TuffX Glass

Market-leading bespoke toughened glass processor

Founded in 1997 TuffX Glass is a market-leading bespoke toughened glass processor specialising in the residential sector, and located in Knowsley since 2009. The business offers a comprehensive range of specialist toughened glass, in primarily non-standard shapes and thicknesses, for end applications such as balustrades, partitions and rooflights.

www.tuffxglass.co.uk

Hartley Botanic

Leading manufacturer of luxury Greenhouses

Founded in 1938, Hartley Botanic is a leading manufacturer of luxury and bespoke Greenhouses and Glasshouses. The business is headquartered in Greenfield, Lancashire, and has operations in the USA where export sales have grown substantially in recent years. Hartley Botanic's Greenhouses are the only Aluminium Greenhouses endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, and Hartley has been commissioned by the likes of the National Trust, Kew Gardens, Oxford Botanic Garden, Hampton Court Palace and the RHS.

www.hartley-botanic.co.uk

SF Engineering

Specialist engineering company that designs and installs full food processing lines

SF Engineering is a specialist engineering business that designs, installs and integrates full food processing and packaging lines for meat, fish, dairy and meat alternative food products. SF was founded in 1982 and is based in County Sligo (Ireland) and Cambridgeshire (UK).

www.sfengineering.ie

Nemesis Now Limited

Leading creator of pop culture giftware

Founded in 2003 in Stoke-on-Trent, Nemesis Now is a leading creator of original pop culture merchandise, giftware and collectibles. The business has a growing portfolio of licensed products as well as a wide range of in-house designs, and sells into the UK and international markets.

www.nemesisnow.com

Marsden

Leading manufacturer of weighing scales

Established in 1926 and headquartered in Rotherham, Marsden manufactures a wide range of weighing scales, which are sold into the medical, industrial, veterinary and slimming sectors.

www.marsden-weighing.co.uk

Gravitas Recruitment Group

Leading niche recruitment consultancy

Established in 2010 and headquartered in the City of London, Gravitas staffs permanent and contract roles in growing niches across technology, banking and insurance. The business employs over 150 staff and has offices in London, Manchester, Leeds, Hong Kong and Singapore.

www.gravitasrecruitmentgroup.com

Jenkins

Market-leading port-centric logistics company

Jenkins unloads, stores and distributes products for global manufacturers importing into the UK and Ireland. Headquartered in Belfast and trading for over 35 years, Jenkins is the market leader in handling paper products at ports in the UK and Ireland.

www.jenkins-shipping.com

ITI

Leading systems integrator serving critical national infrastructure

Headquartered in Eckington, Sheffield, ITI (formerly Servelec Controls) develops and integrates bespoke mission-critical systems for national infrastructure by bringing together specialist hardware, software and world-class engineering to provide control, monitoring and safety solutions.

www.itigroup.co.uk

On The Go Tours

Multi-award winning experiential-travel tour operator

Established in 2000 with offices in London, Brisbane and Johannesburg, as well as a presence in New Zealand, Canada and the US, On The Go Tours is a global escorted tour operator in the experiential travel market offering over 1,000 tours across 65 destinations.

www.onthegotours.com

Jigsaw24

Leading Apple B2B solutions provider

Established in 1992 in Nottingham, Jigsaw24 employs more than 220 staff across 5 UK offices. Jigsaw24 is a business-to-business reseller, integrator and managed services provider of products made by Apple, Adobe and Avid servicing the Enterprise, Creative and Education sectors.

www.jigsaw24.com

High Road Restaurants

Multi award-winning restaurant group

Established in 2009 in Bournemouth, Koh currently operates 12 restaurants across Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and Hampshire. The group has built a strong name in the South, won numerous national awards such as Eat Out's "Brand of the Year 2016" and is currently ranked 6th in the UK as "Best Employer in Hospitality". Alongside its restaurants, Koh operates pop-up lounges for private parties and large public events such as the Bournemouth Air Show.

www.koh-thai.co.uk

BA was established in 2011 in Wimbledon, London and is a specialist Argentine steakhouse chain which has grown steadily with 6 restaurants located in London and the South-East.

www.barestaurant.com

Dovetail Games

Market-leader in the development and publishing of simulation games

Dovetail Games was established in 2009, specialising in the development and publishing of simulation entertainment products. The company has grown from 7 employees to over 130 people based across two locations in Kent and Scotland since its launch. Initially responsible for producing the Train Simulator series of products on PC, Dovetail has expanded its roster of games to include flight and fishing simulations, available for both PC and console. Dovetail Games is an award winning company, ranked in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 in 2015.

