Mark Sapsford

Mark Sapsford — M&A Advisor, Co-founder & Partner | CapEQ

Few professionals have led, overseen or facilitated quite as many successful transactions as Mark, in as many jurisdictions. His personal tally exceeds 51, but he has overseen at least 115 more, leading teams in the UK, Ireland, USA, Netherlands, Australia, Spain and Poland. This breadth of experience has given him a rare insight into global best practice, international contacts and unearthing opportunities. Matching depth derives from past lives in the RAF, energy, and recruitment.

Mark co-founded CapEQ on the back of many years working for a corporate finance boutique. Having established their international office in New York, he helped facilitate high-profile acquisitions, including the sale of Optimum Lighting to Philips Lighting; Biokinetics to Foster Wheeler; and Precision Pipeline to Sentinel Capital. This fuelled expansion to Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and Calgary.

Notable business sale successes at CapEQ include the sale of UK's Skerritt Electrical to TSG of France, the creation of a new market challenger with the tie-up of Polish automation software platform Infinite Data with Germany's Beta Software, and the founder exit at offshore worker safety system EPIC to MarineGuard.

Mark may have recently become a grandfather but belies this with youthful enthusiasm for rugby, a long stride when walking through the countryside, and a delight in travelling the world in search of old friends and new experiences. His sourdough feeds his entire street at weekends.

Selected transactions led by Mark Sapsford

Sell-side M&A (mergers and acquisitions) mandates Mark has led for founders and shareholders at CapEQ. See all completed CapEQ transactions.

  • Skerritt Electrical acquired by TSG Solutions Group — July 2024

    Sell-side advisor to the shareholders of Skerritt Electrical, a UK design-and-build electrical contractor founded in 1986, on its sale to TSG Solutions Group of France, a technical services group for sustainable mobility operating in 30 countries.

    Sector: Construction › Electrical contracting › Design-and-build electrical installation
    Also relevant to: Energy & Waste · electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure · commercial, industrial, and residential construction · cross-border M&A (UK to France)
    Deal: Cross-border trade sale to a strategic acquirer · United Kingdom · value undisclosed

  • InfiniteData acquired by Beta Systems — 2023

    Sell-side advisor to the shareholders of InfiniteData, the Warsaw developer of the AutomateNOW! workload automation platform (now the ANOW! Suite), on its cross-border sale to Berlin-based Beta Systems Software AG.

    Sector: Technology › Enterprise software › Workload automation and orchestration
    Also relevant to: IT operations software · data centre software · cross-border M&A (Poland to Germany) · engineering team retention
    Deal: Cross-border share sale to a strategic acquirer · Warsaw, Poland · value undisclosed

  • EPIC acquired by Marine Guard — 2022

    Sell-side advisor to founder and sole shareholder Ian Traquair on the sale of EPIC (Exploration & Production Information Company), the Aberdeen developer of Smart-Trac personnel-on-board safety software, to Southampton-based Marine Guard Group.

    Sector: Technology › Industrial software › Offshore personnel-on-board (POB) safety
    Also relevant to: Energy & Waste · oil and gas · maritime security · founder exit · debt-funded acquisition
    Deal: Trade sale to a strategic acquirer, funded by a five-year SME Capital debt facility · Aberdeen, United Kingdom · value undisclosed

Selected shareholder exits advised by Mark.

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