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NorthEdge

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

NorthEdge is a UK lower mid-market private equity firm owned and built by its senior team, investing in Technology, Healthcare and Business Services across UK regions.

Focus Areas
Private equity, Fund management
Website
northedge.com

Tracked deals

37

37 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

16 addon · 10 buyout · 10 growth capital

NorthEdge Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 8 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 8 years for NorthEdge. 1 2019 6 2020 8 2021 7 2022 8 2023 2 2024 4 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 37 tracked deals for NorthEdge.

  • Buyer
    Latus Group, NorthEdge
    Target
    Euro Environmental Limited
    Location
    South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Latus Group, backed by private equity investor NorthEdge, has acquired South Yorkshire-based Euro Environmental Limited to expand its Occupational Hygiene division across the UK. The deal — supported by funding from Santander and advised by several advisers — strengthens Latus's hygiene capabilities and national service offering as part of its buy-and-build strategy.

  • Buyer
    Latus Group, NorthEdge
    Target
    Peritus Health Management
    Location
    Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Latus Group, backed by growth investor NorthEdge, has acquired Yorkshire-based Peritus Health Management, a provider of occupational health, health surveillance and occupational hygiene services. The deal expands Latus' mobile health surveillance capacity and strengthens its occupational hygiene capability, while Peritus clients gain access to Latus' integrated healthcare platform and broader wellbeing services.

  • Buyer
    NorthEdge
    Target
    Oak Engage
    Seller
    Maven Investor Partners, Maven regional funds
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    UK private equity firm NorthEdge has acquired Newcastle-based employee engagement SaaS provider Oak Engage from Maven, marking an exit for Maven's investor funds and delivering a reported 2.1x return. NorthEdge said the investment will be used to accelerate Oak Engage’s growth by investing in its commercial team, go-to-market strategy, systems and product capabilities to capitalise on rising demand for employee engagement tools among mid-to-enterprise customers.

  • Buyer
    Contollo Group Ltd, NorthEdge, ThinCats
    Target
    KAM Project Consultants
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Contollo Group Ltd, backed by private equity firm NorthEdge with funding support from ThinCats, has acquired KAM Project Consultants, a UK-based project management and cost consultancy focused on the industrial and logistics sector. The bolt-on is Contollo's fifth acquisition in 13 months and strengthens its project and cost management capabilities as part of a buy-and-build strategy across the built environment.

  • Buyer
    Contollo Group Ltd, NorthEdge
    Target
    Engineering Services Partnership (ESP)
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Contollo Group Ltd, a NorthEdge-backed built environment consultancy, has acquired Engineering Services Partnership (ESP), a multi-discipline MEP building services design and consultancy. The deal is Contollo's fourth add-on since NorthEdge's initial investment and expands the Group's geographic footprint and capability across Croydon, Peterborough, Edinburgh and Manchester as part of a buy-and-build strategy.

  • Buyer
    NorthEdge
    Target
    Latus Group
    Location
    United Kingdom

    NorthEdge has made a growth investment in Latus Group, a Hull-based occupational health service provider, to accelerate organic growth and support a strategic M&A programme. The funding will be used to invest in people, technology (including Latus's Yodha platform), commercial capabilities and to execute add-on acquisitions to expand service lines and geography.

  • Buyer
    Contollo Group Ltd, NorthEdge Private Equity
    Target
    Abacus (Abacus Cost Management)
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    NorthEdge has invested in Contollo Group, a newly formed built-environment consultancy platform led by Oliver Dennis and Ruth Percival, to fund a UK-focused buy-and-build strategy. Contollo has completed its first acquisition, Manchester-based cost and project management consultancy Abacus, with Abacus co-founder Ellis Goodfellow joining Contollo's leadership team.

  • Buyer
    ICP, NorthEdge
    Target
    Team 6ix
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    ICP, a global content operations strategy and services leader backed by NorthEdge, has acquired Team 6ix, a UK-based martech and content operations consulting firm. The bolt-on purchase expands ICP's capabilities and client roster in marketing technology, content operations and automation, and will see Team 6ix's leadership join ICP's management as operations are integrated.

  • Buyer
    NorthEdge
    Target
    Torbay Pharmaceuticals
    Seller
    Torbay and Devon NHS Foundation Trust
    Industry
    Pharmaceuticals
    Location
    Devon, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NorthEdge has acquired Torbay Pharmaceuticals, a UK-based sterile injectable contract manufacturer, from Torbay and Devon NHS Foundation Trust to support the company's next phase of international growth. The investment (funded by NorthEdge Fund III) will back expansion into North America, strengthen fill/finish and plastic vial capabilities, increase automation, and support growth of Torbay's c.250-strong team at its Paignton, Devon HQ.

  • Buyer
    NorthEdge
    Target
    Antibody Analytics (RoukenBio)
    Industry
    Biotechnology
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom

    NorthEdge has completed a multi‑million‑pound growth investment in Antibody Analytics (now trading as RoukenBio), a Scotland‑based pre‑clinical immunology CRO. The capital will fund site expansion, upgraded facilities and job creation as NorthEdge (represented on the board by Liam May) backs CEO Andy Upsall and the leadership team to scale the business internationally.

  • Buyer
    Altia, NorthEdge
    Target
    Aquila Intelligence Solutions Ltd
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Altia, a NorthEdge-backed provider of investigation and intelligence software, has acquired Aquila Intelligence Solutions Ltd, a developer of digital intelligence and investigation tools. The add-on deal expands Altia's digital evidence and investigations capabilities and follows Altia's third prior acquisition since NorthEdge's 2020 investment.

  • Buyer
    Altia, NorthEdge
    Target
    Badger Software
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Altia, the NorthEdge-backed provider of intelligence and investigation software, has acquired Badger Software, the UK developer of CLIO critical incident and covert-operations software. The acquisition expands Altia's product offering into critical incident management and positions CLIO for international rollout; Badger's founder Rob Brigham will join Altia as Head of Crime in Action Solutions.

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