www.dovetailgames.com

Air Charter Service

A global leader in the aircraft charter market

Founded in 1990 by Chairman Chris Leach, Air Charter Service employs more than 350 staff worldwide across 20 offices spanning five continents. The group offers private jet, commercial airliner and cargo aircraft charters, arranging more than 10,000 charters annually.

www.aircharter.co.uk

Lorega

UK's market leader in claims assistance and loss recovery insurance

Lorega is a niche insurance intermediary, and has operated for c.25 years. It is the largest UK provider of claims assistance to home and business customers, via its insurance policy add-on product; the add-on provides the expertise and services of a certified loss adjuster in the event of any claim on the underlying policy. Lorega has an established reputation as a leading specialist for claims expertise and for providing a first class claims handling services for its customers. Of the claims assistance policies sold in the UK, around 95% or more are provided by Lorega.

www.lorega.com

Deluxe

High quality catering for private and executive jets

Deluxe was founded in 1989 as a UK pioneer of executive and private jet catering and related services and today has an international reputation for both service and quality. The business has built up a loyal customer base over more than 25 years of operation and delivers to Luton and Farnborough amongst other UK private airports.

www.deluxe-uk.com/

The Groucho Club

The UK's best known arts and media members club

Founded in 1985 on Dean Street in the Soho area of London, The Groucho Club offers its loyal membership base access to world class hospitality in a relaxed environment, including three bars, two restaurants and accommodation.

The Groucho Club is renowned for its high-quality membership from areas such as film, media, the arts and politics. Since Matt Hobbs joined the Group as CEO in 2010, the Club has been substantially redesigned and fully refurbished across all areas, including an upgrade of accommodation, modernisation of the dining areas and the addition of a terrace. The Club continues to evolve, with a new screening room, lift and serviced apartments installed in 2015. Membership at The Groucho Club has now reached over 4,000 members.

www.thegrouchoclub.com

Applied Market Information

A leading provider of information services to the global plastics industry

With offices in the United Kingdom and North America, AMI is a leading provider of information services to the global plastics industry through syndicated reports, databases, digital magazines, consulting and conferences. The company has grown steadily since it was founded in 1986 and in 2015 will hold over 40 conferences for the plastics industry in Europe, the USA and the Far East - more than any other competitor world-wide.

AMI has established a recognisable and well-respected name within the plastics industry and enjoys high levels of repeat business. Its conferences are seen as high quality and technically relevant by attendees, and its publications are considered key sources of information.

www.amiplastics.com

Neville Johnson

A leading supplier of premium furniture and fitted kitchen products

Neville Johnson is a premium brand designing, manufacturing, retailing and fitting bespoke furniture for the home. With a 25 year track-record for quality of service, Neville Johnson enjoys a market-leading position offering luxury fitted furniture to the domestic market place. The business operates three product lines: Furniture - serving the living space, bedroom and study space; Staircase renovation; and high-end Kitchens, through the Tom Howley brand. The Tom Howley brand targets the upper-end of the Kitchen market and enjoys a well-founded reputation for handcrafted quality product and impeccable customer service.

www.nevillejohnson.co.uk
www.tomhowley.co.uk

Caffè Nero

A leading chain of espresso coffee bars

Caffè Nero is a European coffee house brand specialising in high quality, Italian espresso coffee and Italian snacks and sandwiches. Founded in 1997, Caffe Nero has grown to become one of the UK's largest and best regarded coffee operators with over 600 UK stores. Since 2008, Caffe Nero has also expanded internationally with operations now well established in Turkey, the Middle East and Poland and intending to develop more geographies over the next few years. Caffe Nero was taken public in 2001 and then subsequently bought back from the market in 2007 by the original management and private shareholder group who originally founded the business in 1997 in order to pursue the international and domestic rollout program.

www.caffenero.com

Tasker Insurance Group

Insurance sector buy and build based around a successful Lloyds broker

Tasker Insurance Group is an insurance intermediary with business operating in the Lloyds broking market in London providing underwriting, commercial insurance and Private Client Broking.

