| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.01.2023 | Mobeus backs LACE Partners | Mobeus was advised by HMT (Financial and Tax DD), Armstrong (Commercial DD), Osborne Clarke (Legal), Grant Thornton (Tax Structuring) and Sustainable Advantage (ESG). Vivero provided corporate finance advice to the shareholders and introduc... |
| 25.01.2023 | The Boundary acquires Buildmedia | The transaction creates a group with a global footprint, able to offer visualisation, animation, VR, and digital twinning services through a combination of artistic talent and proprietary technology.
The Boundary is a high growth architect... |
| 16.01.2023 | Active Travel Group acquires Inspired ITALY | The acquisition complements ATG’s existing ‘BSpoke’ and ‘Cycling for Softies’ brands with a platform for cycle operations in the heart of the sought-after central Italian regions of Tuscany and Umbria. This will be the group’s sixth Europea... |
| 14.01.2023 | Mobeus funds MBO of The Translation People | The Translation People is a specialist Language Service Provider (“LSP”) delivering B2B translation services to global corporates and SMEs. Using a combination of proprietary and third-party technology and a network of international linguis... |
| 08.12.2022 | Mobeus backs Management Buyout of GW Global Insights | GWGI represents the second investment from Mobeus’s latest UK-focused small-cap buyout Fund, Mobeus V, following its investment in Gungho Marketing earlier this year.
Founded in 2003, GWGI’s “Gasworld” brand (www.gasworld.com) is regarded ... |
| 08.12.2022 | Mobeus delivers 2.8x MoC and 28% IRR on sale of Kinneir Dufort to SteriPack | Mobeus has completed the sale of Kinneir Dufort (“KD”), the Bristol-based user-centred design and product development consultancy which delivers world class innovation services for leading Medical, Consumer and Industrial clients around the... |
| 08.12.2022 | Mobeus investment in Rab brand delivers return of c. 7.0x | Founded in 1993, Equip’s portfolio includes two technical outdoor brands; Rab, which it has owned since 2003, and Lowe Alpine, which it acquired in 2011.
The Mobeus VCTs initially invested in Equip in 2011 in a deal lead by Ashley Broomber... |
| 26.10.2022 | Mobeus Appoints Experienced Private Equity Investor | David is a very experienced Private Equity investor and Chairman. His private equity track record spans more than three decades during which he has completed over 50 direct investments producing returns totalling over £0.5 billion to invest... |
| 18.07.2022 | Mobeus has promoted Dominic Draysey to Investment Director | Dominic joined Mobeus as a graduate in 2014 and has made rapid progress having worked on a number of transactions in recent years.
Most recently he co-led the firm’s first investment for Mobeus V – the £8.8 million investment to back the M... |
| 12.07.2022 | Mobeus delivers 4.4x MoC and 64% IRR on sale of Access Partnership to Mayfair Equity Partners | Mobeus delivers 4.4x MoC and 64% IRR on sale of Access Partnership
Mobeus has completed the sale of Access Partnership, the world’s leading technology public policy advisory firm whose highly-rated consultants deliver world class service a... |
| 14.06.2022 | Mobeus investment in Media Business Insight sold for 2.3x | MBI which comprises a range of digitally-led brands including Broadcast and Screen International was sold to GlobalData, an AIM-listed data and analytics company.
The Mobeus VCTs invested £11.7 million in MBI in January 2015 in a deal lead... |
| 14.06.2022 | Mobeus backs Gungho Marketing | Gungho Marketing is a sales-outsourcing and appointment-setting business focused on the Regulatory Technology sector. Using a combination of telemarketing and email marketing, Gungho identifies corporate buyers of regulatory and compliance ... |
| 14.06.2022 | News from Mobeus: Inside Out 2022 | It has been another busy year at Mobeus. We sold our Venture Capital Trust business to focus on growing our institutional buyout business. At the beginning of this year we completed the Mobeus IV investment programme and transitioned our ne... |
| 10.01.2022 | Mobeus funds £25.5 million MBO of Inbox Insight | Inbox Insight is a technology-focused provider of content syndication and lead generation services. Using a combination of research, content, AI and data science capabilities, Inbox Insight identifies corporate buyers with a verified intere... |
| 13.12.2021 | Mobeus investment in stand-up paddleboard leader delivers 4.9x return | The business was held in the Mobeus VCTs which were acquired by Gresham House in September this year. The VCTs have fully realised their investment generating a money multiple of almost 5x and 32% IRR.
