Pollen Street Capital to acquire Keylane Group from Waterland Private Equity

Capital Constellation Acquires Minority Stake in Pollen Street Capital

April 14, 2020

Financial Services

Capital Constellation, an investment vehicle managed by Wafra, has acquired a minority ownership interest in Pollen Street Capital and will provide capital to support growth of Pollen Street's private equity and credit businesses. The strategic partnership strengthens Pollen Street's ability to expand its private equity and credit strategies across the United Kingdom and Europe.

Pollen Street Invests in Wide Group S.P.A

May 16, 2023

Insurance

Pollen Street has agreed a strategic growth investment in Wide Group S.P.A, a technology-led insurance broker operating nationally in Italy. The capital will be used to accelerate Wide Group's organic growth, expand its services offering and further develop its proprietary BrokerTech platform, while the founders will continue to lead the business.

Pivotal Growth Acquires Lifetime Finance Group Limited

December 9, 2021

Financial Services

Pivotal Growth, the joint venture between Pollen Street IV and LSL Property Services plc, has agreed terms to acquire Lifetime Finance Group Limited, a Glasgow-based mortgage broker with strengths in new-build, contractor and self-employed mortgages. The deal is the first bolt-on acquisition for the Pivotal Growth platform as it builds a UK-wide mortgage brokerage business; Lifetime's CEO Gordon Hunter will retain a minority investment.

Pollen Street Acquires Majority Stake in Assessio

August 24, 2023

Software

Pollen Street has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Assessio International Holdings 2 AB, a Nordic talent assessment SaaS platform headquartered in Stockholm. The investment will provide growth capital to accelerate M&A and organic expansion, support further development of Assessio's proprietary technology, and help build a pan‑European talent management business while keeping the current management team in place.

Pollen Street Acquires Majority Stake in PAIR Finance

October 11, 2022

Financial Services

Pollen Street has acquired a majority stake in PAIR Finance GmbH, an AI-driven digital debt collections platform headquartered in Berlin. Founder Stephan Stricker remains with the business and former largest shareholder finleap retains a minority stake after a partial exit; Pollen Street's investment will fund international expansion, customer growth and further development of PAIR Finance's technology-led collections offering.

Pivotal Growth Acquires The Loan Partnership Limited

May 23, 2022

Financial Services

Pivotal Growth, the mortgage advisory joint venture backed by LSL Property Services Plc and Pollen Street Capital, has agreed to acquire The Loan Partnership Limited (TLP), a specialist second-charge mortgage and bridging finance broker based in Hemel Hempstead. The deal expands Pivotal Growth’s specialist broking capabilities in the second-charge and bridging finance markets and is subject to customary regulatory approvals.