When you partner with us, you get dedicated, senior experienced resource and a supporting team that sees your project through to the end.

 

We work with a diverse range of clients in terms of size, sector, maturity and location, meaning we have the experience to help you mitigate risks and drive value.

Learn more about what we do from our case studies and get in touch with us if you would like to see how we could help you.

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  • Provider of technology and services to the global offshore energy market

    Bamburgh Capital arranged a ground-breaking £22m strategic investment into AIM-quoted Tekmar Group plc by US-based PE house SCF Partners.

    With Houston -based SCF Partners as a strategic partner and long-term investor, Tekmar gained a significant opportunity to strengthen and expand its market leading position as a key supplier of technology and services to the offshore wind market globally. Bamburgh Capital were able to guide Tekmar through the complexities of the Takeover Code as their Rule 3 advisor and worked closely with its Board on its strategic review and formal sales process for many months leading to the identification of the strategic investment opportunity from SCF.

  • Digital Healthcare Agency

    Bamburgh Capital advised the shareholders of earthware Ltd, an award-winning creative digital agency on its strategic acquisition by Prime Global.

    Award-winning earthware had been looking for a partner who shared the same values and people centric culture and would bring scientific and market access expertise to take the business to its next stage of growth.

    Following a carefully selected and discrete marketing process, Bamburgh Capital was able to bring earthware together with PE-backed Prime Global and navigate the company’s shareholders through a complex transaction structure to arrive at a successful outcome.

  • Independent provider of elective surgery services to the NHS

    Bamburgh Capital advised Pioneer Healthcare Ltd on the £13m sale of the business to AIM-listed Totally PLC, resulting in the right partnership to drive expansion and strategic growth.

    The partnership placed Pioneer at the heart of Totally’s Insourcing division, which was rebranded under the Pioneer name, leveraging the strengths of the combined businesses to deliver its range of services to new and existing NHS foundation trusts, hospitals and CCGs across the UK and Ireland. Bamburgh Capital ran a carefully targeted and confidential sale process, introducing the opportunity to carefully selected trade buyers and private equity investors that chose Totally PLC, as the best-placed partner to leverage Pioneers reputation for insourcing and outsourcing excellence.

  • Data and AI consultancy and products

    Bamburgh Capital supported Mudano over many years, culminating into its transformational strategic acquisition by Accenture.

    Mudano’s advanced analytics, applied data science and modern data technologies help the UK’s largest banks, insurers and wealth management firms transform key areas, such as customer behavior analytics, financial crime-prevention and intelligent data management. Bamburgh Capital provided strategic advice to the co-founders and team from the birth of the company over several years until finding its ideal strategic partner through a dual track sale process targeting both industry and financial buyers.

  • Tokyo-based Life Sciences PE Fund Manager

    Bamburgh Capital has provided advice and support in the UK over several years to Tokyo-based MIJ to raise its profile, build its network and identify and execute acquisitions for its funds.

    MIJ is a venture capital fund managed by pharma industry veterans and investment bankers that targets early-stage biotech opportunities in Europe, North America and Japan. Having identified the UK as a strategic focus, MIJ selected Bamburgh Capital to be their adviser to build its presence and profile.

    Bamburgh Capital has helped MIJ in the UK to build its presence at industry conferences, build a valuable contact network with companies, incubators and co-investors, and identified and executed two portfolio investments for MIJ’s funds.

  • Eco-friendly welfare accommodation hire

    Bamburgh Capital advised the Cruden Group on the sale Advanté, its premium, eco-friendly instant start welfare accommodation business, achieving a successful outcome in difficult circumstances.

    The Cruden Group, whose core business was in construction and housebuilding, was coming under increasing financial difficulties and selected Bamburgh Capital to examine their strategic options. During the course of their review, Bamburgh Capital identified non-core subsidiary Advanté as being a business with potentially high intrinsic value. At the same time as administrators were appointed to the wider group, Bamburgh, working closely with the group’s administrators, were able to carry out a targeted sale process that was able to achieve full value, on a going-concern basis, despite the financial distress of the wider group, achieving an outcome that protected both creditors and shareholders.

  • Developer of agile project management tools for the Jira cloud

    Bamburgh Capital advised the owners of Jexo Tech Ltd on its cross-border acquisition by Appfire, a US company.

    Jexo is a fast growing and award-winning developer that had reached a stage in their growth where they would benefit from finding the right strategic partner to take it to the next stage in its progress.

    Bamburgh Capital were able to carry out a discrete and targeted sales process that identified Appfire as a suitable partner. Massachusetts-based Appfire offers the widest adopted portfolio of Atlassian apps and so was the ideal candidate to leverage on Jexo’s fast-growing position in the Atlassian eco-system.