In 2015, Mobeus invested £4m through ... |
| 15.11.2021 | Real Deals sits down with Mobeus: Devolution to Evolution | Since its establishment over twenty years ago, Mobeus has undergone a series of milestone evolutions that has shaped the firm into what it is today. Initially part of the Matrix Group, the firm underwent its first buyout in 2012 to become a... |
| 10.11.2021 | Mobeus raises £115 million in first close of Fund V | UK focused small cap specialist, Mobeus Equity Partners (“Mobeus”) has raised £115 million of the £175 million target at the first close of Mobeus V LP (“Fund V”). Fund V, which was launched in Q2 2021, had a strong re-up rate from US and U... |
| 15.09.2021 | Mobeus sells VCT Fund Management business to Gresham House plc as Mobeus and Baronsmead VCT teams join forces | Mobeus Equity Partners LLP focuses on growing institutional buyout business
Transaction marks firm’s retirement and succession plans; two years in the making
Mobeus Equity Partners LLP (“Mobeus”) is pleased to announce the conditional sal... |
| 01.07.2021 | Vet’s Klinic fetches £4 million funding round from Mobeus to roll out veterinary services | From its pioneering practice in Swindon, Vet’s Klinic offers high quality pet care at flexible prices. Its distinctive customer experience combines: a glass-fronted treatment area; an industry-leading booking system; real-time video and pho... |
| 25.06.2021 | Legatics completes £3 million growth financing round from Mobeus | Legatics transforms legal transactions by enabling deal teams to collaborate on and close deals in an interactive online environment. Designed by lawyers to improve legacy working methods and solve practical transactional issues, the legal ... |
| 08.06.2021 | Mobeus makes multi-million pound investment into Orbital Internet Group | Funding will:
Orbital provides wireless, fibre and leased line connectivity, voice services and internet managed services under its Orbital Net (B2B) and Vfast (B2C) brands. The business has built considerable fixed line and wireless telec... |
| 28.05.2021 | Pioneering raw pet food brand Bella & Duke raises £7m to fund further growth | Bella & Duke was founded in 2016 by Mark Scott and Tony Ottley – two friends who agreed that existing mainstream pet food products did not give dogs and cats the best chance of enjoying long, healthy lives. Bella & Duke’s raw, natur... |
| 27.05.2021 | Mobeus realises 3.3x return on sale of Ludlow to Mattioli Woods | Mobeus is pleased to announce that it has agreed to sell Ludlow Wealth Management, the North West-based financial advice business, to Mattioli Woods plc, for an enterprise value of £36.1 million, subject to regulatory approval and completio... |
| 21.05.2021 | News from Mobeus: Inside Out 2021 | You don’t need us to point out how the world has changed since the end of 2019, nor to remind you of the uncertainty and concern we all faced a year ago. Nonetheless, we realised that together we have achieved so much more than we anticipat... |
| 20.05.2021 | Mobeus announces trio of appointments to Growth team | Mobeus has invested almost £65 million and achieved a run of ten full exits averaging 2.7x over the last 18 months. With a buoyant investment and M&A market expected to continue as the UK cautiously moves out of lockdown, these new appo... |
| 09.04.2021 | Guy Blackburn and Ed Wass recognised as Real Deals Future 40 Investment Leaders | Over the last 18 months to date, Mobeus has executed nine full and three partial realisations with an average MoC of 3.5x. These dynamic, ambitious companies have combined revenues of over £275 million and employ over 1,500 people. We are i... |
| 07.04.2021 | Mobeus exit run continues with 7.8x MM on partial realisation of MPB | MPB, the world’s largest reseller of photo and video kit, has raised £49.8 million in its latest funding round, led by Vitruvian Partners with participation from current investor Acton Capital, joining existing investors Mobeus Equity Partn... |
| 01.04.2021 | Mobeus generates 4.2x return on its second AIM IPO in March 2021 | The Offering was oversubscribed, attracting strong interest from blue chip institutional investors and support from its loyal customer base. The market capitalisation of Parsley Box, based on the Placing Price of 200 pence per share, is app... |
| 30.03.2021 | Mobeus boards Caledonian Leisure, homing in on staycation holiday market | Caledonian Leisure will offer great value short breaks and holidays throughout the UK, Ireland and Europe, under the brands Caledonian Travel and UKBreakaways.
Having secured the investment, the highly experienced team behind Caledonian Le... |
| 03.03.2021 | Mobeus toasts Virgin Wines’ oversubscribed Initial Public Offering on AIM | The offering was substantially oversubscribed, attracting strong interest from high quality institutional investors. Mobeus and Connection Capital clients first invested in the Group in 2013 to back the highly experienced, incumbent managem... |
| 23.02.2021 | UK AI company Vivacity Labs secures £5m Series A to fuel international growth and deliver smarter transport | Mobeus led the VC round, with additional funding from existing investors Downing Ventures and London Co-Investment Fund.
