• Palatine-backed Lucion Group completes strategic bolt-on

    Palatine-backed Lucion Group completes strategic bolt-on

    Environmental services company Lucion Group, has completed a key strategic acquisition in the East of England. Peterborough-based Ground Engineering Ltd, which specialises in the provision of site investigation services and geotechnical testing, will strengthen Lucion Group’s  environmental and health and safety consultancy division, Delta-Simons, bringing additional site investigation expertise, capability   and also enhancing its geographical footprint. The bolt-on…

  • Palatine Holds its Largest Digital Value Enhancement Forum to Date

    Palatine Holds its Largest Digital Value Enhancement Forum to Date

    An integral part of our value enhancement approach is enabling opportunities for our diverse portfolio to connect, share knowledge, and learn from industry experts. With this in mind, we recently held our largest value enhancement forum to date. These events centre around a topic of interest and importance for our management teams, and this time…

  • Palatine Announces Significant Investment in My Pension Expert

    Palatine Announces Significant Investment in My Pension Expert

    We have made a significant investment in fast-growing, Doncaster-based retirement adviser, My Pension Expert. My Pension Expert is the UK’s leading at-retirement adviser, with its telephone and video-based services allowing the company to provide independent financial advice on a national scale. The business already enjoys a market-leading reputation amongst clients, achieving a five-star Trustpilot rating.…

  • Palatine Strengthens Buyout and Impact Teams

    Palatine Strengthens Buyout and Impact Teams

    We have grown both Buyout and Impact teams within our business, following an active first quarter of the year. Rupert Brown has been promoted to Senior Investment Director and moves across to the Impact team, whilst the Buyout team has welcomed new recruit Carly Sinicrope as Investment Manager. Both will be based in the London…

  • Palatine Doubles Down on Tech Deals

    Palatine Doubles Down on Tech Deals

    We have continued to support the strategic growth of technology businesses in its portfolio with the completion of two significant strategic acquisitions by Acora and FourNet. IT managed service provider Acora has acquired UK leading cybersecurity provider Secrutiny. The transaction, which takes Acora’s team to more than 500, is the fourth deal since Palatine invested…

  • Construction Testing Solutions acquires GT Certification

    Construction Testing Solutions acquires GT Certification

    Construction Testing Solutions (CTS), a leading provider of construction consulting and testing services, has today announced a further strategic acquisition as it continues its drive to become an industry leading provider of services to the construction sector. The acquisition of GT Certification is the seventh acquisition since our investment in CTS in 2018 and follows…

  • Suntera Global Completes Nedgroup Trust Channel Island Acquisition

    Suntera Global Completes Nedgroup Trust Channel Island Acquisition

    Suntera Global has completed its acquisition in the Channel Islands following the receipt of regulatory approvals. The acquisition of specialist fiduciary services provider, Nedgroup Trust, will strengthen Suntera Global’s offering as well as extend its reach into an additional tier one jurisdiction in Guernsey.  Nedgroup Trust has a 70 strong team of staff across the…

  • Suntera Global Establishes US Presence with Strategic Acquisition

    Suntera Global Establishes US Presence with Strategic Acquisition

    Suntera Global has acquired US fund administration business Socium Fund Services in a key strategic move as the firm continues to grow and expand its international footprint into new global markets. The acquisition of Socium, which requires no regulatory approval and completes with immediate effect, will strengthen Suntera Global’s offering for fund managers and provide…

  • How to Hold a Carbon Neutral AGM

    How to Hold a Carbon Neutral AGM

    We have been reporting our carbon footprint for the last four years and are continuously striving to reduce the carbon impact of our business and our portfolio. The Covid-19 pandemic had a huge impact on business travel, resulting in the carbon footprints of our 2020 and 2021 AGMs being much lower than in previous years.…