Private Equity Firm Business Services

Sovereign Capital Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

Sovereign Capital Partners is a specialist UK private equity house that partners with high-quality businesses and management teams to deliver transformational growth, with deep sector expertise in business and technology services, healthcare and pharma services, financial services and insurance, and education and training. Uses a Buy & Build strategy to create long-term value.

Focus Areas
Buy-and-build investing, Private equity, Business and technology services

Tracked deals

9

9 tracked deals across 2021-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

3 addon · 3 buyout · 3 growth capital

Sovereign Capital Partners Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Sovereign Capital Partners. 3 2021 3 2022 2 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Skerritts, Sovereign Capital Partners
    Target
    Ellis Bates Financial Advisers
    Location
    North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Skerritts, the Sovereign Capital Partners-backed UK wealth management group, has agreed to acquire Harrogate-based Ellis Bates Financial Advisers, with the transaction completing on 30 September 2024. The deal brings over 3,500 clients and more than £1 billion of AUM to the Skerritts Group (raising group AUM to £3.5 billion) and strengthens Skerritts' presence in the North of England as part of its buy-and-build strategy.

  • Buyer
    Clearwell Group, Sovereign's Capital, T-Street Capital
    Target
    Alpha EMC, HydroSpec
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Clearwell Group, together with Sovereign's Capital and T-Street Capital, has partnered with Alpha EMC and HydroSpec to combine the two erosion-control and stormwater services businesses into the largest full-scope environmental services company in the southeastern United States. Fifth Third Bank provided financing support; the investors say the combination will expand service offerings across the construction lifecycle and accelerate geographic growth.

  • Buyer
    Sovereign's Capital
    Target
    Ascend Wireless Networks
    Seller
    Don Patterson, Glenn Fausset
    Type
    Buyout

    Sovereign's Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Ascend Wireless Networks, a design-build telecommunications infrastructure and tower services contractor founded in 2013. Hyde Park Capital served as the exclusive sell-side advisor to Ascend's shareholders; the acquisition positions Ascend to expand its telecom infrastructure capabilities under Sovereign's ownership.

  • Buyer
    Murgitroyd, Sovereign Capital Partners
    Target
    Turnbull Lynch Intellectual Property Limited, Creation IP
    Industry
    Legal Services
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Murgitroyd, a portfolio company of Sovereign Capital Partners, has acquired UK-based Turnbull Lynch Intellectual Property Limited (TLIP) and Glasgow-based Creation IP. The add-on acquisitions expand Murgitroyd’s IP advisory capabilities, broaden its client base (from start-ups and SMEs to corporate clients in technology, electronics and biotechnology) and strengthen its UK footprint as part of a buy-and-build strategy.

  • Buyer
    Bioscript Group, Sovereign Capital Partners
    Target
    Meridian HealthComms
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Bioscript Group, a Sovereign Capital Partners-backed healthcare communications platform headquartered in Macclesfield, has acquired Meridian HealthComms. The deal is Bioscript's third acquisition since Sovereign backed the management team in March 2021 and expands the group's geographic footprint and service capabilities in medical communications, regulatory writing and market access.

  • Buyer
    Sovereign Capital Partners
    Target
    Actica Consulting
    Industry
    IT Services
    Location
    Surrey, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Sovereign Capital Partners has completed a management buyout investment in Actica Consulting, a Guildford-based digital transformation and cyber security consultancy. The PE backing will support management-led growth both organically and via selective add-on acquisitions, while founders have reinvested and will remain on the board as non-executive directors.

  • Buyer
    Sovereign Capital Partners
    Target
    AquaQ Analytics
    Seller
    Ronan Pairceir, James Bradley
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Location
    Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

    Sovereign Capital Partners has completed a significant investment in AquaQ Analytics, a Belfast-based specialist data analytics and data science services firm that supports global financial institutions. The investment will partner with AquaQ's founders and management to expand the company's international presence and broaden its data analytics and software service offerings.

  • Buyer
    Sovereign Capital Partners
    Target
    Skerritts
    Location
    East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Sovereign Capital Partners has invested £55m to back Skerritts, an independent financial advisory and wealth management firm headquartered in Hove, England. The investment will partner the existing management team to accelerate organic growth and fund an acquisitive "buy & build" strategy to expand Skerritts' geographic footprint and capabilities.

  • Buyer
    Sovereign Capital Partners
    Target
    Bioscript
    Location
    Cheshire, United Kingdom

    Sovereign Capital Partners has completed a significant investment in Bioscript, a Macclesfield-based medical communications and regulatory writing agency, partnering with the management team to accelerate growth. The capital will support service development and geographic expansion as Bioscript looks to grow its UK and international presence.

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