| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.06.2022 | Building a global force in the environmental sector
Get the latest from WestBridge | APEM’s potential for significant growth was a central factor when WestBridge invested in the company. Market conditions were favourable and commercial due diligence revealed that certain areas of the business would benefit from further deve... |
| 30.06.2022 | Techex secures WestBridge as funding partner to support accelerated growth
Get the latest from WestBridge | Techex is the UK’s leading broadcast design architect for live cloud and IP broadcast solutions. The company designs, commissions and supports live video transport, processing, redundancy and monitoring solutions leveraging own IP and deep... |
| 28.05.2022 | From initial investment to successful exit – a case study
Get the latest from WestBridge | The founders of bChannels, Matt Rowland-Jones and Phil Gowing, met when the two leading field marketing companies they worked for in Europe and the USA, entered a joint venture. Although they were both enjoying successful careers, they shar... |
| 19.05.2022 | Necessity is the mother of invention
Get the latest from WestBridge | When the UK was plunged into lockdown on the 23 March 2020, the dealmaking community responded rapidly to ensure transactional activity didn’t dry up. Working practices changed almost overnight with video presentations, remote collaboration... |
| 17.03.2022 | WestBridge backs MBO of Smart Capital Technology
Get the latest from WestBridge | WestBridge backs MBO of Smart Capital Technology
WESTBRIDGE has invested £17m to support the MBO of Thames Valley based, Smart Capital Technology (SCT).
Established in 2002 and headquartered near Reading, SCT is an innovative IT services ... |
| 04.03.2022 | International Women's Day
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Valerie Kendall, Founding Partner, WestBridge
Explain your job in three sentences
My role is deliver great returns to our investors. I do this by finding interesting companies to invest in and working with the management teams to ensure... |
| 03.03.2022 | Getting to know ... Rory Whitrow
Get the latest from WestBridge | 1) Explain a little about your role at WestBridge …
I am an Investment Analyst within the Investment Team. As part of my role, I work with the team on any transactions we are undertaking across our target markets. This includes building fi... |
| 02.03.2022 | WestBridge generates a 4.2x multiple of cost on the exit of bChannels
Get the latest from WestBridge | The transaction marks the second successful exit for WestBridge in the last 12 months and delivers a 4.2x multiple of cost to WestBridge’s investors.
WestBridge backed the buyout of the global technology marketing agency in July 2014 and h... |
| 11.02.2022 | WestBridge backed Acuity Care Group completes first acquisition since investment
Get the latest from WestBridge | Headquartered in Nottingham, Acuity provides support to children and adults with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, learning disabilities and autism. Working in partnership with clients, their families, circles of support and ... |
| 11.02.2022 | WestBridge invests £9.6m in Acuity Care Group (formerly Bespoke Health & Social Care)
Get the latest from WestBridge | WESTBRIDGE has invested £9.6m to support the MBO of Acuity Care Group, a leading provider of complex care in the community, to underpin its future growth and development.
Founder Paul Sais has retained a significant share of the business a... |
| 09.02.2022 | WestBridge backed APEM completes second acquisition
Get the latest from WestBridge | The Manchester-headquartered environmental consultancy has acquired Galway-based AQUAFACT, a specialist in marine surveys. The transaction follows APEM’s acquisition of Woodrow, an environmental and sustainability consultancy, in July 2021.... |
| 19.11.2021 | WestBridge SME fund closes on target
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| 15.11.2021 | WestBridge supports DB Pixelhouse with growth plans
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| 15.11.2021 | Vista Technology Support Group Announces Successful Secondary Management Buyout
Get the latest from WestBridge | Building on success, Vista now plans for significant additional growth
Vista Technology Support Group has announced that its senior management team has completed a management buyout of the business, with the support of private equity house... |
| 26.10.2021 | WestBridge SME fund closes on target at £30 million
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| 26.10.2021 | WestBridge supports DB Systems with growth plans
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| 26.10.2021 | Energist to ride wave of global demand for aesthetic treatments under new ownership
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| 26.10.2021 | WestBridge Launched
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| 26.10.2021 | Investment in Kallidus
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| 26.10.2021 | Sky’s the limit for Aero Stanrew following MBO
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| 26.10.2021 | WestBridge backs ISG Technology in a £10.5 million buyout
Get the latest from WestBridge | The deal sees a successful exit for RJD Private Equity which originally backed a management buyout of the business in 2005.
