Alantra advised the shareholders of Interfloor Group Limited, on the sale of the business to Victoria PLC, a manufacturer, supplier and distributor of design-led flooring, for a total enterprise value of £65 million.

Jan 2015

Sell-side advisory

Value £65 million

Alantra has advised the shareholders of Interfloor Group Limited, the UK market-leading manufacturer of carpet underlay and related accessories, on the sale of the business to Victoria PLC, a manufacturer, supplier and distributor of design-led flooring, for a total enterprise value of £65 million.

Interfloor is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of carpet underlay, primarily through the long established brands Treadaire and Duralay, and supplier of related flooring accessories under the Gripperrods and Stikatak brands.Based in Lancashire, it was created by the merger of Tredaire and Duralay in 2002, with a heritage that dates back to the 1940s. Since 2005, Interfloor has been owned by Milestone Capital Partners LLP, Hutton Collins Capital LLP, and members of the management team.

In the UK, Interfloor has some 1,500 customers, including a number of blue chip UK high street retail customers.In addition, it has approximately 400 customers in over 70 countries, particularly in hospitality. Interfloor benefits from long standing customer and supplier relationships, and it is typically the preferred or sole supplier to larger customers.