Queen's Park Equity Backs MBO of Blue Ribbon
March 14, 2022
Queen’s Park Equity (QPE) is supporting a management buyout (MBO) of Blue Ribbon, a specialist provider of adult residential care and supported living services for adults with high-acuity autism and learning disabilities. Management (Mark Fuller, Paul Carter and Sam Leonard) will continue to lead the business as QPE provides capital to accelerate geographic expansion, invest in people, quality and systems, and scale service delivery across the Northwest of England.
- Buyers
- Queen's Park Equity, Management team (Mark Fuller, Paul Carter and Sam Leonard)
- Targets
- Blue Ribbon
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- North West England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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