Acquisitions in West Midlands, United Kingdom

Horizon Capital committed £30m to Adeptio Law Group, taking a majority stake to support the build-out of a national legal services group. As part of the transaction, Adeptio Law Group completed the acquisition of full-service law firm FBC Manby Bowdler, with HSBC providing debt financing and an acquisition facility.

NFP announced it has acquired Resolute Insurance Services, an independent commercial insurance broker based in the West Midlands. The deal expands NFP’s commercial insurance offerings in Europe while providing Resolute’s clients access to NFP’s broader global capabilities across benefits, risk, wealth, and pension solutions.

Aliter Capital LLP has completed an investment in Jumar, a West Midlands-headquartered tech talent, digital transformation and technology solutions business. The investment was made from Aliter’s £134m Aliter Capital II fund and is intended to build a UK-wide specialist technology solutions and resourcing group alongside Aliter-owned Concept Resourcing.

NFP announced the acquisition of Gravity Risk Services Ltd., an award-winning community insurance broker and risk advisor based in the West Midlands, England. NFP will integrate Gravity’s risk services into its existing commercial insurance, employee benefits, and HR services offerings, with Gravity’s team and founder Dale Collett joining NFP.

NFP has acquired Direct Safety Solutions Ltd, a UK-based health and safety consultancy. The deal expands NFP’s ability to offer integrated health and safety services alongside its commercial insurance, employee benefits, and HR consulting offerings, supporting clients across the West Midlands and beyond.

Verso Wealth Management, a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, has acquired Heritage Independent Financial Advisers Limited to expand Verso’s presence across the Midlands and support its national wealth management build-up strategy. Heritage, founded in 2003 and based in Knowle, West Midlands, advises on more than £200 million of assets and will continue operating with its principal directors remaining with the business.

Cairngorm Capital-backed Sentry Doors Holdings Limited has acquired E. & S. W. Knowles & Company Limited, a manufacturer of specialist timber internal doorsets. The deal expands Sentry’s product range in fire safety and security doorsets and supports accelerated growth across UK end markets including commercial, healthcare, education and leisure.

Endless LLP, a UK mid-market private equity investor, has acquired K.T.C. (Edibles) Limited (KTC), one of the UK's largest suppliers of edible oils. The deal is intended to provide additional investment to support KTC’s growth plans, including further development of its operations, product range, and service offerings.

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, acquired Welin Lambie Ltd., a United Kingdom-based designer and manufacturer of military and commercial davits used to launch and recover craft from ships and shore-based installations. The deal expands FMD’s marine defense equipment and aftermarket service capabilities for naval, coast guard, shipyard, and commercial marine customers and strengthens its offerings for future uncrewed ship programs.

Mondelēz International agreed to acquire a significant majority interest in Grenade, a UK-based performance nutrition company known for its high-protein bars. Grenade will continue to operate as a separate business from its UK headquarters, with its current leadership retaining a minority equity interest; financial terms were not disclosed.

GracoRoberts entered into an agreement to acquire UK-based Silmid Limited, expanding GracoRoberts’ global aerospace specialty chemicals distribution footprint into the UK and Europe. Backed by its private equity sponsor CM Equity Partners, GracoRoberts expects the combination to enhance its ecommerce-led distribution capabilities, warehouse network, and value-added services for aerospace OEM, defense, and MRO customers worldwide.