Case Study
Identification of acquisition opportunities in the mortgage service providers’ market
About the Client
A leading European private equity firm with a diverse portfolio of investments across sectors worldwide, including financial services, healthcare and manufacturing
Business Need
- The client wanted RocSearch to analyse the mortgage services market in Western Europe to identify potential acquisition opportunities, with a promising growth outlook and attractive valuation multiples
Approach and Methodology
- RocSearch team assessed few of the major mortgage service markets in Western Europe, including UK, Netherlands, France, Germany and Spain
- The impact of the economic slowdown in each of these geographies was assessed in detail
- Focus was also on understanding the impact of intermediaries on outsourcing of various mortgage services, along with identification of key services being outsourced
- The team identified the key players and presented an overview covering products/services, management structure and recent developments
Business Outcomes
- The insights helped the client form their investment perspective regarding this segment
- Basis the outcome of the study, the client became interested in looking at additional sub-markets within Europe
- In the next phase, the team prepared deep-dive profiles of potential acquisition targets shortlisted by the client
