Palamon Capital Partners, LP is a private equity and venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, focused on investing in medium-sized lower middle market companies across Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and German-speaking regions. Founded in 1999, the firm specializes in service-oriented businesses with high growth potential, concentrating on sectors such as specialty engineering, communications and media, financial services, education, retail, environmental sciences, leisure and entertainment, healthcare, software services, IT services, and business services. Palamon typically invests between €10 million and €100 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from €15 million to €500 million, often seeking to take a lead role with significant ownership and board representation. With €1.1 billion in assets under management, Palamon is supported by prominent investment institutions globally.
FairConnect provides connected services to insurers which can in turn pass on benefits to customers. The business serves some of the largest connected insurance programmes in Europe, according to Palamon, and has a large Internet of Things technology and analytics offering.
Thomas International is a provider of psychometric assessment solutions with a focus on small to medium-sized businesses. Thomas International is a provider of online psychometric assessments, consulting, and related products and services. More than 2 million Thomas International assessments are completed each year across over 60 countries and in 56 languages. Thomas International is a key innovator operating within a $3 billion global market, providing low cost, easy-to-use solutions to a growing client base.
Business School24 is a player in the tertiary education segment in Italy and provides professionally-oriented education and training. Established in 1991 as a business unit of Il Sole 24 ORE, the school has two headquarters in Milan and Rome and enrols more than 26,000 students a year onto its courses both in classrooms and online. The Company differentiates itself by creating targeted courses focused on the real needs of business and employs highly experienced industry professionals to originate original content and deliver lessons. Most courses incorporate an internship for the students, which presents a highly successful pathway to employment.
Business School24 is a player in the tertiary education segment in Italy and provides professionally-oriented education and training. Established in 1991 as a business unit of Il Sole 24 ORE, the school has two headquarters in Milan and Rome and enrols more than 26,000 students a year onto its courses both in classrooms and online. The Company differentiates itself by creating targeted courses focused on the real needs of business and employs highly experienced industry professionals to originate original content and deliver lessons. Most courses incorporate an internship for the students, which presents a highly successful pathway to employment.
Feelunique.com was a on-line retailer of premium beauty products, serving predominantly the UK market from its headquarters in the Channel Islands, and employing 125 staff.
The Rug Company is a leading global brand in luxury handmade rugs with an established international sales presence through 10 own showrooms and a number of franchisees and concessions worldwide, generating sales of £23 million. Founded in 1997 by husband and wife team Christopher and Suzanne Sharp, the Company sells a range of more than 300 high-quality, contemporary rugs which are crafted entirely by hand, using traditional weaving techniques. The Company has built a strong reputation for design, based on its own in-house collection and through ranges developed in collaboration with iconic designers such as Alexander McQueen, Diane von Furstenberg, Kelly Wearstler, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood. Following the transaction the founders will remain actively involved in the Company.
Currencies Direct provides foreign exchange payment services to corporate and personal clients. The company’s products include spot contracts, forward contracts, regular transfers, limit orders, rate watches, stop loss orders, and multiple payments. It also offers overseas property, emigration, regular payment, online money transfer, travel money, international student, art and antique, business, business account, currency option, and risk management. Currencies Direct was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in London.
Il Bisonte manufactures leather bag products. Their products include crossbody bags, backpacks, totes, and travel bags. They offer small leather goods that include wallets, key rings, watches, and more. They also provide online shopping and delivery services.
Feelunique.com was a on-line retailer of premium beauty products, serving predominantly the UK market from its headquarters in the Channel Islands, and employing 125 staff.
SL-x is a operator of an electronic securities trading platform. The company's trading platform operates services including securities lending, automated matching, negotiated trades, CCP connectivity and deal clearing services. Its strategies are built on innovative social networking features that catered to the relationship-based market model.
QualitySolicitors is the group of law firms that are changing the face of legal services in the UK. With over 200 high street locations and more opening each month, we’re the fastest growing legal brand in the country. What really sets us apart is our approach to customer service. We put our clients’ needs at the heart of everything we do, making it easy for individuals and businesses everywhere to access high-quality, hassle-free legal services. Naturally, our lawyers are some of the most knowledgeable and talented in the industry but it’s the little things that set us apart such as our free first advice, Saturday openings, and no hidden costs promises. And when you choose QualitySolicitors you’ll always get a same-day response and will deal directly with the lawyer working on your case. Each QualitySolicitors firm is an independent law firm, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. What they all share in common is a commitment to providing the very best legal advice combined with a real desire to help people. We offer a wide range of services for businesses, so whether you’re setting up, expanding or restructuring; or just need advice regarding employment issues; we can help. We also provide a comprehensive range of legal services for individuals and families.
The Eneas Group is one of Scandinavia’s leading players in energy services and brokerage. They create values for more than 25,000 clients in industry, business and agriculture.
DS Produkte GmbH is a successful and modern family-owned company in the consumer goods industry. Founded in 1973 by the Hamburg-based businessman Dieter Schwarz, DS has grown from a trading service provider to a manufacturer, importer and exporter of innovative products. Today, DS is a large, international trading house. With its wide range of products, the company from Stapelfeld (just outside of Hamburg) is one of Europe's largest suppliers of mail order, food, retail and discounters in Germany and Europe. In addition, DS Produkte GmbH supplies numerous non-food items for marketing on TV and on the Internet. The product range extends into almost all areas, such as household, small electrical appliances, cookware, cleaning and floor care, outdoor, do-it-yourself, beauty, wellness and fitness as well as seasonal and trend articles. In 1997, the logistics center was built in Mecklenburg Gallin and steadily expanded in the following years. Offering the best without limits - today, more than 400 employees feel committed to this maxim.
