Sun European Partners

Sun European Partners, LLP is a leading private investment advisory firm, focused on identifying companies'​ untapped potential and leveraging its deep operational and financial resources to transform results. Sun European is a trusted partner that is recognised for its investment and operational experience, including particular expertise in the consumer products and services, food and beverage, industrial, packaging, chemicals, building products, automotive, restaurant and retail sectors. Since 1995, affiliates of Sun European have invested in more than 340 companies worldwide across a broad range of industries and transaction structures.
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James D. Allen

Group CFO

25 past transactions

Sharps Bedrooms

Acquisition in 2007
Sharps Bedrooms provides fitted bedroom and home office furniture. Sharps Bedrooms is a fitted bedroom and home office specialist.

Sports & Leisure Group

Acquisition in 2021
Sports & Leisure Group is a Belgian manufacturing company, highly specialised in the development & production of artificial grass for sports and leisure applications. Over the years this group has developed into one of the leading suppliers of high-quality artificial turf. Company headquarters are located in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Sports & Leisure Group can produce competitively priced artificial grass collections of all types. Their state of the art and innovative production facility is equipped to produce more than 12 million m2 of artificial grass each year. Today SL Group is already responsible for the production of more than 100 million m² of artificial turf for American football, soccer, hockey, tennis, rugby, golf, multisport and landscaping applications. Over 30 years of experience and a close collaboration with wholesalers make SL Group an expert in the production and development of high-performance artificial grass. Sports & Leisure Group guarantees the highest level of quality for all artificial turf products produced. A well thought-out TQM system enables the whole creation, production and delivery process to be intensively monitored. We work with reliable transporters to dispatch our products every day from their warehouse in Sint-Niklaas to our customers worldwide.

Strauss Innovation

Acquisition in 2011
Strauss Innovation owns and operates retail stores which sells women's and men's apparel and interior decoration products.

C&K

Acquisition in 2017
C&K, one of the most trusted brands of high-quality electromechanical switches. The company’s unmatched custom design capabilities are recognized globally by design engineers who demand reliable switch performance. C&K offers more than 55,000 standard products and 8.5 million switch combinations to companies that design, manufacture and distribute electronics products. Used in automotive, industrial, IoT, wearables, medical, telecom, consumer products, aerospace, and POS terminals, C&K products include tactile, pushbutton, snap-acting, toggle, rocker, detect, DIP, keyswitch, navigation, rotary, slide, switchlock, thumbwheel, smart card readers, high-rel connectors and custom assemblies.

DBApparel

Acquisition in 2006
DBApparel designs, manufactures and markets branded ladies and men's intimate apparel with such well-known names as DIM, Playtex, Wonderbra, Lovable, Abanderado, Princesa, Unno, Nur Die, Bellinda, and Shock Absorber. With key market positions in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and throughout Eastern Europe, products are sold through traditional trade channels (department stores, retailers, wholesalers, and mail order) as well as specialized chain stores and mass market retailers...

ESIM Chemicals GmbH

Acquisition in 2018
ESIM Chemicals is a global supplier of high quality agricultural and phytosanitary chemicals, intermediates and maleic anhydride tree chemicals. ESIM specializes in custom synthesis of specific substances for companies with which it collaborates, and has a portfolio of fine chemicals critical to a variety of industries. The company is headquartered in Linz (Austria). ESIM has more than 75 years of experience in its state-of-the-art facilities to translate innovative ideas into a scalable offering of advanced fine chemicals and intermediates.

Adler and Allan Limited

Acquisition in 2020
Adler & Allan Group is a suppliers of oil and environmental services that offers both operational capability and consultancy expertise.

Dreams Limited

Acquisition in 2013
Dreams manufactures and retails beds and mattresses in the United Kingdom. It offers wooden, upholstered, divan, metal, TV, storage, ottoman, adjustable, sofa, memory foam, guest, bunk, latex, day, and cabin and desk beds, as well as divan bases. The company also provides open spring, pocket spring, advanced, combination, memory foam, gel, latex, rolled, zip and link, and natural mattresses; and upholstered, wooden, and metal headboards. In addition, it offers furniture, including room sets, wardrobes, chests of drawers, bedside chests, dressing tables, mirrors, and stools; pillows, duvets, mattress protectors and toppers, and bed linens boutique products.
The Paragon Print and Packaging Group is the UK leader in manufacturing responsible packaging products for fresh and chilled Food, Ambient food, Beverage, Personal Care, Household and Healthcare retail market sectors. Manufacturing Self Adhesive labels, Linerless Labels, Flexible Film, Sleeves, Cartons and Laminated board packaging.

CNC

Acquisition in 2020
CNC Holding is an international group of companies active in the mushroom sector. The 5 companies focus on the production and the transport of substrates for growing mushrooms. CNC have six locations in the Netherlands and Poland and we sell mushroom substrates in 26 countries, mainly in Europe.

ELIX POLYMERS S.L.U.

Acquisition in 2012
ELIX is a leading manufacturer of ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) resins and derivatives in Europe. Operating from our head office in Tarragona, Spain, and with sales support teams in all key markets, they specialise in providing tailor-made solutions for high-quality thermoplastics applications. They are experts in ABS polymers and they have the resources, expertise and experience to create value for our customers through highly individual solutions.