ISG designs, installs and manages mission critical networking infrastructure solutions for blue chip organisations ... |
| 26.10.2021 | MBO will support global expansion of software company
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| 26.10.2021 | WestBridge exits Energist
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| 27.07.2021 | WestBridge backed APEM completes first acquisition since investment
Get the latest from WestBridge | Following significant investment in support functions and material organic growth over the past 18 months, APEM has created a strong platform to support its planned buy and build strategy.
Its acquisition of Woodrow, an environmental and s... |
| 01.07.2021 | WestBridge promotes Barkley to director following regional growth
Get the latest from WestBridge | Barkley joined WestBridge in August 2019 to head the firm’s newly opened Manchester office and establish the firm in the north west, north east and Yorkshire markets.
After qualifying at BDO, he joined Dow Schofield Watts where he came to ... |
| 18.05.2021 | A view from the chair …
Get the latest from WestBridge | In recent years, I have chaired eight PE backed businesses, most of which have differentiated their marketing proposition through technology and/or software. During my tenure, these businesses have generated over £500m of accumulative enter... |
| 29.03.2021 | Peter Barkley shortlisted for Young Professionals Award
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| 08.03.2021 | International Women’s Day
Get the latest from WestBridge | On this, International Women’s Day, we are proud to say that nearly half of the senior WestBridge team are women. To give this context, a recent study by the BVCA found that only 6% of women in the UK private equity sector are in senior rol... |
| 09.02.2021 | Spotlight on … Wilcomatic
Get the latest from WestBridge | We look forward to continuing to work with the senior team to deliver on their plan and capitalise on new market opportunities. |
| 04.02.2021 | Spotlight on … bChannels
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| 02.02.2021 | Getting to know … Tim Whittard
Get the latest from WestBridge | 1) Explain a little about your role at WestBridge …
I am a partner at WestBridge having joined the business in 2017. My role involves a wide range of activities from originating and transacting deals, to representing the WestBridge interes... |
| 28.01.2021 | WestBridge invests in Channel 3 in fourth lockdown transaction
Get the latest from WestBridge | CEO John Howard, who joined the company two years ago, led the MBO alongside colleagues Eleanor Rollason and Lucy McLintock. The three will now lead the company following the departure of the founding directors.
Established in 2009, Channe... |
| 22.01.2021 | WestBridge backed Bespoke completes first acquisition since investment
Get the latest from WestBridge | Headquartered in Nottingham, Bespoke provides support to children and adults with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, learning disabilities and autism. Working in partnership with clients, their families, circles of support and... |
| 12.01.2021 | Getting to know … James MacLeay
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| 04.01.2021 | WestBridge promotes three
Get the latest from WestBridge | Edward Minton and James MacLeay have both been elevated to the role of senior investment manager, while Rebecca Sinclair has been promoted to investment manager.
The promotions follow a productive 2020 for WestBridge, despite the challengi... |
| 14.12.2020 | WestBridge backs Eque2 management team in £46.5m deal
Get the latest from WestBridge | The transaction provides an exit for LDC, which backed a £16m secondary buyout with a minority investment in November 2017, and the current institutional shareholders.
Funds managed by WestBridge have invested c£29m for a 75% stake in the ... |
| 01.12.2020 | Getting to know … Rebecca Sinclair
Get the latest from WestBridge | 1. Explain a little about your role at WestBridge.
I’m an investment executive at WestBridge which means that I spend my time working on origination, deal execution and portfolio monitoring, alongside the rest of the investment team. My or... |
| 01.12.2020 | Getting to know … Peter Barkley
Get the latest from WestBridge | I joined WestBridge as Investment Director in September 2019 and am responsible for originating new deal opportunities and transacting investments across the North West, Yorkshire and the North East.