  • Consumer products that enable diagnostic testing to be decentralised and democratised

    Bamburgh Capital helped to set-up the company with its founders and raised capital from Foresight and Bamburgh Capital’s network of High Net Worth Individuals.

    ReadyGo was established, with the assistance of Bamburgh Capital, who provided strategic advice and seed funding, to develop and bring to market an innovative diagnostic device that was readily usable by consumers. Bamburgh Capital has supported ReadyGo with two rounds of venture capital funding, accessing both its network of high net worth investors and introducing Foresight Capital to the shareholder register. The business continues to develop and Bamburgh Capital are providing ongoing strategic advice.

  • Data-led accelerated cost transformation consultancy

    Bamburgh Capital advised the management and founder shareholders of Vendigital Limited on its sale to a leading UK private equity mid-market firm, Livingbridge.

    After 10 years of rapid growth, Vendigital’s external investor shareholders were looking for an exit, whilst its management needed growth capital to keep the business on its growth track, as well as a part-realisation of their own sweat capital. Bamburgh Capital was able to lead a highly confidential, but extensive, sale process that brought the ideal strategic partner to the company as Livingbridge was an investor capable of turbo-charging the company’s access to North American markets. As part of the sale process, Bamburgh were able to offer the company access to an expert management consultancy adviser from its own network of commercial advisers.

  • Specialist Build-to-Rent housebuilder

    Bamburgh Capital helped specialist Build-to-Rent provider Rise Homes Limited to raise equity funding from private equity firm Gresham House.

    Rise Homes is an innovative build-to-rent housing provider, which was seeking to develop affordable accommodation in secondary locations. Having failed to find funding with the assistance of a major, national corporate finance adviser, the company turned to Bamburgh Capital who secured equity finance from Gresham House, which unlocked substantial debt funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, allowing two new projects to be completed. From this foundation, Rise Homes was catapulted into rapidly becoming a leading provider of high-quality, affordable housing developer across the north of England.

    Testimonials

    • “What any business owner needs is the support of a sale management company which knows what you need to be thinking, before you have even had time to have the thought. Bamburgh Capital managed our sale superbly, supporting us with a top-notch team who guided us though every step of the process, navigating us around the holes in the road, slowing us down over the speed bumps and understanding the road signs along the way.”

      Gavin Ucko, Managing Director and Owner, The Happy Puzzle Company Ltd

    • “The team helped me, and my board explore a number of strategic options for Peakdale Molecular which resulted in a favourable sale to Concept Life Sciences. They provided excellent, commercial advice and were tenacious in the execution of the transaction.”

      Dr Ray Fisher, CEO & Co-founder, Peakdale Molecular Ltd

    • “Bamburgh Capital led the difficult negotiations with Genedrive plc and helped me to prepare for investment discussions, providing both strategic advice and hands on help. Bamburgh Capital investigated sources of capital and then introduced me to four carefully selected investors, all of whom made offers to invest. They led these negotiations on my behalf and secured an excellent funding package. Alex Clarkson was the lead and was always available and ready to help and provide advice and sound judgement.”

      Dr Cath Booth, CEO & Co-founder, Epistem

    • “There were multiple bidders and the interests of our private equity owners had to be managed alongside the bidders wishes to develop relationships and alignment with management. Bamburgh Capital helped us to navigate successfully through these negotiations, providing good quality commercial advice throughout”

      Adam Sullivan, CEO & Co-founder, Baywater Healthcare

    • “Alex and the Bamburgh Capital team were awesome. They helped us to prepare and negotiate a sale of Harvey Walsh to Open Health which has been a fantastic outcome for everyone involved. Alex helped us to understand and supported us as we agreed complex aspects to the transaction. Our relationship with Bamburgh Capital is long term and we have no doubt that we will work together in the future.”

      Sue Beecroft, CEO, Harvey Walsh

    • “The Bamburgh Capital team provided excellent corporate finance advice and hands-on support during our sale to Cabot Financial. They established and managed a process with multiple bidders and helped us agree a complex deal structure which brought together a number of shareholders. We were growing rapidly, and they helped us through a difficult due diligence exercise.”

      Jamie Hopwood, CEO & Co-founder, Orbit

    • “The outcome was a successful IPO for Ramsdens and its leadership team which achieved our objective as investors. Bamburgh Capital’s knowledge, expertise and contacts were invaluable throughout the process.”

