Souter Investments

Souter Investments is transport tycoon Sir Brian Souter’s private investment vehicle. Stagecoach Group is the bedrock of our portfolio which contains 120 investments. We invest in a diverse range of private equity funds, hedge funds, bonds, quoted and unquoted investments and commercial and residential property. We are constantly on the lookout for new investment opportunities. Please look at our investment portfolio as it will give you an idea of the type of investments we make. Our focus is on low risk but high return investments. Many of our investments are in the transport and environmental sectors but we are involved in luxury goods, financial services, healthcare, power generation and various other sectors. We have a relaxed exit strategy and we will hold many of our investments for years to come. Being an ethical investor, we will not consider investments in alcohol, tobacco, armaments or gambling.

John Berthinussen

Managing Director

Calum Cusiter

Investment Director

Andy Macfie

Partner and Managing Director

MacKenzie, Scott

Investment Analyst

Shamash, Maurice

Investment Director

32 past transactions

SI-UK

Private Equity Round in 2022
SI-UK provides free independent advice and support to international students applying to study in the UK.

CellPoint Digital

Venture Round in 2022
CellPoint Digital offers digital commerce and payment solutions.

Stone Group

Acquisition in 2019
Stone Group is an IT provider to the public sector.

DivideBuy

Private Equity Round in 2019
DivideBuy offers Interest-Free Credit through our Retail Partners. A fast application process with an immediate decision means you can choose to Spread the Cost of your purchase with no hidden charges. Your one DivideBuy account can be used across our diverse range of Retail Partners.

Coretrax Technology

Private Equity Round in 2018
Coretrax Technology's Research Development Team is constantly at work developing new and creative products to fulfill the needs of all our valued customers. Coretrax strives to supply the oil industry with up-to-date solutions to improve time efficiency, maximize cost reduction, reliability, damage prevention, and technological advancement.

DMC Canotec

Private Equity Round in 2018
DMC Canotec provides managed print and document management services. They provide document management solutions. They deliver clever print and copy, scan, archive, and document management systems.

Broadway Partners

Private Equity Round in 2018
Broadway is pioneering the commercial use of line of sight radio and TV WhiteSpace radio to connect remote rural communities. Using radio spectrum made available by the shift from analogue to digital TV, the technology is uniquely capable in the challenging geographies that are typical of rural areas, where trees, hills and low population densities typically preclude the use of conventional radio or fibre solutions.

CoachHire.com

Venture Round in 2017
CoachHire.com are a market leader in providing coach and minibus transport services in the UK and now in over 100 cities around the world.Coachhire.com provides transport for all occasions to the B2B and B2C markets from shuttles to European Tours. Their unrivalled network of 18,000+ vehicles based at more than 4,000 depots means they are perfectly placed to provide transportation for even the largest contracts and events.

TWMA

Private Equity Round in 2017
TWMA is the world's drilling waste specialist; pioneering the best solutions and technology to turn waste into value.

Ashtead Technology Rentals

Private Equity Round in 2016
Ashtead Technology Rentals provides integrated equipment solutions for subsea and onshore monitoring and inspection sectors.

Reesby Rotorua

Acquisition in 2015
Reesby Rotorua is a New Zealand tour coach supplier. Our head office is located in Rotorua with bases in Auckland & Christchurch. Our aim is to have the most professional drivers and safest buses to ensure your travel arrangements are hassle free and enjoyable. Reesby Rotorua is part of the New Zealand based InMotion Group who have 340 buses and 19 ferries carrying around 16 million passengers in New Zealand annually. We are proud to achieve the Qualmark Silver award for our tourism business under the new Sustainable Tourism Business criteria. Reesby Rotorua was the first New Zealand urban bus company to receive this Qualmark accreditation.

Nutrisure

Private Equity Round in 2015
Nutrisure was founded in 2006 in Bath, England, by Martin Kemp, who remains a substantial shareholder. The company has grown rapidly to become the leading supplier of superfoods across Europe. Superfoods are products, such as acai and cacao, which are highly sought for providing antioxidants, nutrients, minerals, or vitamins. Nutrisure wholesales these superfoods, including a line of ayurvedic herbs, in powdered and liquid form along with prepared products under the Naturya brand.