In addition to my transactional respons... |
| 24.11.2020 | Spotlight on … Aptus Utilities
Get the latest from WestBridge | 1. Tell us a little about Aptus
Aptus is one of the UK’s leading providers of multi-utility services. The company is fully accredited to design, build, install and connect gas, electricity and water networks, as well as street lighting, on... |
| 17.11.2020 | Getting to know … Ed Minton
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| 09.11.2020 | WestBridge prepares for surge of deal activity triggered by COVID-19 and tax changes
Get the latest from WestBridge | There is speculation that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will hike CGT. This, combined with the April 2020 changes to Entrepreneur’s Relief (now Business Asset Disposal Relief), will have a significant impact on business owners looking to sell.
Ja... |
| 09.11.2020 | WestBridge shortlisted for Unquote British Private Equity Awards
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| 09.11.2020 | Aero Stanrew Ltd get Queen’s Award for International Trade
Get the latest from WestBridge | Lord-Lieutenant of Devon presents Aero Stanrew Limited with Queen's Award for International Trade and opens new manufacturing facility.
On Tuesday 7 October the Lord-Lieutenant of Devon, Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP, visited Barnstaple base... |
| 19.10.2020 | WestBridge prepares for surge of deal activity triggered by COVID-19 and tax changes | There is speculation that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will hike CGT. This, combined with the April 2020 changes to Entrepreneur’s Relief (now Business Asset Disposal Relief), will have a significant impact on business owners looking to sell.
Ja... |
| - | Deal of the Year
Get the latest from WestBridge | We’re pleased to report that our exit from Aero Stanrew, following its sale to TT Electronics plc for £42 million, has just been named Insider’s Deal of the Year.
We supported the £8.5 million management buyout of Aero Stanrew in 2012 and ... |
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| - | Pete Barkley shortlisted in the North West Business Insider Young Professionals awards
Get the latest from WestBridge | Delighted our colleague Pete Barkley has been shortlisted in the North West Business Insider Young Professionals awards.
View the full shortlist here |
| - | The winners of the M&A Awards 2015 have been announced.
Get the latest from WestBridge | We’re pleased to report that, for the second year in a row, WestBridge Capital has been named ‘Best SME Focused Private Equity Firm’ in the UK.
The awards, now in their ninth year, recognise companies and individuals who have made the bigg... |
| - | Westbridge Capital exits Aero Stanrew after company is sold in £42 million deal
Get the latest from WestBridge | PRIVATE equity house WestBridge Capital has exited Aero Stanrew following its acquisition by TT Electronics plc, a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications.
WestBridge backed the £8.5 million manageme... |
| - | Wales Fund Managers Ltd completes investment in the Healthcare Learning Company to create a new training software development team in Cardiff | The Transaction
Wales Fund Managers Limited (“WFM”) has completed a £200,000 development capital investment in The Healthcare Learning Company Limited (“HLC” or “the Company”) from the HSBC UK / Finance Wales Fund for Wales fund. The inves... |
| - | Private equity – so much more than just money
Get the latest from WestBridge | There is a widely held view that management teams need only involve a private equity house when they’re grooming their business for an exit. Of course, there are times when this is the case but this misconception discounts the numerous othe... |
| - | Shortlisted in the M&A Awards 2015
Get the latest from WestBridge | We are pleased to have been shortlisted in the M&A Awards 2015 in the Private Equity House of the Year category.
Now in their ninth year, the awards recognise companies and individuals who have made the biggest mark in the M&A spac... |
| - | Aptus Utilities with launch of fifth UK depot
Get the latest from WestBridge | Its fully refurbished unit at Normanton Industrial Estate in Yorkshire offers more than 14,000 sq ft of office and warehouse space, plus additional yard space.
In addition to working with residential house builders and developers, Aptus Ut... |
| - | Interview with Clive Scott, Managing Director of Aero Stanrew Limited | Aero Stanrew is one of the UK's leading designers and manufacturers of specialist electronic components for the global aerospace industry.
