FPE Capital Acquires Zest Technology

Epassi Group Acquires UK-based Zest

June 4, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Epassi Group has acquired UK-based Zest, a configurable SaaS employee benefits platform, to expand its presence and product offering in the UK and across Europe. As part of the deal Matt Russell will lead the combined UK business as CEO, and the acquisition is intended to deepen Epassi's product suite for employer customers and accelerate its pan‑European growth.

FPE Capital Invests in Egress Limited

April 4, 2022

IT Services

FPE Capital LLP has invested in Egress Limited, a UK-based cloud and data migration specialist that delivers large, complex migrations and integration/BI services to public- and private-sector clients. The deal is the first investment from FPE Fund III and will support Egress’s executive team expansion and accelerated growth across the UK market.

FPE Capital Invests in Codestone

March 9, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

FPE Capital LLP has made a minority growth investment in Codestone, a UK-based business applications and cloud services platform focused on SAP and Microsoft technologies. The capital will support Codestone’s organic growth and provide capacity for acquisitions while founders Jeremy Bucknell and Dan Hobson remain significant shareholders.

Accenture Acquires Zestgroup

December 16, 2021

Energy

Accenture has acquired Zestgroup, a Netherlands-based services firm specializing in energy transitions, net-zero projects and renewable procurement. The undisclosed deal brings over 120 Zestgroup professionals into Accenture Operations to expand Accenture's sustainability, procurement and energy-reconciliation capabilities and integrate with its SynOps platform.

FPE Capital Leads Growth Investment into Global App Testing

August 18, 2022

Software

FPE Capital LLP has led a growth investment into Global App Testing to back founders Ronald Cummings-John and Owais Peer and accelerate the company's product development, autonomous testing capability and US expansion. Santander provided debt facilities to support the transaction and earlier investors are reported to be reinvesting alongside FPE.

FPE Capital Leads First Institutional Investment into 15gifts

December 23, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

FPE Capital LLP has led the first institutional (growth) investment into 15gifts, backing founder Tom Cox and the existing management team to accelerate international expansion and product development. 15gifts is a Brighton-headquartered Customer Experience Management SaaS provider serving telecom and mobile network operators, with over 60 employees and strong traction in the UK, US and Europe.