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 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 started onboarding their first clients in 2024 and to date have received relevant regulatory approvals in Luxembourg, Jersey, and the UK.

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 non-controlling stakes within the traditional and digital creative industries encompassing the content, media and technology sectors as well as considering opportunities in e-commerce and retail. The company is led by Waheed Alli (Chair), 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”), led by Ex-Virgin Media executive Eamonn O’Hare and Robert Samuelson, was launched in March 2015 with a ‘Buy-Fix-Sell’ strategy within European TMT. Following their successful exit from previous investments in Spanish telecom companies Telecable and Euskaltel, in May 2024, Zegona announced it had acquired Vodafone Spain for €5.0 billion. Since acquiring Vodafone Spain, Zegona has restructured the organisation, including the appointment of a new CEO, returned to customer growth, and improved cash flow and profit margins. Zegona has also announced joint fibre network transactions with each of MasOrange, S.L. and Telefonica de Espana, S.A.U, subject to finalisation and regulatory approvals.

 http://www.zegona.com