Gresham prominent in league table of Britain’s fastest growing private equity backed companies

Seven of the companies listed in the annual Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 are either currently supported or have been supported by Gresham.

The league table ranks the 100 private equity backed mid-market companies in Britain with the fastest growing profits over their last two financial years. Featured in the listing are four companies in which Gresham is currently invested and three that it has previously invested in.

Current investments in the league table are Olaer, which assembles and services a range of products that help to improve the performance of hydraulic circuits and water systems; Bridgman Group, a provider of bailiffs and parking enforcement services; Minivator, the second largest provider of stairlifts and money broking business RP Martin.

Realised investments included in the ranking are insurance broker Giles; IT services provider2e2 and debt collection agency 1st credit.

Of the current Gresham investments listed in the ranking, the average annual profit growth is 44%. Of the realised investments, the average annual profit growth is 51%.

Commenting on the league table, Paul Marson-Smith, Managing Partner at Gresham said: “The prominence of Gresham in the Buyout Track 100 demonstrates the strong profit growth we have helped the companies we have partnered with to achieve.“

“It is great to see companies that we are currently invested in doing well despite the difficult trading conditions. But, it is also testament to the genuine, lasting value we add to those companies we have supported in the past that so many continue to go from strength to strength.“