Livingbridge
Livingbridge is a mid-market private equity firm launched in 1995.[1] Headquartered in London, the firm also has offices in, Melbourne, Australia [2] and Boston, US.[3]
Livingbridge was known until November 2014 as Isis Equity Partners, but rebranded as it was "no longer prepared to share [its name] with a terrorist organisation".[4][5][6]
Since 1995 it has invested in over 100 UK businesses.[7]
Livingbridge invests across four sectors: technology, services, healthcare and consumer.[8][9]
In January 2000, Livingbridge acquired a 40% stake of UK based clothing company FatFace for £5 million.[10][11] In May 2005, Livingbridge sold its stake in FatFace to Advent International[12] for £110 million.[13]
In 2016 it raised £660m in its eighth fundraise, its largest to date. In April 2016 Livingbridge announced the sale of Frank Recruitment Group to TPG Capital.[14]
In 2017 Livingbridge won UK House of the Year at the 2017 Real Deals Private Equity Awards [15]
In March 2022, Livingbridge invested an undisclosed amount in Nourish Care, the Bournemouth-based digital care planning software provider to the UK social care sector.[16][17]
References
- ↑ "Livingbridge raises £660m to invest in UK SMEs". http://www.livingbridge.com/latest/news/2016/livingbridge-raises-660m-to-invest-in-uk-smes/.
- ↑ "UK private equity firm Livingbridge opens office in Australia". https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/uk-private-equity-firm-livingbridge-opens-office-in-australia-20170106.
- ↑ "Livingbridge opens US office | Real Deals". https://realdeals.eu.com/news/2017/11/22/livingbridge-opens-us-office/.
- ↑ "Isis Equity Partners renames itself after a tree". Financial News. http://thetally.efinancialnews.com/2014/11/isis-equity-partners-rebrands-tree/.
- ↑ "Living Bridge: Private Company Information - Businessweek". https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=115321. Retrieved on 2016-04-15.
- ↑ Armstrong, Ashley. "City firm unveils less terrorist-y new name". Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/11243215/City-firm-unveils-less-terrorist-y-new-name.html. Retrieved on 2016-04-15.
- ↑ "Who we are". http://www.livingbridge.com/who-we-are/.
- ↑ "Livingbridge | Institution Profile | Private Equity International". https://www.privateequityinternational.com/institution-profiles/livingbridge.html.
- ↑ "Livingbridge Mergers and Acquisitions Summary | Mergr". https://mergr.com/investor/livingbridge.
- ↑ Ambrose, Tom (2023-10-11). "Lifestyle brand FatFace set to be taken over by Next" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/11/lifestyle-brand-fatface-to-be-taken-over-by-next-says-report.
- ↑ "Next in talks to buy fashion brand FatFace in £100M deal" (in en-GB). 2023-10-12. https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/next-in-talks-to-buy-fashion-brand-fatface-in-100m-deal/.
- ↑ Ambrose, Tom (2023-10-11). "Lifestyle brand FatFace set to be taken over by Next" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/11/lifestyle-brand-fatface-to-be-taken-over-by-next-says-report.
- ↑ "Advent International Acquires Fat Face | Mergr M&A Deal Summary". https://mergr.com/transaction/advent-international-acquires-fat-face.
- ↑ "Livingbridge exits Frank Recruitment Group". http://www.livingbridge.com/latest/news/2016/livingbridge-exits-frank-recruitment-group/.
- ↑ "Private Equity Awards 2017: The winners are…". https://realdeals.eu.com/news/2017/04/20/private-equity-awards-2017-winners/.
- ↑ "Livingbridge Invests In Nourish | Mergr M&A Deal Summary". https://mergr.com/transaction/livingbridge-invests-in-nourish-care-systems.
- ↑ "Corporate finance firm advises health care provider on acquisition" (in en). 2023-11-08. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/south-west/news/8523-corporate-finance-firm-advises-health-care-provider-on-acquisition.