Private Equity Firm Business Services

Palatine

Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

UK private equity firm investing with a commitment to sustainable growth and positive environmental and social impact. Partners with management teams across business services, financial services, health & education and technology, operating a Buyout Fund and an Impact Fund.

Focus Areas
Business services, Financial services, Health and education
Website
palatinepe.com

Tracked deals

22

22 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

12 addon · 6 buyout · 4 growth capital

Palatine Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Palatine. 4 2020 5 2021 8 2022 1 2023 3 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 22 tracked deals for Palatine.

  • Buyer
    Atombit, Palatine Private Equity
    Target
    J2 Reliance, Profusion, DWise
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Atombit has received an investment from Palatine Private Equity and simultaneously acquired three specialist consultancies—J2 Reliance, Profusion, and DWise—to build a market-leading Experience Intelligence platform. The deals expand Atombit’s capabilities and geographic reach, combining consultancy expertise with its AI-driven Experience Intelligence solutions to deliver ROI-focused CX and EX services.

  • Buyer
    Palatine, Bluprintx
    Target
    Bluprintx, ITG Commerce
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    Merseyside, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Palatine's buy-out fund has invested in Liverpool-headquartered digital transformation services provider Bluprintx, backing the company's buy-and-build growth strategy. With Palatine's backing, Bluprintx has completed the acquisition of commerce specialist ITG Commerce (operations in the US and Hungary), adding commerce capabilities and taking the group to more than 140 employees globally.

  • Buyer
    Palatine (Impact Fund II)
    Target
    Isle Utilities
    Seller
    XPV Water Partners
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Palatine’s Impact Fund II has acquired a majority share in Isle Utilities from XPV Water Partners. Isle Utilities, a London‑headquartered innovation consultancy focused on water and environmental technology commercialization with operations in 10 countries and over 100 staff, will remain led by CEO Dr Benjamin Tam with founder Dr Piers Clark staying on the board as a shareholder; Palatine says it will back the company’s next phase of growth.

  • Buyer
    BK Plus, Palatine
    Target
    Abrams Ashton
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    Merseyside, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    BK Plus has acquired St Helens-based accountancy practice Abrams Ashton, expanding BK Plus's footprint in the North West. The deal is the first add-on since BK Plus received investment from private equity firm Palatine in September 2023; Abrams Ashton's partners will remain in place and the practice will continue to operate from its St Helens offices.

  • Buyer
    Palatine
    Target
    Papilo (formerly Roydon Recycling UK)
    Location
    Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

    Palatine has made a growth investment from its Impact Fund II into Papilo (formerly Roydon Recycling UK), a waste management and recycling specialist headquartered in Swinton, Greater Manchester. The minority growth capital will support Papilo's European expansion, digital and technology enablement, and management continuity under CEO Paul Hodgkiss.

  • Buyer
    Palatine (Impact Fund II)
    Target
    Inclusive Employers
    Seller
    Existing shareholders (including founder Richard McKenna)
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    Palatine’s Impact Fund II has made its first investment by taking a significant stake in Inclusive Employers, the UK membership organisation focused on workplace inclusion. The investment will fund scaling of membership, business development and team expansion; founder Richard McKenna will be exiting and a new chair (John Zafar) will join the board.

  • Buyer
    Palatine
    Target
    Jessup
    Industry
    Construction
    Location
    Staffordshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Palatine has acquired a majority stake in Staffordshire-based housebuilder Jessup, backing the company's growth plans and appointing industry veterans Chris Beighton (Chairman) and Matt Moore (CEO). Jessup, a 92-strong developer and development manager delivering ~500 homes per year to local authorities and registered providers, will use the investment to expand into the East Midlands and accelerate its MMC and brownfield development capabilities.

  • Buyer
    CTS Group, Palatine
    Target
    In Situ Site Investigation Limited
    Location
    East Sussex, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    CTS Group, backed by private equity firm Palatine, has acquired geotechnical and geo-environmental specialist In Situ Site Investigation Limited. The St Leonards-on-sea business (37 employees) will expand CTS's ground investigation and site testing capabilities as part of its ongoing buy-and-build growth strategy to broaden geographic coverage and service offerings across the infrastructure and construction markets.

  • Buyer
    CTS Group, Palatine
    Target
    Concept Engineering Consultants Limited
    Location
    Leicestershire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    CTS Group, the Palatine-backed construction testing and geotechnical services platform, has acquired Concept Engineering Consultants Limited. The acquisition — CTS's eighth since Palatine's investment in 2018 — expands CTS's geotechnical consulting, coring, drilling and site investigation capabilities and brings Concept's ~105 employees and Leicester headquarters into the group.

  • Buyer
    Palatine
    Target
    Skills Alliance
    Seller
    Skills Alliance management team, Private investor
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Palatine has acquired a majority stake in Skills Alliance, a specialist life-sciences recruitment and workforce solutions provider operating across the UK, Europe and the US. The investment will support Skills Alliance’s expansion of its consulting and outsourced recruitment offerings, accelerate international growth (particularly in North America and Europe) and pursue buy-and-build opportunities.

  • Buyer
    Anthesis, Palatine
    Target
    Padd Energy
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Anthesis, the Palatine-backed global sustainability consultancy, has acquired UK-based energy specialist Padd Energy. The acquisition (an add-on) expands Anthesis’ Energy Systems capabilities by adding Padd Energy’s waste-to-energy, biofuels and renewables engineering expertise and team across London, Harrogate and Glasgow.

  • Buyer
    Back2Work Group, Palatine (Impact Fund)
    Target
    Just IT Training
    Seller
    Simon Perriton, Existing shareholders / Board of Just IT Training
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Manchester-based Back2Work Group, backed by Palatine's Impact Fund, has acquired London-based Just IT Training, a provider of IT and digital apprenticeships and skills bootcamps. The deal adds roughly 196 staff and more than £8m of revenue to Back2Work, expanding its apprenticeship and digital training capability and increasing group revenues to over £20m.

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