Since investment, Tasker has completed four acquisitions and continues to buy and integrate further niche operators into its underwriting platform enabling them to provide an ever broadening range of insurance services, not just to the independent retail insurance operators but also to Managing General Agents (MGA's) and wholesale insurers, underwritten on the Lloyds market. Tasker Insurance Group Limited is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to provide wholesale insurance underwriting.

www.taskerinsurancegroup.co.uk

Martinspeed

Storage, packing and transport of fine art

Martinspeed is a specialist handler of fine art providing moving, installation and storage services to many of the world's leading institutions, museums, collectors and galleries. Martinspeed will provide a discrete, safe and highly professional movement of artwork from Old Masters through to contemporary collections, to and from storage and between dealers, exhibitions and museums across the world. Martinspeed's clients include many of the world's galleries including The National Gallery and The British Museum, as well as many of the most highly acclaimed collectors around the world. Founded over 35 years ago, Martinspeed is the specialist choice for many of the world's most ardent collectors.

www.martinspeed.com

AVMI

The UK's leading provider of communication solutions

AVMI provides a complete range of video conferencing, audio visual and collaboration services to the private and public sectors. AVMI focusses on seamless design, installation and integration of in-room AV systems and provides maintenance of AV systems for large, blue-chip organisations such as HSBC, Deutsche Bank, 3G and TalkTalk and public sector clients such as the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Justice. With the growing use of complex, integrated AV systems and digital signage, AVMI provides an increasing range of solutions including video conferencing, web streaming, secure evidence services, video managed services and augmented reality retail solutions.

www.avmi.com

Domus

The UK's leading supplier of tile, mosaic and stone products

Domus is an award winning architectural, retail and interior's brand that provides high-end tiling, surfacing and timber products. Domus, the UK's leading specialist in structured stone, porcelain, ceramic and glass tiling which sells principally to the architectural market, has provided the high-end finishing product to many developments such as The Shard, Heathrow Airport, Tollcross Aquatic, Siemen Crystal and Selfridges. Domus also operates a retail brand, Surface, based in Battersea, London which has the UK's largest range of high-end and bespoke tiling solutions and covers over 100,000 sq metres of tiles and mosaics available for next day delivery.

www.domustiles.co.uk

Krispy Kreme UK

The leading retailer of premium quality doughnuts

Founded in 1937 in the US, the UK operations began in 2003 when KKUK opened its first flagship store in Harrods, London before expanding to other cities across the UK including Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh. The business now sells over 62 million doughnuts "made fresh daily" each year. At the time of Alcuin's investment in 2011, KKUK had 42 stores and 207 in-store cabinets. Under Alcuin's ownership KKUK grew to over 70 stores and over 690 in-store cabinets, with revenue, gross margin and profitability increasing substantially. Following the sale to the U.S.-based brand owner, KKUK will continue to operate as normal and the company will continue to pursue growth through the opening of new retail stores and self-serve cabinets across the UK and Republic of Ireland.

www.krispykreme.co.uk

Travel Trust Association

A niche provider of financial services to the travel industry

Travel Trust Association provides a range of services to the independent travel industry sector, including financial bonding, issuing ATOL licenses, trust account provision, group purchasing schemes and software solutions for dynamic packaging. With a network of over 370 members and with over 700 business partner suppliers, TTA is a one-stop-shop for the independent and increasingly online travel agency.

TTA's unique financial scheme with the UK regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, allows members to trade whilst providing the legally required financial security for holiday makers.

www.traveltrust.co.uk

Agrivert

Organic waste processing and recycling

Alcuin Capital Partners is pleased to announce that it has exited its investment in Agrivert, the market leading owner-operator of three Anaerobic Digestion (AD), two in-vessel composting and three green waste composting plants in addition to providing planning, engineering and construction services.

Agrivert has completed a £96 million debt and equity financing that has allowed it retire expensive short and medium-term debt replacing it with a 17 year, fixed rate infrastructure loan note at lower cost provided by GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited, a London listed infrastructure debt fund. The debt financing was financially supported by several of Agrivert's existing equity investors and provided a full exit for equity funds advanced by Alcuin Capital Partners as well as providing the funding to complete the construction of two new 40,000 tonne per annum, 3.0MWe AD plants, one in South Wales and the other in Hertfordshire. Agrivert began construction of both plants this summer and they will be commissioned in the second half of 2016.

The transaction represents a successful exit for Alcuin, who first backed Agrivert in 2009 and subsequently made a follow-on investment in 2012 to support the ongoing growth of the business.

www.agrivert.co.uk

Osprey

Leading publisher of specialist illustrated books

Alcuin Capital Partners is pleased to announce that it has successfully exited its 2011 investment in Osprey Publishing, the world's leading publisher of specialist illustrated books on a wide range of military topics, in a sale to Bloomsbury Plc. Osprey will increase Bloomsbury's presence in niche special interest markets and complements their existing natural history and military history publishing, as well as international sales.

Osprey was founded in 1968 and originally focussed on military publishing however, more recently, Osprey have expanded their offering into other niche imprints including nature, heritage and custom publishing.

www.ospreypublishing.com