Investments

Le Chameau is a premium heritage footwear brand, established in 1927, specialising in the production of handmade rubber boots and other outdoor footwear. The company was acquired in 2012 through Silvercloud Management Holdings plc and is led by Corry Cavell-Taylor (CEO) and Waheed Alli (Chair). With a further investment made in August 2023, alongside recent senior hires in digital, e-commerce and brand, we believe that the business has the combination of operational, commercial and channel expertise to capitalise on the growth opportunities for a heritage-rich luxury apparel brand as it approaches its 2027 centenary year.

http://www.lechameau.com 

AdvancedAdvT Limited is an international software solutions provider for the business solutions, healthcare compliance, and human capital management sectors. Listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and under the direction of Vin Murria OBE (Executive Chair), AdvT has a strategic focus centred around backing sectors characterised by long term AI, digital transformation, data analytics and business intelligence trends, that are in the early stages of adoption and set to transform the workspace for professionals. AdvT aims to build a lasting and thriving business by deploying capital on both M&A and within the platform businesses. AdvT is in active pursuit of opportunities where a blend of management expertise, enhanced operational performance, increased investment capital and a targeted approach to acquisitions can enable growth and value creation for stakeholders. With significant cash reserves, AdvT is well poised to exploit these numerous opportunities. 

InvestAcc Group is an award-winning UK pensions services provider, primarily focussed on the administration of Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs). InvestAcc is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and currently serves in excess of 12,000 customer with over £4bn of Assets under Administration. Led by Mark Hodges (Chair) and Will Self (CEO), InvestAcc’s strategy is to build the UK’s leading specialist pensions administration business in the public markets, with an initial focus on the SIPP segment. The Directors intend to pursue both organic and inorganic value creation opportunities through a combination of management expertise, enhanced operational performance, a framework for regulatory excellence and a clearly defined approach to M&A and integration.

Palmer Street Limited was established in May 2023 and has been set up to take advantage of the opportunity to provide a differentiated business proposition in the private capital servicing sector. Palmer's management team: Martin Schnaier, James Ireland, James Bermingham, Jason Bingham and Phil Godley have all previously worked in senior leadership roles at FTSE 250 company, Sanne Group plc, that was taken private by Apex Group for £1.5 billion, with the transaction completing in August 2022. Palmer are expected to start onboarding their first clients in 2024 following receipt of its Jersey regulatory licence with other jurisdiction applications significantly progressed. 

MAC III is an acquisition vehicle listed on the standard segment of the London Stock Exchange. The Directors believe there is significant opportunity to invest in companies that have the potential to be long term beneficiaries of the changes to their respective sectors that the recent macro environment has brought about. In particular, the Company will target businesses that are positioned to take advantage of the structural change arising from an unprecedented acceleration of digitalisation, affecting the way people live, work and consume, and the way businesses operate, engage and sell to customers. The company is seeking to partner with sector-leading management to identify and secure investment opportunities.

MAC Alpha is an acquisition vehicle listed on the standard segment of the London Stock Exchange seeking to partner with an industry leading executive or management team. The Directors believe that the current economic environment will present attractive opportunities to invest in, improve and grow companies across a broad range of sectors.

450 PLC is a London Stock Exchange AIM listed acquisition vehicle aiming to make one or more acquisitions of controlling or no-controlling stakes within the traditional and digital creative industries encompassing the content, media and technology sectors. The company is led by Chair Waheed Alli, who has over 30 years’ experience across media, retail, entertainment and technology sectors, having launched and grown a number of highly successful private and public businesses in his career. Waheed co-founded Planet 24, Shine and Silvergate Media and was previously Chair of Chorion plc (2003-06) and ASOS plc (2001-12).

Zegona Communications PLC (“Zegona”), an acquisition vehicle led by Eamonn O’Hare and Robert Samuelson, acquired its platform asset, Telecable for €640 million in 2015. Zegona sold Telecable in 2017, receiving stock consideration in Spanish telecoms provider Euskaltel, which Zegona utilised to drive management and operational improvements. Euskaltel was acquired by Masmovil for an EV of €3.5bn in August 2021, following which Zegona returned £335m to shareholders. In October 2023, Zegona announced their acquisition of Vodafone Spain for an EV of €5.0bn (targeting completion in Q1 2024 pending regulatory approvals), a further continuation of their buy-fix-sell strategy in the Spanish telecoms sector.

 http://www.zegona.com