Vivacity Labs works with national government, regional bodies and local councils to re-think and optimise the way traf... |
| 16.02.2021 | ARKK aims to become a leading AI software provider in FinTech with Mobeus investment now totalling over £7 million | Having first backed ARKK in 2019, when the business had just launched its software platform, for:sight, Mobeus has now invested over £7 million. Since our initial investment, the business has developed that platform, as well as its team and... |
| 03.02.2021 | Mobeus has promoted Freddie Bacon to Investment Director | Freddie joined Mobeus in 2013 and has since worked on a wide range of management buyout transactions. Most recently he sourced and led the firm’s £9.5m investment to back the MBO of ABL 1Touch, the tech-enabled automotive accident repair gr... |
| 20.01.2021 | Parsley Box delivers £5m funding round to support steep growth trajectory | Having first backed Parsley Box in 2019, Mobeus is its main institutional investor and has invested over £4 million in the Edinburgh-based nutrition brand in total. Driven by the accelerated shift in consumer behaviour to the convenience of... |
| 19.01.2021 | Northern Bloc scoops seven figure investment; aims to become number one plant-based ice cream brand | The urban ice cream brand has scooped the funding as a direct result of the success of its market-leading vegan range.
Plant-based and the pandemic
The pandemic has made a vegan diet more appealing to a quarter of young British millennial... |
| 15.01.2021 | Mobeus nurtures Connect Childcare with £4m for growth | 14 of the top 25 UK nursery chains, nurseries and pre-schools use Connect Childcare to manage nursery activities, including logging observations of children (meals and naps), invoice and payment management, and parent communication. This al... |
| 13.01.2021 | Mobeus Director Jane Reoch named as one of the top ten ‘Trailblazing Women in Investment’ by Lightbulb Leadership Solutions | Released today, the report Trailblazing Women in Investment highlights the barriers women in investment face, explores the opportunities presented by fostering more diverse talent in investment, and celebrates ten trailblazers from both sid... |
| 12.01.2021 | Mobeus exits Bourn Hall in sale to Triangle Capital | The sale results in total cash proceeds for three of the Mobeus-advised VCTs of £5.7m, representing a 1.6x money multiple on original cost of £3.5m.
Bourn Hall is one of the UK’s leading providers of fertility services. Its Cambridge clini... |
| 16.12.2020 | Mobeus invests £9.5m in the Management Buyout of ABL 1Touch | The transaction sees Mobeus backing the incumbent ABL 1Touch management team, who have built the group to a 13 site network across Southern England. The team will be supported by experienced industry figure Bill Duffy, previously of Nationw... |
| 02.12.2020 | Mobeus exits Vectair for 8.3x MoC return | Encouraged by Vectair’s now fully established North American presence and increased market share, this highlights the significant role investors play in supporting UK businesses to achieve international expansion.
With this, its fifth VCT ... |
| 01.12.2020 | Mobeus secures 30% IRR / 2.7x MoC with first exit from current buyout fund | Mobeus has sold its interest in Advantedge Commercial Finance (“Advantedge”, formerly known as “Factor 21”), a provider of invoice finance facilities, to eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a US based provider of alternative financial solutions to... |
| 13.11.2020 | Mobeus Partner Chris Price named as one of Real Deals' Future 40 Diversity and Inclusion Leaders | The best way to understand how the Programme truly fosters diversity of talent is to watch Chris explain it in this video.
The programme, which has charitable status and is funded by the firm, is dedicated to improving social mobility and ... |
| 02.10.2020 | Preservica accelerates product innovation with $3.8m funding from Mobeus | Demand for Preservica’s market-leading Active Digital Preservation software has continued to grow as government, academic and business organizations around the globe seek to preserve and provide access to critical records, including those r... |
| 18.09.2020 | Meet Mobeus Scholar, Daniel Babalola | To give a bit more insight into the programme and what it really means for the young people selected, we spoke to 2019 scholar, Daniel Babalola.
Mobeus: Hi Daniel, please could you tell us a bit about yourself.
