Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Mobeus

London, England, United Kingdom

Private equity investments of up to around £20m for entrepreneurial, fast-growth UK businesses, with flexible funding packages to help companies reach the next stage of growth.

Focus Areas
Private equity

Tracked deals

11

11 tracked deals across 2021-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

6 buyout · 5 growth capital

Mobeus Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Mobeus. 2 2021 4 2022 4 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    Distant Journeys
    Industry
    Transportation
    Location
    Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Mobeus has invested £15.2 million to support a management buyout of Distant Journeys, a UK-based specialist in long-haul escorted tours. The funding will support geographic expansion into new destinations and operational improvements (sales and customer engagement systems), with MD Simon Whittle remaining in place and several experienced industry executives joining the management team and board.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    Ellis Recruitment Group
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    United Kingdom

    Mobeus has committed £10m to acquire a significant minority stake in Ellis Recruitment Group, a specialist IT recruitment consultancy focused on Oracle and SAP ERP resourcing. The minority growth investment from Mobeus's UK-focused small‑cap buyout fund (Mobeus 2) will support Ellis's hiring and geographic expansion across Europe and the United States.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    Intralink Group
    Industry
    Consulting
    Location
    Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    UK private equity firm Mobeus has made a £19.6m minority (growth) investment in Intralink Group, a UK-headquartered business development and innovation consultancy that helps western and Asian tech and sustainability companies expand internationally. The capital will be used to extend Intralink's coverage across Asia—including ASEAN and the Indian sub-continent—and to build on its B2B tech and sustainability capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    LACE Partners
    Seller
    Existing shareholders (vendors)
    Industry
    Consulting
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    Mobeus has provided a £10.2 million combined debt and equity package to acquire a minority stake in LACE Partners, a UK-based HR and payroll transformation consultancy. The investment will support LACE's strategic development and growth, expanding capability and scale through organic and acquisitive initiatives while Mobeus takes a board seat to help guide the business.

  • Buyer
    The Boundary, Mobeus
    Target
    Buildmedia
    Location
    Auckland, New Zealand
    Type
    Buyout

    London-based creative visualization studio The Boundary has acquired Buildmedia, an Auckland-based pioneer in city-scale digital twins and interactive real-time visualization. The deal, supported by private equity firm Mobeus, combines The Boundary's large photorealistic CGI and storytelling capabilities with Buildmedia's technical digital-twin IP to expand capabilities and accelerate geographic reach across APAC.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus, Management of The Translation People (led by Jasmin Schneider)
    Target
    The Translation People
    Seller
    Stephen Wilde, David Nichols
    Location
    Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Mobeus has supported a management buyout of The Translation People, investing £12.4m alongside vendor and management rollover to back MD Jasmin Schneider and the senior team. The investment establishes The Translation People as a buy-and-build platform in the fragmented language services market, with the vendors Stephen Wilde and David Nichols stepping back while retaining a minority stake.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    GW Global Insights
    Seller
    Existing shareholders
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Mobeus has backed a management buyout (MBO) of GW Global Insights (GWGI), the operator of the gasworld and H2 View brands that provide news, data, events and business intelligence to the industrial gases and hydrogen markets. Mobeus will support GWGI's expansion of business intelligence products, digital content, marketing services and its events portfolio; Richard Babington joined GWGI's board as part of the transaction.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    Gungho Marketing
    Seller
    Founder
    Location
    Dorset, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Mobeus has invested £8.8 million in a combined debt and equity package to support a management buyout of Gungho Marketing from the founder. The investment will fund operational scaling, expansion of Gungho's proprietary database and entry into adjacent verticals such as LegalTech and TaxTech; Jonathan Harman was introduced as Executive Chair and this is the first investment from Mobeus' latest UK small-cap buyout fund.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    Inbox Insight
    Seller
    Vendor (unnamed), Incumbent management (rollover)
    Location
    Hampshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Mobeus has backed a £25.5 million management buyout (MBO) of Inbox Insight with a £17.7 million equity investment, alongside vendor and management rollover. Inbox Insight, a UK-headquartered B2B demand generation and content syndication agency with offices in the UK, US and South Africa, will continue under incumbent MD Jamie Hendrie and use the investment to accelerate technology, data science and US growth.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus
    Target
    Orbital Internet Group Limited
    Location
    Kent, United Kingdom

    Mobeus has made a multi-million pound growth investment in Orbital Internet Group Limited (Orbital) to accelerate the rollout of ultrafast fibre and expand its fixed-line and wireless connectivity services across rural Kent and UK holiday parks. The funding will support Orbital's expansion into holiday-park connectivity, the development of bespoke B2B technology services, and the company will gain Mobeus board support to drive growth.

  • Buyer
    Mobeus (Mobeus Equity Partners)
    Target
    The Boundary
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    Mobeus has made an £8.2 million growth investment into The Boundary, a London-based architectural visualisation studio, and committed additional acquisition facilities to support the firm's acquisitive growth pipeline. The deal includes Mobeus introducing Andrew McGuinness as investing Chairman and will fund expansion of sales, creative teams and technology to broaden The Boundary's presence across architecture, luxury automotive and e-commerce sectors.

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