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NVM Private Equity

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Independently owned UK private equity firm with 40 years’ experience investing in UK businesses. A generalist investor differentiated by executives living and working in regional business communities throughout the UK. Typically targets investments of £5 million to £15 million and backs growth, acquisitions and management buy-outs.

Website
nvm.co.uk

Tracked deals

16

16 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

9 buyout · 6 growth capital · 1 addon

NVM Private Equity Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for NVM Private Equity. 7 2019 3 2021 3 2022 2 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 16 tracked deals for NVM Private Equity.

  • Buyer
    Helix Tool Company (MRO+ Solutions), NVM Private Equity
    Target
    Floyd Automatic Tooling, Nsert
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Leeds-based Helix Tool Company, backed by NVM Private Equity, has completed two undisclosed acquisitions of Floyd Automatic Tooling (Hertfordshire) and Nsert (North East England). The deals expand Helix’s geographic footprint, product range and technical capabilities as part of a roll-up strategy to consolidate the UK industrial tooling distribution market.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity, MRO+ management team
    Target
    MRO Plus Solutions Group Limited
    Seller
    Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP
    Location
    North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity has acquired MRO Plus Solutions Group Limited (MRO+), a UK-based specialist distributor of critical industrial components, from Cairngorm Capital Partners. The deal (structured as an MBO supported by NVM) will provide capital to support MRO+'s continued organic growth and acquisitive strategy; the business has grown to more than 90 employees and delivered record trading in 2023 under Cairngorm's ownership.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity
    Target
    Vegetarian Express
    Seller
    Bridges Fund Management
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity has completed a £15 million investment to acquire Vegetarian Express, the Watford-based specialist plant-based ingredients supplier, from Bridges Fund Management. The capital will support Vegetarian Express's expansion into Ireland, strengthen its digital capabilities and operational capacity, and help scale its customer base across the UK.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity
    Target
    Inprova
    Location
    Cheshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity has invested to support a management buyout of Cheshire-based Inprova, a tech- and data-enabled procurement services business led by Group CEO Steve Malone. The capital will be used to further develop Inprova's technology platform and procurement analytics capabilities; senior debt for the transaction was provided by Shawbrook Bank.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity
    Target
    YorkTest Laboratories Limited
    Location
    North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    NVM Private Equity has completed a £10 million growth investment into Yorkshire-based YorkTest Laboratories Limited to support product development, laboratory equipment upgrades and international expansion, including the US. As part of the transaction Richard Millman joins the board as Non-Executive Chair and NVM partners will take board seats to support the company’s accelerated growth plans.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity
    Target
    Easby Group, Easby Electronics Limited, Delta Impact Limited
    Location
    North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity has backed a £24 million management buyout of Easby Group, the parent of Easby Electronics Limited and Delta Impact Limited. The investment will support the leadership team — four senior executives become shareholders — to accelerate growth across EV charging, smart energy, IoT and 5G end markets and create new jobs at the group's Richmond and Berkshire sites.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity, The Salocin Group
    Target
    Edit
    Seller
    Kin + Carta PLC
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity has invested £14.8 million into The Salocin Group to fund the acquisition of customer data specialist Edit from Kin + Carta PLC. Edit, a data-powered marketing services business headquartered in Bath and London with 120+ employees and revenues above £12m, will partner with the Salocin Group and NVM to scale its marketing-technology, CRM, analytics and campaign management capabilities.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity
    Target
    Trust Systems
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity has completed a £10 million management buyout of Trust Systems, a Cirencester‑based networking consultancy and managed services provider. The transaction will keep founders Tom Stone and Mike Dowson as significant shareholders while NVM will support accelerated growth, board expansion and market‑share gains in retail, transport and enterprise networks.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity, Management of Pareto FM
    Target
    Pareto FM
    Seller
    Two founder shareholders
    Location
    Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity has completed an £18 million management buyout (MBO) of Oxfordshire-based facilities management provider Pareto FM, with funds used to buy out two founder shareholders and invest in technology to support growth. The transaction was supported by a £5 million debt package from Thincats, and NVM partners David Rolfe and Peter Hodson will join Pareto’s board to support the management team.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity
    Target
    The Climbing Hangar
    Location
    United Kingdom

    NVM Private Equity has invested a further £3 million of growth capital into indoor climbing operator The Climbing Hangar, taking its total investment to £6 million. The funding will support continued site roll-out, infrastructure and personnel investment after the business delivered over 150% revenue growth and grew to five sites and more than 85 employees.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity
    Target
    Tutorful
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Sheffield-based Tutorful has secured a £3.2 million growth investment from NVM Private Equity to accelerate product development and build curriculum-aligned content and tutoring tools. Ishaan Chilkoti and Stephen Johnson led the deal for NVM, with Ishaan joining the Tutorful board to support the company’s expansion of its online tutoring platform.

  • Buyer
    NVM Private Equity Vintage III LP
    Target
    Mobius Networks Limited
    Location
    Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    NVM Private Equity (via its Vintage III LP fund) has completed a management buy-out of Mobius Networks Limited, a Leicestershire‑headquartered MVNO providing IoT and M2M data connectivity across healthcare, transport and retail markets. The investment will back management to accelerate growth and expand Mobius' software and sales capabilities while supporting its mission‑critical, high‑uptime connectivity proposition.

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