Teaching Art

Sale to PHD Equity Partners

Teaching Art Limited was established in 1986 and grew to a £6 million company yet for its core client base of artists, aspiring and experienced alike, the name Teaching Art Limited probably won’t mean much. But mention The Society for All Artists (or The SAA), the international membership organisation owned by Teaching Art, and they are very likely to have heard of it or be a member.

The SAA was founded in 1992 and has a thriving, engaged membership of c.43,000. It is Teaching Art’s key market channel through which it provides artists materials, multi-format instructional materials, art classes and events.
Along with the SAA, the company sold its 20,000 + range of products through its subsidiaries Artifolk and Artcoe. It also serves major retailing groups, including Amazon (one of only a small number of businesses within the sector successfully operating within the stringent service requirements of Amazon Prime), Hobbycraft and eBay.

Sonnox is in a strong financial position, expanding our customer base and consistently delivering profit. We believe that by joining Focusrite with their scale, industry expertise and range of premium brands, we can continue to grow, and deliver innovation and excellence to current and future customers alike. Focusrite have a proven track record of achieving this in our industry, and we are very excited to become part of their Group
"This is a really exciting deal for C&C and our staff. What really stood out to us was that Steer bring loads of energy and positivity to the table. Not only do they have a track record of looking after their people, a priority for me, they have a drive and enthusiasm to develop them."
We are very pleased to be joining H.I.G. as they work to build a leading technical building services group that shares our focus on customer service. This is the start of the next phase of our growth
"From EvolutionCBS we got a massive amount of support – without them I don’t know how we would have got through".
"Evolution really stood out above any other organisation we'd spoken to. Their professional approach and process from engagement to completion of the journey were outstanding. For anyone reading this now, this is not an easy journey! However Evolution make it feel achievable every step of the way. "
“Everyone at EvolutionCBS was very genuine. Steve and the team never abused my trust, which gave me a lot of confidence. At the end of the day, they got me every penny that the acquirer had mentioned on day one. As far as I’m concerned, I would use them again if I ever had to sell a business without a shadow of a doubt.
An adviser that really understood our business and demonstrated the values we represent
The team have been extremely responsive, and we have completed the sale in a very short time
The EvolutionCBS team did a fantastic job of getting three very, very good offers on the table
"We couldn’t have had a better partner through this entire process"
“A big thank you to you all for getting us through this."
"Thanks to everyone who made such an effort to bring our project to a successful conclusion."

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