Bonmarche

Acquisition in 2012
Bon Marche is a nationwide retailer specializing in value-for-money clothing for women aged 45 and over. It focuses on selling affordable, stylish, premium quality clothing and accessories in a wide range of sizes to mature women via its own store portfolio, website, mail order catalogues, and through the Ideal World TV shopping channel. Established in 1982, the Bonmarché business has more than 30 years of experience in this growing market segment, operating out of 300+ stores across the UK.

Finlays Group

Acquisition in 2015
Finlays was founded in 1750. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swire Group, the company has extensive tea and horticultural interests in Kenya, South Africa, Sri Lanka and China, complemented by global trading, packaging and extraction activities. It’s primary markets are in the UK, USA, Asia and increasingly continental Europe.

Robertshaw

Acquisition in 2014
Robertshaw is a global engineering and manufacturing company, has acquired BSI to create the most comprehensive portfolio of gas delivery products and systems for appliance and HVAC equipment manufacturers.

American Golf

Acquisition in 2011
American Golf is a privately held company and a golf retailer in the United Kingdom. It operates the premier nationwide retail chain of specialist golf equipment stores, selling a comprehensive range of clubs, bags, balls,clothing and accessories supplied by major golf brands.

Hewden

Acquisition in 2010
Stuart provides equipment and crane hire services to customers in the United Kingdom. It offers plant machines, access machines, cranes, power generation equipment, lighting, radios, industrial equipment, lifting equipment, fencings and barriers, and trackways. The company also provides health and safety, customer support, crane lift, training, telematics, and transport services, as well as a channel that offers satisfy operational and customer demands for other assets. It serves construction, industrial, infrastructure, and event markets. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

O&S Doors Ltd

Acquisition in 2016
O&S Doors Ltd. designs and manufactures doors for kitchens and bedrooms in Europe. It provides traditional and modern kitchen and bedroom doors, as well as door handles. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Benburb, United Kingdom.

Sofa Carpet Specialist

Acquisition in 2008
ScS stands for ‘Sofa Carpet Specialist’ and we’re one of the UK’s leading furniture and flooring retailers. We strive to offer great value and choice through a wide range of sofa and flooring products carefully selected by our expert team.

Flexitech Holding

Acquisition in 2015
Flexitech Holding is a designer and supplier of hydraulic braking hoses for the automotive industry. Established in France in 1960, Flexitech has over 50 years of operations experience and currently employs over 1,200 highly skilled full-time employees. Flexitech operates its own facilities in France, Romania, the United States, Mexico and Brazil, and supports its customers through local partners in China and India.

Lee Cooper Brand

Acquisition in 2005
Lee Cooper Brand is an English clothing company, operating worldwide.

Afriflora

Acquisition in 2017
Afriflora cultivates, produces, and sells sustainably-grown roses. Afriflora Sher possesses the rose farm in the world. Besides the farm in Ziway, “Sher roses” are also cultivated at 2 other locations: Koka farm, which is an hour’s drive from Ziway, and a farm in the village of Adami Tulu, which is near to Ziway. Afriflora Sher has a total surface area of the greenhouse complex around 650 hectares, which is the equivalent of 1,300 football pitches. The farm grows over 65 different types of roses; large and small-flowering roses and floribunda roses in many different colours. Cutting, planting, harvesting, processing and transport – all activities are carried out by local employees. Processing halls, which connect to 38 greenhouses, have been constructed so roses can be quickly processed.

Applied Drilling Technology International Ltd.

Acquisition in 2014
Applied Drilling Technology International Ltd. provides turnkey well drilling, project management, and decommissioning of subsea wells.

Famosa

Acquisition in 2010
Famosa designs, develops, manufactures and distributes toys throughout the world. Famosa owns and has developed several well known and successful brands including Nenuco, Barriguitas, Nancy, Jaggets, Pin y Pon and Feber. Famosa also has licensing agreements to develop, manufacture and design toys with some of the world’s largest entertainment and sports companies.

The River Group

Acquisition in 2014
The River Group Ltd operates as a content marketing agency that develops omni-channel content for various brands in the United Kingdom. The company offers Strategy, marketing and social media, editorial, design, video and content creation, tech, platform development and search, site optimization and conversion analysis, measurement, testing and refining, production, deployment, and distribution, advertising sales, newsstand strategy and execution, and content products. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom. As of July 14, 2014, The River Group Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Sun European Partners, LLP.

BTX Group

Acquisition in 2013
BTX Group A/S manufactures and supplies apparel for women. It offers trendy, business, party, and leisure, as well as classic, cool, casual, and smart apparel. The company’s products include pants, shirts, hoodies, skirts, shorts, trousers, T-shirts, knitwear, tops, blouses, dresses, etc. It sells its products through dealers in the Nordic countries and internationally. BTX Group A/S was formerly known as Brandtex Group A/S and changed its name to BTX Group A/S in April 2006. The company was founded in 1935 and is based in Brande, Denmark.