      Tom Rowley, Director, Northedge Capital LLP

    • “I am pleased to say that Bamburgh Capital successfully introduced us to The British Strategic Investment Fund managed by Gresham House PLC who have funded both ‘The Depot’ and ‘The Mailbox’ for us and are looking to do much more with us in future. Bamburgh Capital were instrumental in securing and finalising these arrangements.”

      Nigel Rawlings, CEO & Co-founder, Rise Homes Ltd

    • “The team were able to access capital and provide both strategic and detailed transactional expertise as we created the business together through a series of three acquisitions, including the reverse takeover of a listed company. The support was commercially forensic and hands-on. I have no hesitation in recommending Alex and the team.”

      Dr Stewart White, CEO & Co-founder, Collagen Solutions plc

    • “I am clear that without the support from Bamburgh we would not have been able to launch, sustain and grow Alderley Lighthouse Labs in the way we have. Bamburgh Capital have worked with us to successfully closed both our Seed funding Round and Series A, securing an excellent future for our business”

      Mark Wigglesworth, CEO & Co-founder, Alderley Lighthouse Labs Ltd

    • “Bamburgh Capital supported us in establishing an investable business proposition and sourcing investors and have continued to support the Proveca team throughout our evolution. We appreciate and value our relationship, and the sensible corporate finance advice and business analysis support they provide.”

      Simon Bryson, CEO & Co-founder, Proveca

    • “I have enjoyed a long and fruitful friendship and business relationship with Bamburgh Capital. They have consistently provided me with invaluable advice, support, and insights along the way. Bamburgh Capital became co-founders of ReadyGo, assisting the business of raising capital, helping to build and strengthen my team, and executing my vision. My experience with them has always been characterised by trust, openness, independent commercial insights, innovative ideas, and vital contacts.”

      Ben Cobb, CEO & Co-founder, ReadyGo Diagnostics Ltd

    • “Bamburgh Capital have have been enormously valuable in steering the team through the trials and tribulations of what has been a very emotional time for them. I know the entire Vendigital leadership are delighted with the outcome, it is well beyond their initial expectations and the fact that we were able to avoid any material chipping was testament to the level of preparation and diligence in managing the process.”

      Chris Dennison, Chair, Vendigital

    • “I had worked successfully with Bamburgh Capital for several years. When the time came to seek a buyer for Advante, Bamburgh Capital acted quickly and effectively despite the Covid pandemic, which complicated the process substantially. Bamburgh Capital were highly responsive throughout, sensitive to the objectives and wider concerns of the management team and owners, and throughout were highly professional . In conclusion the sale realised probably more than was originally anticipated and was all managed to programme.”

      Carl Brian, Chair, Advante

    • “These two successive European/US cross border mergers demonstrate not only the continuing strength of activity in tech M&A, but also the effectiveness of the common, but distinctive, approach that characterises both Bamburgh Capital and Keystone; both organisations specialise in senior professionals, with the experience and confidence to give honest, bold and creative advice, being actively and deeply involved throughout the project. These deals demonstrate the success of that formula.”

      Ed Dawes, Corporate Lawyer, Keystone Law Ltd

    • “Bamburgh Capital have been a core part of the Mudano advisory team for many years, supporting the executive team in setting business strategy driven by value creation and realisation. Their expertise and insight has helped shape the business at every step of the way, ultimately, delivering significant outcomes for the team and their clients.”

      Jonathan Summers, Co-founder and CCO, Mudano Ltd

    • “Bamburgh’s support went well beyond just the professional advice, industry contacts and investment process management. They were ingrained in our leadership team, driving our strategic thinking and supporting the founders through the emotional process of finding the right long-term partner for the business we had created. They helped us optimise the business and the transaction for long term value and ultimately brokered a deal to sell to Accenture that delivered for our team, the founders and for Accenture.”

      Ed Broussard, Co-founder and CEO, Mudano Ltd

    • “…we thank the brilliant Bamburgh Capital team who led the acquisition on our behalf. The Bamburgh crew’s energy, level of support, and professionalism have been a big ingredient in the success of this deal. Having gone above and beyond, I’m grateful I had the opportunity to work with the talented team at Bamburgh Capital and hope to do so again in the future.”

      Biro Florin, CEO & Co-founder, Jexo Tech Ltd

    • “Bamburgh demonstrated a valuable combination of skills, approach and expertise in advising the Board to navigate a particularly complex process through to its successful conclusion. What was particularly apparent is their commitment to achieving the right outcome , both through the sustained effort from a team of experienced professionals and the way they use this experience to provide best-in-class advice and execution and to lead from the front in helping to deliver a successful transaction.”

      Alasdair Macdonald, CEO, Tekmar Group plc

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