Sovereign Capital Partners

🐧We’ve had some seriously impressive high scores on our Christmas game this year. Get your waddle on and see if you can top the leaderboard: https://lnkd.in/gXHcnn-U 🐧

Skerritts, our UK Independent Financial Advisory and wealth management portfolio business, has rebranded as Shackleton - Britain’s financial adviser following the completion of its latest four acquisitions. 🌍Headquartered in London, Shackleton operates as a single, nationwide financial advice firm with 17 offices across major cities and towns in the UK. 📈Shackleton’s total assets under management now exceed £5.5bn. 💡 Unified identity and values: Bringing together a single approach to investment management with affordable, transparent charging structures. 🚀 Transformational growth journey: Since Sovereign’s investment in 2021, the business has completed 18 acquisitions, evolving into a truly national financial advice firm. Click here for more information: https://lnkd.in/efgVPJrk #IFA #wealthmanagement #privateequity #MandA #buyandbuild

Congratulations Chris Shaw, a well-deserved award #TELCA2024 #privateequity #energyefficiency

🐧 We are delighted to officially kick off the festive season with the latest edition of our legendary Christmas game! This year we proudly present Winter Waddle: https://lnkd.in/epPJzGZB Take your penguin on a polar adventure, dodging walruses and sea lions along the way, and hopping across rivers using floating chunks of ice. Collect fish and presents to boost your score and climb the leaderboard. Submit your high score by entering your details, and you have a chance of adopting a penguin for a year through the WWF, courtesy of us here at Sovereign. But enough of the prizes, there’s pride at stake. It’s now time to test your mettle and beat your friends, family and colleagues on Sovereign’s Winter Waddle: https://lnkd.in/epPJzGZB #privateequity #buyandbuild #christmas

It is our great pleasure to announce that LB Group has completed its sixth acquisition since our investment, and is today launching Affinia, a new challenger accounting, tax and business advisory firm. Highlights include: 🏢Six acquisitions across Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire, Surrey, and Greater London, creating an integrated team under the Affinia brand. 👥 7,000+ clients and 400+ colleagues across nine regional offices. 📈 Ranked as one of the top 50 accountancy firms in the UK by Accountancy Age 🧑 🤖 Challenging the accounting services market with a client-centric approach and harnessing the power of data, technology and AI. 🎉Leadership appointments with Darren Redmayne as Group CEO and Vanessa Emens as Group COO. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e3XmDyYV #Accounting #BusinessAdvisory #Growth #PrivateEquity #BuyandBuild

A big congratulations to Agena Group on their double win at the Growing Business Awards. Picking up Investor-backed Business of the Year and B2B Large Business of the Year is a great achievement. Well done to Paul Dawson and team, hugely deserved. Find our more about Agena and our work with them here: https://lnkd.in/efmPNwsz

For their 25th anniversary edition, Real Deals sat down with our Managing Partner Dominic Dalli to talk about our investment strategy, how our approach to deal origination has evolved, and why the lower mid-market is still the place to be. Highlights include: 📈 Sector focus: Investing in resilient sectors and targeting high-growth, niche opportunities. 🤖📊Innovative deal origination: Combining data science with human relationships. 🚀Value enhancement: Emphasis on tech-enablement, talent acquisition, and ESG integration. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/exFX_yDe #privateequity #buyandbuild #ESG #tech #deals

Sovereign-backed Acolin has acquired Accelerando Associates to strengthen its position as a leading cross-border fund distribution services provider. Deal highlights: 💡Enhanced capabilities: Bolsters Acolin's expertise in market insight, distribution strategy, and capital raising. 🌍Expanded global reach: Increases Acolin's global footprint and service offering. 📈Strategic growth: Supports Acolin’s mission to deliver top-tier resources to asset managers, advancing its position in the fund distribution market. To find out more, click here: https://lnkd.in/eBdQaPTV #buyandbuild #mergersandacquisitions #funddistribution #assetmanagement

A huge congratulations to Murgitroyd for winning a British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Vision 2024 award. We have been working with Gordon Stark and the team since 2019, and this is a well-deserved recognition of their commitment to growth, client service and ESG. Our partner Jonathan T. said: "Winning a BVCA Vision award is a testament to Murgitroyd’s exceptional commitment to innovation and quality in intellectual property services. Sovereign invested in Murgitroyd because of its excellent reputation and the talented team driving its growth. Since then, the business has completed four bolt-on acquisitions, expanded its service offerings and reached new markets, allowing it to better support clients with their IP needs on a global scale. With its continued focus on customer care and strong commitment to ESG, Murgitroyd is on an impressive trajectory, and we look forward to supporting its ambitions to become a global market leader in IP services." More information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eZteV4dB #IP #buyandbuild #privateequity #Vision2024

At Sovereign, we recognise that our greatest ESG impact lies in the companies we invest in. In this latest clip from our Deep Dive film series, Bioscript Group CEO Dr Gabrielle Silver explains the importance of being a purpose-led business. The full video can be viewed here: https://lnkd.in/eaMhmsdh #MedComms #DataAndInsights #privateequity #ESG