The Rug Company is a leading global brand in luxury handmade rugs with an established international sales presence through 10 own showrooms and a number of franchisees and concessions worldwide, generating sales of £23 million. Founded in 1997 by husband and wife team Christopher and Suzanne Sharp, the Company sells a range of more than 300 high-quality, contemporary rugs which are crafted entirely by hand, using traditional weaving techniques. The Company has built a strong reputation for design, based on its own in-house collection and through ranges developed in collaboration with iconic designers such as Alexander McQueen, Diane von Furstenberg, Kelly Wearstler, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood. Following the transaction the founders will remain actively involved in the Company.
Zensys is a provider of wireless networking technology for control and status reading applications and the developer of Z-Wave, a low-cost, two-way, wireless mesh network communications technology that enables consumers to monitor and manage their lighting, security systems and other home controls easily, conveniently and securely from anywhere in the world.
Cambridge Education Group provides academic, creative, and English language programs in Europe and the United States. Its academic courses include A level, foundation, IB, GCSE, and master's foundation; creative courses comprise arts foundation, BA fashion design, and music foundation; and English language programs cover standard, intensive, and business English. Cambridge Education Group's courses and programs cover various subjects, such as business, economics, finance, management, law, humanities, social sciences, computing, engineering and sciences, life sciences, art, design, media, and film. It began operation in 1952, with its headquarters in Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Prospitalia operates as a hospital group purchasing organization in the German health care market, Prospitalia is offering their affiliated institutions a wide range of services. Negotiating prices with industry partners is the core service but is supplemented with consulting services and efficiency analyses applicable to all different hospital departments and areas.
Retail Decisions which operated fuel card and fraud prevention businesses primarily in Europe and Australia, as well as a the US, China and South Africa.
Cadooz provides vouchers, rewards, experiences, and incentives in Germany. Its product range includes shopping, experience, green gas station, instantly-redeemable, reward, movie, magazine, diner, universal, restaurant, gift, employee motivation, charity, and snack vouchers, as well as bonus point and reloadable prepaid card solutions. Cadooz supplies individual solutions in marketing, sales, and human resources, including consultancy, concept design, development, and fulfillment of voucher and reward schemes. It also carries out online surveys in the field of voucher incentives; provides tailored incentive travel, events, and VIP hospitality solutions; offers POS marketing solutions, such as competitions, promotions, on-pack vouchers, and more; and operates online platforms where data on marketing and sales promotions is collected and analyzed. Cadooz's products and solutions are applied in the areas of sales promotion, new customer acquisition, sales incentives, customer loyalty, employee incentivization/motivation, competitions, complaint management, customer referral, idea management, subscription canvassing, and more. It began operation in 2000, with its headquarters in Hamburg in Germany as a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide as of September 16, 2011.
Loyalty Partner help companies understand their customers better, because only satisfied customers are loyal customers. This is a key factor in ensuring the profitability of a company, particularly in hard-fought markets with low margins. They have built up unrivalled expertise through the successful development and operation of PAYBACK. They know what professional customer management can achieve and help companies create their own solution. In cooperation with their three subsidiaries – the bonus programme and multichannel-marketing platform PAYBACK, the customer insights experts emnos and the IT solutions provider Loyalty Partner Solutions – they cover the entire portfolio for customer management, taking in everything from CRM consulting and the design and implementation of individual bonus programmes to the management of complex single processes.
Cox Insurance Holdings PLC
Private Equity Round in 2005
Cox Insurance was one of the largest UK motor and household insurance companies operating in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.
Sigla Credit provides consumer credit for non-specific purposes, including salary-backed loans, personal loans, and nonperforming loans. It began operation in 2005, with its headquarters in Conegliano in Italy as a subsidiary of Sigla Luxembourg.
OmniBus Systems was formed in 1994. Since that time the company has experienced continuous growth in the broadcast industry, delivering solutions based on cutting-edge technologies to customers worldwide. With a strong history of innovation and ground-breaking technical achievements, OmniBus has led the field in automated transmission systems since its inception.
NOBA Bank Group operates as a 'bank of banks', offering a range of financial services. The group comprises three strong brands, including Nordax Bank, and focuses on providing large, long duration personal loans, mortgages, credit cards, and deposit services. One of its brands, Bank Norwegian, serves over 1.7 million customers. The group's mission is to enable healthy finances for more people, and it operates in the Northern Europe region.
Towry provides financial planning, wealth advice and investment management services to private individuals, families and trustees. Towry advises on the key areas of personal finance, including pensions and retirement, inheritance tax planning and investments, as part of our personal financial planning service. Towry’s aim is to help its clients make the right decisions about their financial future.
NewDay, formerly SAV Credit, is a financial services company specialising in providing credit products to consumers in the United Kingdom. Their vision is straightforward, to help people be better with credit. This is powered by their Manifesto. Their Manifesto is made up of four core principles, we’re a welcoming, understanding, knowing and rewarding business. They make their Manifesto meaningful by placing their customers at its heart, and their Manifesto at the heart of their business strategy. It’s as simple as that.
Zensys is a provider of wireless networking technology for control and status reading applications and the developer of Z-Wave, a low-cost, two-way, wireless mesh network communications technology that enables consumers to monitor and manage their lighting, security systems and other home controls easily, conveniently and securely from anywhere in the world.
OmniBus Systems was formed in 1994. Since that time the company has experienced continuous growth in the broadcast industry, delivering solutions based on cutting-edge technologies to customers worldwide. With a strong history of innovation and ground-breaking technical achievements, OmniBus has led the field in automated transmission systems since its inception.
TeamSystem develops and distributes management software solutions for professionals, businesses, legal practices, and artisans. It provides training and professional updates for accountants, labor consultants, tax advisers, corporate administration managers, and lawyers; and develops management software and access control systems for the sport, health, and leisure sectors.
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