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Harwood Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Harwood Private Equity is a leading investor in UK lower mid-market companies, backing profitable businesses across a range of sectors (with enterprise values up to £50 million). The firm specializes in public-to-private transactions (de-listing public companies).

Focus Areas
Private equity (UK lower mid-market buyouts), Public-to-private transactions
Website
harwoodpe.co.uk

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2018-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

2 addon · 2 buyout

Harwood Private Equity Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Harwood Private Equity. 1 2018 2 2022 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Harwood Private Equity
    Target
    Crest Foods
    Seller
    Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL)
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Type
    Buyout

    Harwood Private Equity acquired Crest Foods, a provider of dairy stabilizers, contract packaging, and branded and private-label dry food manufacturing. The specific deal terms were not disclosed, and the acquisition is intended to help Crest Foods enter its next phase of growth.

  • Buyer
    Medication Packaging Holdco Limited, Medica Packaging Limited, Harwood Capital
    Target
    F.G. Curtis plc
    Industry
    Packaging
    Location
    Surrey, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Medication Packaging Holdco Limited (owners of Medica Packaging Limited) has acquired F.G. Curtis plc, a Redhill-based folding carton manufacturer that serves the cosmetics and beauty markets. The deal, supported by private equity investor Harwood Capital with additional funding from Shawbrook Bank, will keep the existing Curtis management team in place and positions Medica Packaging as the platform to strengthen market presence and sustainability capabilities across the combined group.

  • Buyer
    Assisi Pet Care, Harwood Private Equity, Crescent Capital Group LP
    Target
    Maced Sp. z o.o.
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Poland
    Type
    Addon

    Assisi Pet Care, the Harwood Private Equity-backed pet food platform, has acquired Poland-based Maced, a leading European manufacturer of natural dog treats. Crescent Capital Group’s European Specialty Lending strategy provided financing to support Harwood’s refinancing of Assisi and fund the acquisition, enabling Assisi to gain manufacturing control and expand its geographic coverage across major European pet-food markets.

  • Buyer
    Harwood Capital, LDC
    Target
    Curtis Gilmour Holding Company, Inc., Pelsis Ltd.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Harwood Capital’s portfolio company Curtis Gilmour has merged with Pelsis Ltd., a portfolio company of LDC, combining complementary pest-control product lines and global distribution footprints. The consolidated group will be led by Pelsis Group CEO Peter Mangion and continue to operate from existing U.S. and European facilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

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