Realised Investments
Our focus on small to mid-sized established companies across a range of service and product driven sectors has delivered very strong returns to investors and shareholders. A selection of realised investments to date can be found below.
| Company | Industry | Deal size |
|---|---|---|
| Superglass Insulation | Building Products | £40m |
| Wraith Accommodation |
Portable Accomodation | £2.8m |
| Brambles Foods |
Food Manufacturer | £8m |
| Mountain Warehouse |
Retail | Undisclosed |
| Walker Hamill |
Recruitment | £6.5m |
| Hamworthy Heating |
Commercial Heating Systems | £11.2m |
| Nationwide Autocentres |
Automotive Servicing | £8.4m |
Superglass Insulation
NBGI PE’s investment in Superglass was made in August 2005 in a deal valued at approximately £40million.
- Industry:
- Building Products
- Transaction type:
- MBO
- Deal size:
- £40m
- Date of Investment:
- August 2005
- Date of Exit:
- July 2007
- IRR %:
- 244%
- Money Multiple:
- 10.7x
Wraith Accommodation
NBGI PE invested just over £2.8million in October 2003 to increase the capital base and facilitate further growth in this portable accommodation business.
- Industry:
- Portable Accomodation
- Transaction type:
- Development Capital
- Deal size:
- £2.8m
- Date of Investment:
- October 2003
- Date of Exit:
- April 2007
- IRR %:
- 48%
- Money Multiple:
- 2.3x
Brambles Foods
Total funding for the deal was in excess of £8million providing for future investment in expanded production facilities as well as the buy-out consideration, which was subject to earn-out.
- Industry:
- Food Manufacturing
- Transaction type:
- IBO
- Deal size:
- £8m
- Date of Investment:
- July 2003
- Date of Exit:
- April 2007
- IRR %:
- 52%
- Money Multiple:
- 4.3x
Mountain Warehouse
The NBGI Private Equity investment was completed in August 2002 when the business was acquired from 21 Invest and the current managing director, Mark Neale, who rolled over most of his proceeds into the new acquisition vehicle.
- Industry:
- Retail
- Transaction type:
- SBO
- Deal size:
- Undisclosed
- Date of Investment:
- August 2002
- Date of Exit:
- July 2007
- IRR %:
- 50%
- Money Multiple:
- 5.9x
Walker Hamill
Walker Hamill is a leading recruitment agency specialising in the placement of accountants, MBA graduates, corporate financiers, private equity/venture capitalists, leveraged finance specialists and strategy consultants.
- Industry:
- Recruitment
- Transaction type:
- MBO
- Deal size:
- £6.5m
- Date of Investment:
- April 2002
- Date of Exit:
- May 2005
- IRR %:
- 73%
- Money Multiple:
- 3.4x
Hamworthy Heating
NBGI PE’s investment in Hamworthy was made in January 2002 in a deal valued at £11.2 million.
- Industry:
- Commercial Heating Systems
- Transaction type:
- MBO
- Deal size:
- £11.2m
- Date of Investment:
- January 2002
- Date of Exit:
- March 2008
- IRR %:
- 38%
- Money Multiple:
- 6.0x
Nationwide Autocentres
Nationwide Autocentres was formed to implement a “Buy & Build” strategy in the independent car servicing sector.
- Industry:
- Automotive Servicing
- Transaction type:
- MBI/Buy & Build
- Deal size:
- £8.4m
- Date of Investment:
- January 2001
- Date of Exit:
- February 2006
- IRR %:
- 72%
- Money Multiple:
- 10.1x
