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Character World Sustainability – Making a Step Change
When a global pandemic is disrupting your supply chain and you’re scrambling to get products out and on shelves while ensuring that warehouses and manufacturing plants operate safely, focusing on reducing single-use plastics, cutting water consumption or sourcing responsibly might seem a stretch. But failing to address these things may end up costing money and…
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Palatine win Investor of the Year at the Education Investor Awards 2020
Palatine Private Equity have won the Investor of the Year Award at the Education Investor Awards 2020. Palatine were celebrated for their pioneering approach to backing businesses which have a positive impact on society which has seen it emerge as the investor of choice for UK skills and training businesses seeking to grow their market…
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Palatine backed Acora completes first acquisition since investment
Managed Services IT company Acora has completed its first acquisition following Palatine Private Equity’s investment in the business in April 2020. Acora’s strategy is to augment organic growth by adding strategically- significant acquisitions to bolster capability and scale, Veber Ltd, based in Watford, is the first of a number of acquisitions the business will look to make over…
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Palatine-backed CET Infrastructure acquires CGL in strategic bolt-on deal
CETÂ Infrastructure, the leading provider of specialist geotechnical, environmental and materials testing services to the construction and engineering sector, has continued its buy-and-build growth strategy with the acquisition of Card Geotechnics Limited (CGL). The acquisition of Surrey-based CGL, for an undisclosed sum, is the third bolt-on acquisition since leading mid-market investor Palatine Private Equity took a…
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Buy and build: a smart strategy for disruptive times – Ed Fazakerley
The increasing prevalence of buy and build strategies in private equity was clear before COVID-19 struck. Rising competition for larger businesses, especially in white-hot growth industries, has steadily pushed up valuations over the last decade. But if fierce bidding for more-established companies sparked the trend, the immense capacity for value creation in mid-sized businesses with…
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Beth Houghton named on Real Deals Future 40 Diversity and Inclusion Leaders list
Palatine Private Equity partner & head of impact investing fund, Beth Houghton, has won a spot on Real Deals’ Future 40 Diversity and Inclusion Leaders list. Beth joined Palatine Private Equity in 2007 and became a partner in 2015. Beth has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s award-winning approach to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).…
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Ethical investment entering the mainstream
In October Palatine completed the sixth investment from its Impact fund, which backs profitable businesses that have a clear, positive impact on society or the environment. There’s been an undeniable growth in ethical or impact-focused investment over recent years. Palatine has placed a focus on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) strategy and evaluation across our…
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TTC gains IIP ‘We Invest in People’ accreditation
TTC is delighted to be awarded the Investors in People ‘We Invest in People’ accreditation. Having undergone several months of assessment, information gathering and surveying staff opinions throughout the business, we are pleased to have achieved the ‘We Invest in People’ accreditation. This new accreditation is the latest on TTC’s on-going accreditation through Investors in…
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Behind the Deal: Luke Muscat, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Back2Work Group
PALATINE Private Equity’s Impact Fund has taken a stake in fast-growing skills, training and apprenticeships provider Back2Work Group. Luke Muscat, co-founder and Managing Director, describes building the business and what he hopes to achieve in partnership with Palatine. After graduating, I thought about a career in finance, but decided instead to launch the business with…
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