With a workforce of 190, Aero Stanrew supplies complex electromagnetic modules and electronic system... |
| - | Energist Medical Group swoops on beleaguered Chromogenex
Get the latest from WestBridge | WESTBRIDGE CAPITAL portfolio company Energist Medical Group has bought part of beleaguered Chromogenex Technologies Limited, the Llanelli-headquartered business that recently went into administration.
Swansea-based Energist has acquired gl... |
| - | WestBridge Capital exit shortlisted for ‘Deal of the Year’
Get the latest from WestBridge | We are delighted to report that our exit from Vista Retail has been shortlisted in the 'UK Small Deal of the Year' category by Real Deals.
This highly competitive category covers deals with an enterprise value at acquisition of less than £... |
| - | AJM healthcare collaborates to support NHS during covid crisis
Get the latest from WestBridge | You can read all about what they’re doing in this article in their leading trade publication …
https://thiis.co.uk/wheelchair-services-providers-collaborate-to-relieve-nhs-pressure-and-support-service-users/ |
| - | WestBridge backed Aero Stanrew picks up Queen's Award
Get the latest from WestBridge | JUST two years after a management buy-out funded by private equity house WestBridge Capital, Aero Stanrew has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise.
The company, which designs and manufactures high integrity electromagnetic and electronic c... |
| - | WestBridge portfolio company Vista Retail Support wins BVCA Management Team Award 2017
Get the latest from WestBridge | WESTBRIDGE CAPITAL portfolio company Vista Retail Support has been named a winner of the BVCA Management Team Awards 2017 for Wales.
The annual awards celebrate the success of UK companies that have been backed by UK private equity and ven... |
| - | Pete Barkley shortlisted for Young Financier award
Get the latest from WestBridge | We’re delighted that our colleague Pete Barkley has been shortlisted in the Young Financier of the Year category of the North West Business Insider Young Professionals Awards.
Created specifically to recognise the achievements of the best ... |
| - | WestBridge shortlisted in the Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2020
Get the latest from WestBridge | Voting is now open and the deadline is 5pm on Wednesday 16 September. Below is an extract from our submission. We would love to win this award and would be extremely grateful if you cast a vote for us here.
Here is an extract from our subm... |
| - | WestBridge backs MBO at AJM Healthcare
Get the latest from WestBridge | WESTBRIDGE has backed a management buyout of AJM Mobility Limited (t/a AJM Healthcare), which provides mobility and equipment solutions to the NHS, Local Authority Partners and individuals across the UK.
AJM is a leading integrated wheelch... |
| - | Further growth planned at bChannels following MBO
Get the latest from WestBridge | The deal, backed by private equity house WestBridge Capital, also includes a significant amount of development capital to enable bChannels to pursue ambitious plans for further growth.
The business, an authority in the provision of outsour... |
| - | WestBridge Fund Managers completes Management Buy Out of e-learning business, e2train Ltd | WestBridge Fund Managers (“WestBridge”) has completed the MBO of the e-learning business, e2train Ltd. Funds managed by WestBridge total c£1.2m, with a significant proportion to be bridged into its forthcoming £50 million WestBridge SME Fun... |
| - | Pete Barkley tells us a little about APEM
Get the latest from WestBridge | Typically, we invest between £10m to £20m in established, profitable and fast-growing UK SMEs with enterprise values of up to £40m and are always keen to hear from ambitious management teams that require development capital, acquisition fun... |
| - | The company has delivered record revenue of over £15 million
Get the latest from WestBridge | Last year we supported a secondary buyout at Vista Retail Support. Just eighteen months on, the company which supports technology equipment in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors, has delivered record revenue of over £15 million.
G... |
| - | WestBridge Capital has exited Vista Retail Support, following its acquisition by LDC for £29.4 million
Get the latest from WestBridge | The deal represents the third time the company has been acquired by private equity buyers, with WestBridge having bought the business from Finance Wales in May 2014 for £12.3m.
Vista, which generated sales of £17m in its last financial yea... |
| - | WestBridge appoints new Investment Manager
Get the latest from WestBridge | Chartered accountant James MacLeay has joined from accountancy practice Kingston Smith, where he qualified before joining the firm’s corporate finance team.
