu is managing partner of Bridgepoint 1 INS &OUTS BRIDGEPOINT news across Europe Follow the money Foreign exchange specialist Moneycorp has been acquired by Bridgepoint in a deal valuing the business at £212 million. Moneycorp is one of the currency trades, gross largest players in its field. income rose almost 50 Active in the foreign per cent to £97.2 million exchange (FX) markets and it acquired Thomas since 1979, the group Cook’s corporate FX operates a substantial business. bureau de change Bridgepoint partner business, with 10 shops Stephen Green says: “The and 61 airport sites, FX market for SMEs is including a strong changing and offers much presence at Heathrow to go for. Moneycorp is an and Gatwick. However, it exciting opportunity to also has a fully integrated back a talented manage- online payments and ment team with a fast- telephone platform, growing UK business and serving small businesses significant international and high-net-worth development potential.”n individuals. This sector is growing A mutually beneficial exit for Quilter Cheviot fast. The UK international payments market is Bridgepoint has sold UK discretionary investment has generated significant expected to grow by 11 private wealth manager firm Cheviot for £95 inflows of new business.” per cent per annum as Quilter Cheviot to financial million and more than Quilter Cheviot chief services group Old Mutual doubling assets under executive Martin Baines customers switch away in a transaction totalling management from £7.6 agrees, commenting: from banks and turn £585 million. billion to £16 billion. “Our business flourished increasingly to specialist The deal achieved a Bridgepoint partner under Bridgepoint providers. money multiple of 3.1x and Michael Black says: “The ownership and we were Moneycorp is primarily an IRR of 55 per cent. step change in scale over able to pursue our growth based in the UK, but it is Originally acquired in the past three years has strategy and also starting to expand 2011, Quilter expanded more than doubled build strength, internationally. In 2013, it significantly under Bridge- profitability and assets depth and handled over £10 billion of point’s ownership, buying under management and scale.” n Nasdaq firm buys SPTS Technologies Group SPTS Technologies Group, a leading to deposit and remove materials circuit-board efficiency. The group is manufacturer of specialised from semiconducting wafers. With also involved in the manufacture of equipment for the microelectronic manufacturing facilities in Wales and ultra-small mechanical sensors industry, has been sold to Nasdaq- California, the group operates in 19 (MEMS) used in smartphones, tablet listed Orbotech Ltd for $365 million. countries worldwide. computers and games consoles. The sale comes three Under Bridgepoint’s ownership, Over the past three years, SPTS years after Bridgepoint SPTS has become a leading has also secured more than 50 new acquired SPTS, supplier in the fast-growing customers, and this year is expected which produces Advanced Packaging to generate revenues of approxi- equipment used sector, which improves mately $180 million n 2 Bridgepoint buys into £700 million clinical research market Phlexglobal, a support- services specialist in the global clinical research market, has been acquired by Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) for £42 million. The company is a specialist in Trial Master File (TMF) software and services, working with pharmaceutical, biotech and clinical research organisations across the world. Required by law, a TMF is a “An increasing proportion of the well placed to benefit,” says BDC collection of all the essential industry is expected to be partner Alan Payne n documents created during a outsourced, and Phlexglobal is clinical trial. Phlexglobal caters for all TMF requirements, from fully outsourced technology- enabled solutions to a range of Topland snaps up Hallmark Hotels ancillary services. Regional UK hotel group Hallmark hotels.Today, the group has a The addressable market is Hotels has been sold by Bridgepoint portfolio of eight four-star hotels worth an estimated £700 million Development Capital to real estate around the UK, with 600 staff annually and is forecast to grow group Topland. and more than 700 rooms. by five per cent per annum over Hallmark was established in 2007 In 2013, it delivered a turnover the next five years. to buy underperforming of £20.2 million n Smart sale for energy group Pulsant sold Bridgepoint Development Capital electrical equipment so that the Bridgepoint Development (BDC) has sold smart-energy site is both comfortable and Capital (BDC) has exited Pulsant, business Energy Solutions Group energy-efficient. ESG also which provides IT services to SMEs (ESG) to UK-listed SSE for £66 specialises in remote energy in the UK. million, with the potential for a monitoring, metering, energy Pulsant was created in October further £6 million payment if analytics and bespoke software 2010 when BDC acquired Lumison, agreed targets are achieved. solutions. introduced a new CEO and ESG is a UK leader in the The company was acquired in embarked on a strategy to create a support and implementation of December 2010 at an enterprise “one-stop shop” IT services supplier intelligent Building Energy value of £36 million, since when it for the UK SME market.
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