Recent press releases
RJD completes sixth exit from its first fund with the sale of the operations of European Boating Holidays
RJD Partners (“RJD”) has sold the operations of European Boating Holidays (“EBH”), the largest independent operator of European inland waterway boating holidays, to a French syndicate-backed management buy-in, led by Serge Naim and financed by Avenir Entreprise and AMS Industries.
Verdant Leisure completes its second acquisition
RJD Partners’ portfolio company, Verdant Leisure (“Verdant”), owner and operator of three well established holiday parks in Southern Scotland, has completed its second acquisition, buying Riverside Country Park (“Riverside”) located in Wooler, Northumberland. The deal is the holiday park operator’s first outside Scotland and is part of the growth strategy to create a regional group with significant scale. RJD has provided further equity funding to finance the acquisition.
RJD completes second exit from its second fund with the sale of TransLinc
RJD Partners (“RJD”) has sold its investment in TransLinc, the market leader in the provision of specialised vehicles and related services to local authorities and the utilities market, in a trade sale to May Gurney Integrated Services plc announced today.
RJD portfolio company Intrinsic Technology appoints Gordon Matthew as chairman
Intrinsic Technology Limited (“Intrinsic”), a provider of networking and virtualisation solutions, has appointed Gordon Matthew as non-executive chairman.
RJD backs Verdant Leisure’s first bolt on acquisition
Verdant Leisure (“Verdant”), owner and operator of two well established holiday parks in South East Scotland, has completed its first acquisition, adding Viewfield Manor, a holiday park located a few miles inland from the Ayrshire Coast and c.20 miles from Glasgow, to its portfolio.
RJD backs the £30 million buyout of Intrinsic Technology Limited
RJD Partners (“RJD”), one of the UK’s leading middle market private equity investors, has backed the £30 million buyout of Intrinsic Technology Limited (“Intrinsic”), a provider of IT and unified communications solutions and services, from its founder and majority shareholder, Allan Gauld.
RJD completes debt refinancing and appoints a chairman at Chemigraphic
RJD Partners (“RJD”), one of the UK’s leading lower middle market private equity investors, has completed the debt refinancing of portfolio company Chemigraphic Limited (“Chemigraphic”), one of the largest independent full service electronic manufacturing services providers in the UK.
RJD portfolio company Stone Group wins preferred supplier deal with Lenovo
Stone Group (“Stone”), the UK’s largest privately-owned computer hardware manufacturer, has signed a landmark deal to become a preferred supplier of customised Lenovo PCs and other products to the education market in the UK. Lenovo is the fourth largest PC manufacturer in the world.
RJD Partners promotes four of its investment team
RJD Partners (“RJD”), a leading middle market private equity firm, announces four promotions within in its investment team: Alex Hay and Frank Bulman are both promoted to Partner; Jill Williams is promoted to Investment Director; and Richard Court to Investment Manager.
RJD backs the management buyout of Chemigraphic Limited
RJD Partners (“RJD”), one of the UK’s leading lower middle market private equity investors, has backed the buyout of family-owned Chemigraphic Limited (“Chemigraphic”), one of the largest independent full service electronic manufacturing services providers in the UK.