During this time, he worked on many deals including the sale of Freightex to UPS; ... |
| - | New chair at ISG Technology - a WestBridge portfolio company
Get the latest from WestBridge | ISG Technology has announced the appointment of Jonathan McKay as non-executive chairman.
Jonathan has a strong background in strategic development, sales, marketing and general management, gained in the technology sector. He is currently ... |
| - | 'Small buyout market' suffering restricted capital amid VCT changes
Get the latest from WestBridge | Our managing partner Guy Davies was interviewed by the editor of AltAssets, who was keen to hear his views about recent changes to the Venture Capital Trust rules and their impact on the small buyout market.
See the full piece here. |
| - | Aero Stanrew Ltd get Queen’s Award for International Trade | Lord-Lieutenant of Devon presents Aero Stanrew Limited with Queen's Award for International Trade and opens new manufacturing facility.
On Tuesday 7 October the Lord-Lieutenant of Devon, Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP, visited Barnstaple base... |
| - | Attracting Private Equity
Get the latest from WestBridge | Guy Davies is managing partner of WestBridge Capital, a private equity house that invests in established, profitable and fast growing UK SMEs. He explains what he looks for in a company wanting to secure funding.
Private equity investors a... |
| - | Private equity expert turns judge | Guy Davies, managing partner at private equity house WestBridge Capital, has been chosen to judge the Wales and South West regional nominations for the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Management Team Awards.
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| - | Government minister gives thumbs-up to Aero Stanrew
Get the latest from WestBridge | Aero Stanrew, one of our portfolio companies, attracted a lot of media attention recently following a visit by Nick Boles, Minister for Skills and Equalities.
You can read about his visit and views on Aero Stanrew – including how he took a... |
| - | Investment club or co-investment club? | Guy Davies, managing partner of private equity house WestBridge Capital, explains why investment clubs can be full of pitfalls.
Investment clubs have historically been attractive as a source of investment opportunities for entrepreneurs wh... |
| - | Wales Fund Managers invests in new team | Wales Fund Managers (WFM) is defying the current economic climate by embarking on a recruitment drive. WFM is the only independent private equity firm in Wales, and specialises in backing established, profitable SME's across the UK.
Given ... |
| - | Awards galore
Get the latest from WestBridge | Our exit from Aero Stanrew in December 2015 was recently named Insider Deal of the Year.
M&A has also recognised the deal, recently naming it PE Exit of the Year. They also named us Best High Growth PE House of the Year.
We've just be... |
| - | WestBridge Capital exits Mobile Computing Systems | PRIVATE equity house WestBridge Capital has successfully exited its investment in Mobile Computing Systems (MCS), securing a 2.4x return.
MCS, which provides software for construction companies, was the last of the assets WestBridge Capita... |
| - | WestBridge backed Aero Stanrew shortlisted for two awards | Aero Stanrew, which designs and manufactures specialist electronic components for the global aerospace industry, has been shortlisted in two categories in the South West Business Insider Awards.
Twenty-six companies are in the running for ... |
| - | WestBridge sells portfolio company Linkfresh
Get the latest from WestBridge | WestBridge invested in Linkfresh, which provides enterprise resource planning software to the fresh produce sector, in December 2012 and this marks the fourth exit from WestBridge I.
WestBridge held a final close of its second fund at £140... |
| - | International award success for WestBridge Capital
Get the latest from WestBridge | We are pleased to announce that WestBridge Capital has been awarded an Acquisition International M&A Award.
The 'TMT Sector Private Equity House of the Year Award' recognises the achievements and outstanding work of those involved in s... |
| - | Beyond the obvious – the top twelve unsung uses of private equity | Valerie Kendall, a partner at WestBridge Capital, looks at some of the often overlooked uses of private equity.
Think of private equity, venture capital, institutional investment and your mind probably turns to funding for management buy o... |
| - | Business as usual despite Covid-19
Get the latest from WestBridge | As the Bespoke Health & Social Care deal demonstrates, WestBridge has continued to be active during the past few months.
Naturally, we had to rapidly change our priorities and refocus our team’s skills and expertise.
