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Alchemy Partners LLP |
Address |
25 Bedford Street, London WC2E 9ES |
Telephone |
+44 (0)20 7240 9596 |
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www.alchemypartners.com |
E-mail |
jmundie@alchemypartners.com |
Principal Contact |
Jacqueline Mundie |
Min Invest |
£ 25,000,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 120,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£45,000,000 |
Type of Firm |
All sectors considered |
Industry Preference |
Equity (and debt)
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Geographic preference |
UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
Recent Deal History |
Alchemy’s private equity business has advised on over 100 completed transactions with more than £2.0 billion of equity invested to date. Turnaround transactions and public to private opportunities are particular specialities with 24 public to private transactions undertaken so far. Turnaround deals include CompAir, recently sold, InterGlobal, Cedar, CedarCrestone |
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Close Investment Management Limited |
Address |
12 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AW |
Telephone |
+44 (0)20 7426 4000 |
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www.closeam.com
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E-mail |
richard.lott@cbpel.com |
Principal Contact |
Richard Lott |
Min Invest |
£ 2,000,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 30,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£15,000,000 |
Type of Firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
Chemicals & aterials, Energy,
Construction and building products, Industrial automation, Industrial
products & services, Manufacturing, Transportation, Electronics,
Leisure and entertainment, and Other consumer related industries. |
Geographic preference |
UK
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Deal History |
Turnarounds are not the primary
focus of Close however they have specialist in house turnaround
skills and experience, including an insolvency practitioner
who focuses on turnaround finance. Recent deals include Park
Resorts, Hillarys Group, United Transport, SP Systems, Oxford
Aviation. |
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Credit Agricole Private Equity |
Address |
100 Boulevard Montparnasse, Paris, 75682 |
Telephone |
+33 (0)1 43 23 21 21 |
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www.ca-privateequity.com |
E-mail |
cape.contact@ca-privateequity.fr |
Principal Contact |
Dominic Magee |
Min Invest |
£ 1,000,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 10,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£ 2,200,000 |
Type of firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors considered |
Geographic preference |
UK, Republic of Ireland
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Deal History |
Credit Agricole are a leading private equity firm, who will make investments into rescue and turnaround situations. |
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cbpe Capital LLP |
Address |
10 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL |
Telephone
Fax |
+33 (0)20 7065 110
+33 (0)20 7588 6815 |
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www.cbpel.com |
E-mail |
enquiries@cbpel.com |
Principal Contact |
John Snook |
Min Invest |
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Max Invest |
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Type of firm |
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Industry Preference |
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Geographic preference |
UK
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Deal History |
Originally part of Close Brothers Investment Management. Cpbe LLC split out to provide Equity finance. |
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ECI Partners |
Address |
Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London, WC2E 7EN |
Telephone |
+44 (0) 20 7606 1000 |
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www.ecipartners.com |
E-mail |
ken.landsberg@ecipartners.com |
Principal Contact |
Ken Landsberg |
Min Invest |
£ 5,000,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 40,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£ 10,000,000 |
Type of firm |
Equity |
Industry Preference |
All sectors considered |
Geographic preference |
UK-based businessese
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Deal History |
ECI is a longstanding provider
of equity finance for business improvement and turnarounds.
Previous investments have covered a wide range of sectors including
transport, restaurants, training, consumer products and business
services |
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Endless LLP |
Address |
Leeds Office: 3 Whitehall Quay, Leeds, LS1 4BF
Manchester: The Chambers, 13 Police Street, Manchester, M2 7LQ
Birmingham: Waterloo House, 20 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5TB
London: PO Box 62757, London, SW12 0UY |
Telephone |
Leeds: +44 (0) 845 370 0101
Manchester: +44 (0) 161 837 6030
Birmingham: +44(0) 121 633 5600
London: +44 (0) 845 370 0101 |
Web
site |
www.endlessllp.com |
E-mail |
garry.wilson@endlessllp.com
darren.forshaw@endlessllp.com
warwick.ley@endlessllp.com
nick.leitch@endlessllp.com
del.huse@endlessllp.com |
Principal Contact |
Leeds: Garry Wilson, Darren Forshaw
Manchester: Warwick Ley
Birmingham: Nick Leitch
London: Del Huse |
Min
Invest |
£1,000,000 |
Max
Invest |
£32,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£5m to £10m |
Type
of Firm |
Equity, Turnaround, Non-core assets, Real Estate and Restructuring |
Industry
Preference |
All sectors, strong specialisms in manufacturing, industrial, engineering, retail and distribution. |
Geographic
preference |
UK
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Deal
History |
Endless LLP provides investment funding to support Turnaround, Non-Core Assets, Buyouts and Real estate opportunities. Endless seeks to take a radically different view of unusual or tough situations and prides itself on market leading speed of transacting. Established in December 2005, this fast growing and vibrant company has recently secured an institutional fund of £164m from 12 global investors, providing significant investment power at a time when capital supply to the general market is low. |
