Livingbridge Explained

Livingbridge
Type:private
Key People:Wol Kolade (Managing Partner)
Industry:private equity
Num Employees:+70
Foundation:1999
Location City:London
Location Country:UK
Locations:London and Manchester, UK; Melbourne, Australia; and Boston, United States
Homepage:www.livingbridge.com/

Livingbridge is a mid-market private equity firm launched in 1995.[1] Headquartered in London, the firm also has offices in, Melbourne, Australia [2] and Boston, US.[3]

Livingbridge was known until November 2014 as Isis Equity Partners, but rebranded as it was "no longer prepared to share [its name] with a terrorist organisation".[4] [5] [6]

Since 1995 it has invested in over 100 UK businesses.[7]

Livingbridge invests across four sectors: technology, services, healthcare and consumer.[8] [9]

In January 2000, Livingbridge acquired a 40% stake of UK based clothing company FatFace for £5 million.[10] [11] In May 2005, Livingbridge sold its stake in FatFace to Advent International[12] for £110 million.[13]

In 2016 it raised £660m in its eighth fundraise, its largest to date. In April 2016 Livingbridge announced the sale of Frank Recruitment Group to TPG Capital.[14]

In 2017 Livingbridge won UK House of the Year at the 2017 Real Deals Private Equity Awards [15]

In March 2022, Livingbridge invested an undisclosed amount in Nourish Care, the Bournemouth-based digital care planning software provider to the UK social care sector.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Livingbridge raises £660m to invest in UK SMEs. Livingbridge. 2016-11-01.
  2. Web site: UK private equity firm Livingbridge opens office in Australia.
  3. Web site: Livingbridge opens US office Real Deals . realdeals.eu.com.
  4. Web site: Isis Equity Partners renames itself after a tree . Financial News. 15 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141206214203/http://thetally.efinancialnews.com/2014/11/isis-equity-partners-rebrands-tree/. 6 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Living Bridge: Private Company Information - Businessweek . Bloomberg.com . 2016-04-15.
  6. Web site: Armstrong . Ashley . City firm unveils less terrorist-y new name . Telegraph . 2016-04-15.
  7. Web site: Who we are. Livingbridge. 2016-11-01.
  8. Web site: Livingbridge Institution Profile Private Equity International . 2024-12-28 . www.privateequityinternational.com.
  9. Web site: Livingbridge Mergers and Acquisitions Summary Mergr . 2024-12-28 . mergr.com.
  10. News: Ambrose . Tom . 2023-10-11 . Lifestyle brand FatFace set to be taken over by Next . 2024-05-07 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  11. Web site: 2023-10-12 . Next in talks to buy fashion brand FatFace in £100M deal . 2024-05-07 . Business Matters . en-GB.
  12. News: Ambrose . Tom . 2023-10-11 . Lifestyle brand FatFace set to be taken over by Next . 2024-10-23 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  13. Web site: Advent International Acquires Fat Face Mergr M&A Deal Summary . 2024-10-23 . mergr.com.
  14. Web site: Livingbridge exits Frank Recruitment Group. Livingbridge. 2017-01-19.
  15. Web site: Private Equity Awards 2017: The winners are…. realdeals.
  16. Web site: Livingbridge Invests In Nourish Mergr M&A Deal Summary . 2024-10-26 . mergr.com.
  17. Web site: 2023-11-08 . Corporate finance firm advises health care provider on acquisition . 2024-10-26 . South West . en.

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