AMA (New Town)

Private Equity Round in 2014
AMA is an innovative Edinburgh based property development company with a track record of developing residential, commercial, apart-hotel and student residences of high quality design and workmanship, always complimenting the existing architecture and enhancing the environment in which they were created.

ManaBus

Seed Round in 2014
ManaBus is an internet based intercity express coach operator offering great value travel to 128 destinations.

OnniBus.com

Private Equity Round in 2014
OnniBus.com is a disruptive influence on the Finnish intercity transport market.

Mobius Life

Acquisition in 2014
Mobius Life is an authorised unit-linked UK life insurance company. We are an independently owned business committed to helping UK institutional pension schemes and asset managers implement their investment strategies, and meet their investment objectives. We offer clients access to an investment platform operating within a life company structure, supported by a wide range of investment services. Uniquely, we do not represent proprietary funds and therefore avoid conflicts of interest associated with proprietary fund providers. Our services include investment administration, creation of blended and white-labelled funds, trigger monitoring, transition management and pension scheme reporting. Working closely with our clients, we create tailored investment solutions to fit their unique requirements. Trustees of UK pension schemes choose our investment platform to consolidate their assets, and access a broad range of funds in a highly governed structure. Consultants and advisers use our investment platform to focus on investment advice rather than implementation issues. Asset managers utilise our life company licence to create tax-efficient life-wrapped funds, which are attractive to UK pension schemes. Life insurance companies employ our investment administration services to reduce their operational and governance overheads.

East Lothian Developments

Private Equity Round in 2014
East Lothian Developments is a 120 acre development site in Wallyford, East Lothian. The development has secured planning permission for the construction of 1,450 new homes, which will include a new primary school, making it one of the largest current residential developments in Scotland. The site is well suited to commuters with easy access to the A1 and a main line train station in Wallyford with a journey time of just 15 minutes to the centre of Edinburgh.

Global Risk Partners

Private Equity Round in 2013
Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP) is an investment vehicle aimed at insurance brokers and managing general agents trading in the UK retail and global, specialty insurance markets.

Baywater Healthcare

Acquisition in 2013
Baywater Healthcare is an independent specialist provider of healthcare services to patients with long term conditions, delivering a high-quality, cost-effective solutions with care closer to home. Working exclusively in the health sector, our reliability means we successfully provide care to more than 30,000 patients throughout the UK with our ultimate aim being to support the changing NHS while helping patients to maintain their mobility, independence and overall quality of life. Our range of healthcare services includes: home oxygen therapy, sleep diagnostics, CPAP treatment and adherence management, telehealth through remote monitoring, ventilation therapy, nebuliser therapy and emergency oxygen.

Winn Solicitors

Private Equity Round in 2013
Winn Solicitors provides accident claims and accident compensation services in the United Kingdom. It specializes in handling claims for road accidents, including whiplash, car accident, taxi driver, passenger, cyclist, motorcyclist, commercial vehicle, young driver, pedestrian accident, and deaf or hard of hearing road traffic accident compensation claims.
The Virgin Group is a leading international branded investment company and one of the world's most recognized and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony and media to transportation, travel, financial services, hotels, health and fitness, as well as renewable technologies and space tourism. Virgin has created more than 400 branded companies worldwide, employing approximately 50,000 people, in 29 countries. Its Global branded revenues in 2010 exceeded £11.5 billion (approx. US$18.5 billion).
The Virgin Group is a leading international branded investment company and one of the world's most recognized and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony and media to transportation, travel, financial services, hotels, health and fitness, as well as renewable technologies and space tourism. Virgin has created more than 400 branded companies worldwide, employing approximately 50,000 people, in 29 countries. Its Global branded revenues in 2010 exceeded £11.5 billion (approx. US$18.5 billion).

Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri

Acquisition in 2011
Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri (“IDO”) is a ferry company that provides public transport to the people of Istanbul and the wider region surrounding the Sea of Marmara. IDO is one of the largest passenger ferry operators in the world, carrying over 48 million passengers and 10 million vehicles each year, whilst operating over 50 passenger and vehicle ferries.

EMCAS

Private Equity Round in 2011
EMCAS was founded in 2003, it started life as a claims management company helping consumers gain compensation and refunds for mis-sold financial products and unfair charges. Since then the company has grown to be one of the UK's leading professional financial claims management companies and has secured more than £200 million in compensation and refunds for thousands of customers. EMCAS have witnessed a growing demand for advice and support for consumers who are in debt, this being the case EMCAS introduced a Debt Solutions service as a way of helping consumers regain financial stability. Through their claims management service EMCAS have helped improve their client's financial position, however as a result of the economic downturn the need for debt management services has increased. The introduction of EMCAS Debt Solutions will enable EMCAS to offer consumers a holistic approach to financial management, which will enable them to regain control of their finances.

Argent Energy

Acquisition in 2009
Argent Energy specialises in producing clean, green, road fuel (Biodiesel) from the by-products of other industries, such as tallow, waste derived from the sewers and used cooking oil. Argent Energy pioneered large scale commercial biodiesel production in the UK when it started production at its state of the art plant near Motherwell and now delivers up to 50 million litres (45,000 tonnes) of high quality biodiesel a year.

First Scottish

Acquisition in 2009
First Scottish is independent firm of professional searchers, delivering a comprehensive suite of fast and accurate search services, primarily for the residential and commercial property markets.

Fullers Group

Acquisition in 2009
Fullers Group operates commuter services and tourism experiences.

Neoss

Venture Round in 2009
Neoss is founded on the passion and inspiration of individuals, clinicians, academics and engineers - all seeking to create a better future for patients. It’s this passion that helps them put together a system above all others, a system you can trust and a system that makes a connection which stays forever. The foundations of their system can be seen in forty years of provenance in the rapidly evolving world of dental implants. They are proud to be at the forefront of this evolution with a system that challenges traditional conventions through the simplicity of having just one platform. Coupled with this rich heritage of experience comes their strong affiliations with some of the worlds leading medical device companies and a unique research and development pipeline that creates timeless technologies.

Howick & Eastern Buses

Acquisition in 2008
Howick & Eastern Buses is an urban, commuter, school and charter bus operator based in East Auckland, New Zealand. Part of Souter Investment’s InMotion Group, Howick & Eastern operates a modern and high quality fleet of over 170 buses serving over 6 million passengers per annum.

Mana Coach Services

Acquisition in 2007
Mana Coach Services is the second largest urban, commuter, school and charter bus operator in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital and second largest public transport market. The longest standing investment in Souter Investment’s InMotion Group, Mana Coach operates a fleet of around 100 buses, carrying over 4 million passengers per annum. The business serves the Newlands, Porirua, Kapiti Coast and CBD areas of Wellington from three depots.

OneSearch Direct

Private Equity Round in 2007
Onesearch Direct Limited, a local search data company, provides property information and conveyancing search reports to solicitors in the United Kingdom. The company collects, stores, produces, and sells data products. It also provides reporting products and services in the areas of regulated local search, drainage and water, land registry searches, environmental searches, hs2 and cross rail, ground stability, insurance products, lender acceptance, and chancel repair liability. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. As of December 19, 2019, Onesearch Direct Limited operates as a subsidiary of Landmark Information Group Limited.

Alexander Dennis

Acquisition in 2004
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) is the UK’s leading bus and coach manufacturer, employing around 2,000 people at facilities in the UK, continental Asia and North America. The fastest growing bus and coach builder in Western Europe, ADL encompasses three famous and successful marques – Alexander, Dennis and Plaxton. ADL produces a wide range of innovative and fuel efficient, low floor single and double deck buses, plus a full portfolio of coaches, welfare and mini vehicles. ADL products offer real operator, passenger and environment benefits, all backed by an unswerving commitment to world class customer support.
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