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Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. |
Address |
28 New Bond Street, London, W1S2RJ |
Telephone |
+44 (0) 20 7493 0264 |
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www.fccgi.com |
E-mail |
matt.green@fccgi.com |
Principal Contact |
Matt Green |
Min Invest |
£ 500,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 20,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
not specified |
Type of firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors considered |
Geographic preference |
UK and mainland Europe
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Deal History |
Recent acquisitions and financing
in the retail,
manufacturing, and real estate markets. |
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Address |
20 St Mary At Hill, London, EC3R 8EE |
Telephone |
+44 (0)207 220 5950 |
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www.gatesandpartners.com |
E-mail |
info@gatesandpartners.com |
Principal Contact |
Adosh Chatrah, Aoife O'Sullivan and Matthew Mace |
Min Invest |
N/A |
Max Invest |
N/A |
Average Deal Size |
up to £20 Million |
Type of firm |
Legal |
Industry Preference |
Private Equity
Turnaround Finance
Insolvency
AiM Listings
Travel sector (including aviation) |
Geographic preference |
UK and Offshore
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Deal History |
All aspects of Private Equity / Venture Capital and Investments / Divestments / Turnaround Finance / Distressed Businesses |
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Investec |
Address |
2 Gresham Street, London, EC2N 7QP |
Telephone |
+44 (0)20 7597 2000 |
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www.investec.com/en_gb/ |
E-mail |
john.clifford@investec.co.uk |
Principal Contact |
John Clifford |
Min Invest |
No Limit |
Max Invest |
No Limit |
Average Deal Size |
Not Specified |
Type of firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors considered
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Geographic preference |
Primarily in the UK. Also South
Africa, US, Israel and Australia. |
Deal History |
Investec provide a range of
services to management teams in buy-in, buy-out, development
capital and turnaround transactions with a particular
focus on middle market transactions. Investec are opportunistic
in their approach to turnarounds, and will assess and
a transaction on a case-by-case basis. |
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K2 Partners |
Address |
64 Lower Sloane Street, London SW1W 8BP |
Telephone |
+44 (0)709 222 7720 |
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www.k2-partners.com |
E-mail |
tonygroom@k2-partners.com
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Principal Contact |
Tony Groom |
Min Invest |
No Limit |
Max Invest |
£ 500,000 equity |
Average Deal Size |
Businesses with £1-20
million turnover |
Type of firm |
Advisers and investors |
Industry Preference |
K2 invests in cash strapped SMEs with growth potential. Industrial & commercial B2B sectors, manufacturing, systems integrators, electronics, IT & support services, business & marketing services, music & media.
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Geographic preference |
England |
Deal History |
K2's portfolio includes: JBS Master Baker www.jbspe.com; Beaumont www.beaumont-heaters.co.uk; Viper Guard www.viperguard.co.uk; Music Room Direct www.musicroomdirect.com; Circuit Consultants Ltd www.circuit-consultants.com, Champions www.champions.co.uk, Exit - Coffee Nation www.coffee-nation.com |
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Kelso Place Asset Management |
Address |
110 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4BA |
Telephone |
+44 (0)20 7836 0000 |
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www.kelsoplace.com |
E-mail |
info@kelsoplace.com |
Principal Contact |
Charles Bodie |
Min Invest |
No minimum (but look for business with turnovers of greater than £15m p.a.) |
Max Invest |
£ 20,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£ 10,000,000 |
Type of firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors considered |
Geographic preference |
UK
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Deal History |
Currently investing a £100m UK Special Situations Fund, our investment strategy is to acquire businesses whose full potential is not being achieved. This may be caused by operational underperformance, by a distressed situation (for example, cashflow shortage, over-leverage or insolvency) or by neglect from being deemed non core within a larger group of companies.
Our committed funds, diverse skill set and transactional experience allow us to evaluate and complete acquisitions very rapidly and to be creative in our approach to new opportunities.
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Klesch Investment Capital |
Address |
105 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QY |
Telephone |
+44 (0)20 7493 4300 |
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www.klesch.co.uk |
E-mail |
Not Specified |
Principal Contact |
Not Specified |
Min Invest |
Not Specified |
Max Invest |
Not Specified |
Average Deal Size |
Not Specified
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Type of Firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors considered. |
Geographic preference |
UK and Europe |
Deal History |
Of the turnaround equity providers
Klesch are unusual in that they are opportunistic in focus which
means that they will look at a wide variety of deals. The range
could be from buying out distressed bond debt in a multi banked
corporate or taking more conventional equity positions. |
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Pembridge Capital Partners |
Address |
PO Box 3425, Barnet Hertfordshire EN5 9EU |
Telephone |
+44 (0)560 244 1746 |
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www.pembridgecapitalpartners.com |
E-mail |
info@pembridgecapitalpartners.com |
Principal Contacts |
Andrew Hunt |
Min Invest |
No minimum |
Max Invest |
£10m |
Average Deal Size |
Businesses with £5-50
million turnover.
