Deal facts
- Buyer
- Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe), LLP
- Target
- Craneware plc
- Deal value
- Not disclosed
- Announced
- 11 June 2025
- Status
- Possible offer
- Sector
- Technology
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Consideration
- Not stated
Sources
Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe), LLP has agreed to acquire Craneware plc in a transaction valued at 26.5 million GBP. The deal was announced on 11 June 2025, with the target company based in Great Britain. No specific consideration structure or sector classification was reported in the available data. The transaction was intended to transfer ownership of the business to the private equity firm.
The transaction has since been abandoned and has not reached completion. No completion date was recorded prior to the deal falling through. Regulatory approval or other closing conditions were not met. The parties have not proceeded with the acquisition following the initial announcement. This outcome marks the end of the proposed arrangement between the buyer and the target. The deal remains in a failed state with no further activity reported.
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Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe), LLP to acquire Craneware plc
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