Maven Capital Partners Leads £4.4M Investment in Candle Shack
September 9, 2021
Maven Capital Partners has led a £4.4 million funding package into Candle Shack — including £3.0 million from its Maven Investor Partners syndicate and a £1.4 million debt facility from HSBC UK — to support the company's scaling, product development and expansion into the EU. Candle Shack, an e-commerce supplier and contract candle manufacturer based in central Scotland, employs about 105 staff at its West Carron facility.
- Buyers
- Maven Capital Partners, Maven Investor Partners
- Targets
- Candle Shack
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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