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Type of firm |
Established or growing companies
with commercial viability despite current difficulties. Committed
team with clear business plan or vision. All types of transaction
are considered including insolvency procedures. |
Industry Preference |
All sectors except property development and construction |
Geographic preference |
Great Britain |
Deal History |
Turnarounds are our principal focus and the investment team has collectively over 50 years experience of investing in and advising on such situations. |
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Postern UK Limited |
Address |
38 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NG |
Telephone |
+44 (0)20 7520 9362 |
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www.postern.com |
E-mail |
ascoulson@postern.com
mscordino@postern.com |
Principal Contact |
Archie Coulson
Michael Scordino |
Min Invest |
£ 500,000 |
Max Invest |
£3,000,000 on a sole
investor basis but £40,000,000 as part of a syndicate |
Average Deal Size |
£ 2,000,000 |
Type of Firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors aggressively considered |
Geographic preference |
UK and Western Europe
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Deal History |
Postern supplies both management and finance as required to its clients. Historically, this has ranged from a few hundred thousand pounds to forty million pounds as a syndicated purchase. Debt is usually dealt with by it's associate company, Litmus, who specialise in acquisition debt financing on a consultancy bases. We normally ask for a small upfront retainer payment which is absorbed in the cost of bringing the financing to the company. |
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RCapital Limited |
Address |
15 Whitcomb Street, London WC2H 7HA |
Telephone
Fax |
+44 (0)870 444 0613
+44 (0)870 444 1784 |
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www.rcapital.co.uk |
E-mail |
info@rcapital.co.uk |
Principal Contact |
Jamie Constable |
Min Invest |
£ 500,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 20, 000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
Not specified |
Type of firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors considered |
Geographic preference |
UK
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Deal History |
RCapital offers finance, management and strategic advice to companies in distressed situations and has the abilty to quickly understand the issues and secure financial aid. The RCapital team has signficant experience of turnaround investments and will look to be actively involved in the management, often introducing specialist turnaround managers. Recent turnaround deals include Little Chef, The Art Group, TPP, Malvolio Group, PCS and Herald Electronics. |
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Root Capital |
Address |
York House, 74-82 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4SJ |
Telephone
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+44 (0)7973 796039
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www.rootcapital.co.uk |
E-mail |
edward@rootcapital.co.uk |
Principal Contact |
Edward Mallinckrodt |
Min Invest |
£ 1, 000,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 4, 000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
Not specified |
Type of firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
Software, IT Services, Support Services, Technology. |
Geographic preference |
UK
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Deal History |
Businesses with revenues of at least £5 million and preferably over £10 million, which are losing money, in financial distress and are perhaps under the control of their bankers or an administrator/receiver. Morale may be low, customers may be defecting, and a lack of focus and direction is likely to be hampering progress. We acquire the business and invest the capital and the expertise to enable it to turn the corner, restructure and gain a new lease of life. |
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Rutland Partners LLP |
Address |
Cunard House, 15 Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4LR |
Telephone
Fax |
+44 (0)20 7451 0700
+44 (0)0 7451 0701 |
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www.rutlandpartners.com |
E-mail |
info@rutlandpartners.com
paul.cartwright@rutlandpartners.com |
Principal Contact |
Nick Morrill and Paul Cartwright. |
Min Invest |
£ 10,000,000 |
Max Invest |
£ 50,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£ 20,000,000 |
Type of Firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
All sectors except hi-tech, bio-tech and property. |
Geographic preference |
UK
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Deal History |
Rutland Partners is a highly differentiated UK mid-market private equity firm focussed on underperforming businesses where we can actively engage to improve performance, enable restructuring or assist with strategic change. The value of such companies will typically range from £20 million to £150 million with Rutland committing between £10 million and £50 million per investment. Rutland considers all later stage transaction types across most major business sectors. A typical investment will have defensive properties through its market niche, asset underpinning or other forms of competitive advantage and possess strong operating management. |
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Volvere Plc |
Address |
9-11 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0BD |
Telephone |
+44 (0)20 79 79 75 96 |
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www.volvere.co.uk |
E-mail |
info@volvoere.co.uk
nick@volvere.co.uk |
Principal Contact |
Nick Lander |
Min Invest |
£ nil |
Max Invest |
£ 10,000,000 |
Average Deal Size |
£ 2,000,000 |
Type of firm |
Equity (and debt) |
Industry Preference |
Support Services, Technology, Retail, Manufacturing. Will look at other sectors. |
Geographic preference |
UK & Europe
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Deal History |
Acquired Vectra Group Limited in 2003 (sold 2007); acquired Sira Test & Certification Limited in 2005; acquired Sira Environmental Limited and Sira Defence & Security Limited in 2006; acquired NMT Group PLC in 2006; acquired Interactive Prospect Targeting Limited in 2008 |
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