Daniel: My name is Daniel B... |
| 04.09.2020 | Home fashion label Buster + Punch attracts £7m to power North America and Asia Pacific expansion | Buster + Punch specialises in fashion-forward designs crafted from rare, solid materials in a distinctive contemporary, industrial style. Founder Massimo “Buster” Minale’s passion for motorcycles, metalwork and sub-culture has created a glo... |
| - | Rotageek’s data-driven workforce management software attracts £6m of further investment | Incoming institutional investor Calculus Capital and Mobeus, which first invested in Rotageek in 2018, have together participated in a £6 million new investment round, alongside angel investors.
Rotageek uses cloud-based technology and aut... |
| - | Mobeus Income & Growth VCT plc - Revised Annual General Meeting Arrangements | The announcement made at 1.00pm today to the London Stock Exchange provided an update to the Mobeus Income & Growth VCT plc’s (the "Company") Annual General Meeting arrangements as detailed in the Notice of the Annual General ... |
| - | Mobeus checks out of Access-IS in trade sale to HID | Mobeus generates a 2.5x money multiple and an overall IRR of 23.4% on sale of Access-IS, the electronic data-capture solutions provider for Airlines and Airports, Identity and Security, Public Transport and Ticketing.
The Access-IS sale fo... |
| - | Mobeus funds The Boundary’s move into VR-eCommerce by strategic investment in software partner VRPM | The Boundary, a leading architectural visualisation studio backed by Mobeus in May 2021, has made a strategic investment in VRPM, a virtual staging provider. As part of the transaction, The Boundary has secured an exclusive licence over VRP... |
| - | Mobeus powers up Andersen EV, the smart electric vehicle charger | Mobeus has invested £1 million growth capital into Andersen EV, which designs aspirational, sleek electric vehicle charge points. Andersen EV uses industrial-grade electronics to deliver enhanced performance as well as advanced software for... |
| - | Update on Coronavirus from Mobeus | Despite the continued volatility and uncertainty in global economies and financial markets, we will continue to invest actively across our Buyout and Growth businesses.
Our single funding solution, which provides combined debt and equity t... |
| - | Online tuition platform, MyTutor, raises £4m led by Mobeus to meet growing demand for accessible tuition services | MyTutor, the UK’s leading platform for online, interactive one-to-one tuition for secondary school-aged pupils, today announces that it has raised £4 million in investment, led by existing investor Mobeus and bringing total funding to date ... |
| - | Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT plc - Revised Annual General Meeting Arrangements | This announcement provides an update to the Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT plc's (the "Company") Annual General Meeting arrangements as detailed in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), published on 30 June... |
| - | Mobeus VCTs’ Exits Trailblaze | Mobeus 2020 realised gains to VCT shareholders move up to £60 million*: from the sales of Biosite, Access-IS, ATG and now Blaze.
The overall multiple of cash proceeds over original cost for these investments is 2.8x.
Mobeus has realised i... |
| - | How Mobeus continues to support its business partners - April 6th 2020 | It has now been three weeks since we transitioned to remote working. By moving quickly, we protected the health of our team and the wider network we would normally come into contact with, as well as maintained business continuity.
Our well... |
| - | Architectural visualisation studio The Boundary makes £8 million Mobeus investment a reality | The Boundary’s mission is to evoke emotion through imagery. Using proprietary technology and IP, The Boundary creates virtual reality (“VR”) experiences, short films, animations, and photo-realistic imagery to bring plans to life for archit... |
| - | Mobeus leads £3.5m investment into Bella & Duke, the premium subscription health food for dogs | As consumers increasingly prioritise the convenience of home delivery, and focus on fresh, natural ingredients for themselves, so too are they seeking those benefits on behalf of their pets. Management’s latest data indicates that B&D d... |
| - | How to IPO: a list for when you're thinking of Listing | How to IPO: a list for when you're thinking of Listing is a summary of what we learnt during the Initial Public Offerings of Virgin Wines and Parsley Box earlier this year.
The first half of 2021 was the most buoyant period for UK IPOs in ... |
| - | Master Removers Group picks up Gentleman & a Van | Mobeus portfolio company Master Removers Group (“MRG” or, the “Group”) has acquired Gentleman & a Van (“GAV”), adding a strong south-west London brand to its portfolio. The acquisition will increase the Group’s presence in the key Fulha... |
| - | We stand together | We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels they belong and has equal access to opportunities.
We also recognise there is more to be done and some of that is uncomfortable and difficult. But it’s critical. We must take resp... |
| - | From antibody tests and ventilators, through treacle sponge and trigonometry, to wine, wetsuits and light switches | 7 minute read
Mobeus has been investing in UK SMEs for over 20 years. Today, our team manages over £400m of assets, across all sectors, and from early-stage growth through to more mature businesses.
Of course, the current environment cont... |
