Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Three Hills

London, England, United Kingdom

Three Hills is an asset management platform providing bespoke capital solutions to mid-market companies in Europe and North America through three strategies: Capital Solutions, Impact, and Credit. It offers downside-protected financing (e.g., senior debt and preferred equity) while enabling management teams and entrepreneurs to retain control.

Focus Areas
Alternative asset management, Structured/alternative credit, Preferred equity / structured financing

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2022-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

2 growth capital · 1 addon · 1 buyout

Three Hills Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Three Hills. 2 2022 2 2023 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Toscafund Asset Management, Three Hills, Ares
    Target
    Spire Healthcare Group
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Spire Healthcare Group has agreed to be acquired by a consortium of funds managed by Toscafund Asset Management, Three Hills and Ares in a deal valuing the UK private healthcare operator at about £1.026 billion. The consortium will pay 250 pence per Spire share, representing a 66% premium to the company’s market capitalization on May 13, and shareholders holding about 53.4% have agreed to support the offer.

  • Buyer
    Three Hills, Three Hills Capital Solutions IV (THCS IV)
    Target
    LCap Group Limited
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    Three Hills has made a £32.5 million growth investment in London-headquartered LCap Group to support the company's active M&A strategy and expansion into new sectors and geographies. LCap Group is a specialist leadership advisory, executive search and analytics firm (brands include Drax, Rowan and Altus) serving PE-backed and high-growth companies; the capital will be used to accelerate M&A-led growth and broaden the group’s data‑driven services.

  • Buyer
    Three Hills Capital Partners
    Target
    Kernel Global
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    United Kingdom

    Three Hills Capital Partners has made a preferred capital investment into Kernel Global, acquiring a significant minority stake to support the group's M&A-driven and organic growth plans. The funding will back Kernel — a London-headquartered multi-brand recruitment platform (including Dartmouth Partners and Pure Search) — as it continues to scale its specialist recruitment services globally.

  • Buyer
    Three Hills Capital Partners, Three Hills Capital Solutions IV (THCS IV)
    Target
    CareTech
    Location
    United Kingdom

    Three Hills Capital Partners, via its Three Hills Capital Solutions IV vehicle, provided £67.9 million of preferred capital as part of a £238 million syndicate to fund the delisting of UK social care provider CareTech from the AIM. The investment supports a take‑private/recapitalization of CareTech, a leading provider of specialist social care, supported living and education services for adults and children in the UK.

  • Buyer
    Recycling Lives, Three Hills Capital Partners
    Target
    John R. Adam and Sons Ltd
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Recycling Lives, a portfolio company backed by Three Hills Capital Partners, has acquired Glasgow-based metal recycler John R. Adam and Sons Ltd. The bolt-on expands Recycling Lives’ UK footprint to 23 locations, enhances export capability via JRA&S’s deep-water berth and 600 tpd processing capacity, and supports planned investment to increase capacity and jobs as the Group targets c.£300m turnover and 550+ staff.

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