Ensuring team saf... |
| - | MBO will support global expansion of software company | INTERNATIONAL expansion and increased product development will be the two core objectives of Cambridge-based Anglia Business Solutions following a £6 million management buyout.
A six-strong management team has acquired the business from a ... |
| - | Channel 3 Consulting appoints executive partner
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| - | Three things I look for in a company
Get the latest from WestBridge | Typically, WestBridge invests between £10m and £20m in established, profitable and fast-growing UK SMEs with enterprise values of up to £50m. We are always keen to hear from ambitious management teams that require development capital, acqui... |
| - | WestBridge Fund Managers supports the acquisition of Intraventure Limited by its investee company e2train Limited | WestBridge Fund Managers ("WestBridge") has completed a further investment into e2train Ltd ("e2train") to support the acquisition of Intraventure Limited ("Intraventure"), a Cheltenham based niche talent manag... |
| - | WestBridge SME Fund closes on target at £30 million | WESTBRIDGE has announced the final close of the WestBridge SME Fund following a successful two-year fund raising period.
The fund has raised £30 million from private high net worth investors and institutional investors including the South ... |
| - | Valerie Kendall profile in Corporate Financier
Get the latest from WestBridge | You can read the whole piece here. |
| - | WestBridge backs MBO of APEM Limited
Get the latest from WestBridge | WESTBRIDGE has backed the management buyout of APEM Limited, Europe's leading independent environmental consultancy specialising in the aquatic environment and remote sensing.
The deal has seen WestBridge invest £9.8 million in a combinati... |
| - | WestBridge appoints new Investment Executive
Get the latest from WestBridge | Chartered accountant Edward Minton has joined from WK Corporate Finance, where he specialised in supporting management teams to undertake buyouts. Having previously worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners, he is well placed to understand all... |
| - | We were pleased to feature in a recent edition of Private Equity News, outlining our plans for the year ahead.
Get the latest from WestBridge | The article talked about our primary focus in 2020 to consolidate our position in the UK small-cap buyout market by continuing to enhance the quality of relationships we enjoy.
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| - | WestBridge companies recognised in prestigious awards
Get the latest from WestBridge | We are delighted to report that one of our portfolio companies has been recognised in the BVCA Management Team of the Year Awards 2018. Now in their tenth year, the awards celebrate managerial excellence at private equity and venture capita... |
| - | New courses cement reputation of Healthcare Learning Company
Get the latest from WestBridge | Growth at our portfolio company, Healthcare Learning, is set to continue following the expansion of its qualifications portfolio and two senior appointments.
Established 15 years, the company provides online learning programmes for healthc... |
| - | The rewards of small cap buyouts | We're often asked whether we're tempted by the bigger price tags and higher profiles of larger transactions. The honest answer is no, we're not. Read this article in AltAssets to find out why. |
| - | Preparing your business for private equity investment
Get the latest from WestBridge | 1. Build an ambitious management team
When we look to support a management buyout, we typically seek out companies with proven incumbent management teams that have been running the business for some time pre-deal. Alternatively, and increa... |
| - | Providing commentary to industry publication real deals
Get the latest from WestBridge | Here’s what managing partner Guy Davies had to say: |
| - | Whittard promoted to partner at WestBridge and joins investment committee
Get the latest from WestBridge | PRIVATE equity firm WestBridge has promoted Tim Whittard to partner.
Whittard joined the firm as Investment Director from BGF plc in September 2017. Since then, he has been responsible for the AJ Mobility investment in 2018 and the Aptus U... |
| - | Introducing … Pete Barkley
Get the latest from WestBridge | I joined WestBridge as Investment Director in September 2019 and am responsible for originating new deal opportunities and transacting investments across the North West, Yorkshire and the North East.
In addition to my transactional respons... |
| - | WestBridge Capital has exited Vista Technology Support Group, following its acquisition by LDC for £29.4 million
Get the latest from WestBridge | The deal represents the third time the company has been acquired by private equity buyers, with WestBridge having bought the business from Finance Wales in May 2014 for £12.3m.
Vista, which generated sales of £17m in its last financial yea... |