Since establishing our private equity strategy in 1989, we have invested in over 415 private equity investments in 42 countries.
| Company | Country | Sector | Description | Deal type | Invest. date | |
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Independent Care
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Healthcare | Description Builder and operator of private hospitals | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Aug 1990 |
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Greenacre
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Healthcare | Description Owner and operator of residential care facilities and nursing homes | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Nov 1990 |
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Devro Holdings
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Worldwide manufacturer of edible collagen sausage casings | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Apr 1991 |
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Nelson Hurst
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Full-line insurance broker | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date May 1991 |
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Pi Holdings
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Technology | Description Provider of consulting, systems integration and software services | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Oct 1991 |
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Gaymer Group Europe
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Manufacturer of light alcoholic beverages and soft drinks | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Feb 1992 |
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Inspec Group
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Industrial | Description Performance chemicals and fine chemical intermediates | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Sep 1992 |
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McDonnell Information Systems (now Northgate Information Solutions)
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Technology | Description Information technology business supplying total computing solutions | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Mar 1993 |
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Vision Express
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description High-street superstore optician | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Sep 1994 |
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Miracle Garden Care
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Industrial | Description Manufacturer and marketer of consumer garden chemicals, herbicides and fertilizers | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Dec 1994 |
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BIP Group
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Industrial | Description Manufacturer and marketer of specialty plastics and resins | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Oct 1995 |
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Eversholt
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Leasing of railway rolling stock | Deal type Privatization | Invest. date Feb 1996 |
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New Look
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description High-street value fashion chain | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date May 1996 |
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Trinity Pharmaceuticals
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Healthcare | Description Co-development, licensing and marketing of branded pharmaceuticals, mainly for cardiovascular and arthritic indications | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Mar 1997 |
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HMV
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description Retailer of music, books and videos | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Mar 1998 |
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Alexander Mann Solutions
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Specialist staffing and outsourced recruitment, focusing on information technology and financial markets | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date May 1999 |
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Tertio Telecoms
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Technology | Description Service provisioning software for telecom operators | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jun 1999 |
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Thomson Directories
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Technology | Description Publisher of business directories | Deal type Carve-out, Secondary buyout | Invest. date Aug 1997, Jul 1999 |
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HLF Group
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description International insurance brokerage | Deal type Public-to-private | Invest. date Dec 1999 |
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Recommend
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Technology | Description Internet-based home improvement services and content | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date May 2000 |
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Zone Vision
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Technology | Description Thematic channel broadcaster and program distributor for international cable and satellite channels | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Apr 2001 |
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Poundland
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description UK's No. 1 single-price discount retailer | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jun 2002 |
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Aviagen
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Healthcare | Description World's leading meat poultry breeding company | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date May 2003 |
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Financial Dynamics
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description International business communications consultancy | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Jul 2003 |
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Fat Face
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description UK's leading active lifestyle clothing retailer | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Apr 2005 |
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Aircom International
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Technology | Description Global provider of wireless network planning, optimization and performance management products and services | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Oct 2005 |
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Equiniti
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Leading UK share registration business | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Sep 2007 |
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Domestic & General
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description UK's leading specialist provider of extended warranty plans for domestic electrical goods | Deal type Public-to-private | Invest. date Dec 2007 |
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Craegmoor
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Healthcare | Description A leading UK provider of specialist care for adults and younger people (acquired by Advent portfolio company The Priory Group) | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jul 2008 |
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The Priory Group
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Healthcare | Description The UK's leading independent provider of mental health and specialist care services | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Jul 2008 |
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DFS Furniture
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Retail, Consumer & Leisure | Description The UK's leading sofa retailer | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jun 2010 |
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Worldpay
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services; Technology | Description Largest provider of card payment services in the UK and Europe and fourth-largest globally | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Nov 2010 |
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Towergate
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description Europe's largest independent insurance intermediary | Deal type Growth equity | Invest. date Feb 2011 |
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Rubix
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Industrial | Description A leading pan European distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services | Deal type Public-to-private | Invest. date Feb 2017 |
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V.Group Limited
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description The world’s leading marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Mar 2017 |
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Williams Lea Tag Group
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description A leading provider of marketing and communication services | Deal type Carve-out | Invest. date Nov 2017 |
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Laird Limited
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Industrial | Description A global engineering technology company providing solutions for electromagnetic integrity, thermal performance and connectivity | Deal type Public-to-private | Invest. date Jul 2018 |
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Cobham
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Industrial | Description Provides a range of technologies and services to the defence, commercial aerospace, and space markets | Deal type Public-to-private | Invest. date Jan 2020 |
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Planet
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services; Technology | Description A global integrated payments leader | Deal type Growth Buyout | Invest. date Oct 2021 |
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Thredd (formerly Global Processing Services)
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description A leading payments issuer processing technology platform | Deal type Growth Buyout | Invest. date Dec 2021 |
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Medius
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services; Technology | Description A global leader in accounts payable ("AP") automation, B2B payments, sourcing, and procurement software | Deal type Recapitalization | Invest. date Apr 2022 |
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MangoPay
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services; Technology | Description A leading payments solution provider for marketplaces and platforms | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Jul 2022 |
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Ultra Electronics
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Industrial | Description A leading provider of mission–critical defense electronics solutions | Deal type Public-to-private | Invest. date Aug 2022 |
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myPOS
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Country United Kingdom | Sector Business & Financial Services | Description A leading provider of payment solutions | Deal type Buyout | Invest. date Feb 2024 |
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