Silverfleet Capital

Silverfleet Capital
Company typeLimited liability partnership
IndustryPrivate equity firm
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
ProductsPrivate Equity Funds, Leveraged buyouts
Websitewww.silverfleetcapital.com

Silverfleet Capital is a regionally focused European mid-market private equity firm.

Silverfleet is an independent firm, owned by its partners, and invests on behalf of a diversified group of international institutional investors. Silverfleet Capital specialises in mid-market private equity investment,[1] in international companies operating in a number of different countries, where there is an opportunity to accelerate growth from buy and build and roll-out strategies.[2]

In August 2006, Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP was established.[3]

In 2014, Silverfleet backed SPAC Mirror Bidco in its acquisition of AGR Holdings AS from AGR Group ASA.[4]

In June 2015, Silverfleet acquired the Danish clothing company Masai.[5][6] In November 2015, Silverfleet sold the British footwear retail chain Office to South African fashion retailer Truworths for £256m, achieving a 3.4 x return on its 2010 purchase from Scottish entrepreneur Tom Hunter.[7][8]

In 2016, Silverfleet Capital sold meat product casings manufacturer Kalle Group to investors managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R). Silverfleet had acquired a majority stake in Kalle Group in 2009.[9][10]

In November 2017, Silverfleet Capital sold Berlin based Competence Call Center Group (CCC) back to Ardian, formerly AXA Private Equity.[11][12] Silverfleet had acquired a majority share from Ardian four years earlier in 2013.[13] In December 2017, Silverfleet acquired a majority stake in Riviera Travel, a river cruise and tour operator focused on the "over-55s".[14][15]

In July 2021, Silverfleet abandoned its fundraising for its third fund refocusing on follow-on investments and realizations of its portfolio.[16][17]

A majority stakeholder in German Pumpenfabrik Wangen for five years,[18] Silverfleet sold its stake to Atlas Copco for an undisclosed amount in 2022.[19][20] In July 2022, Silverfleet sold Prefere Resins, a company specializing in phenolic and melamine resins acquired in 2018 from Prefere Resin management, capiton AG and Intermediate Capital Group,[21] to US private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners.[22][23]

  1. ^ Robson, Victoria (2015-06-01). "Silverfleet smashes target to close second fund at €850m". Private Equity International. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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  3. ^ "Silverfleet Capital Partners LLP - Company Profile - Endole". suite.endole.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  4. ^ "AGR's Petroleum Services division sold to Silverfleet Capital - Alpha Corporate". www.alpha.no. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ^ Bollen, Jennifer (2015-06-24). "Silverfleet Buys Danish Clothing Business as Retail Deals Surge". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  6. ^ "Silverfleet acquires Masai Clothing Company". Private Equity Wire. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ^ Ratcliffe, Madeline (2015-11-30). "Silverfleet Capital sell Office for £256m to South African retailer Truworths, more than tripling its money". CityAM. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  8. ^ "Silverfleet sells footwear retailer Office in GBP256m deal". Private Equity Wire. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Silverfleet ties up €215.5m Kalle buy-out". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  10. ^ Corbin, Tony (2016-05-03). "Silverfleet Capital sells meat product casings manufacturer Kalle". Packaging News. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  11. ^ Ballard, Ed. "Ardian Buys Call Centre Operator Back from Silverfleet". www.penews.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  12. ^ "Silverfleet sells Competence Call Center to Ardian". Reuters. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Sale to Silverfleet Capital". Baird. December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Capital Investment firm buys majority stake in Riviera Travel". Cruise Trade News. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  15. ^ "Private equity firm acquires majority stake in Riviera Travel". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  16. ^ "Silverfleet calls off fundraise for third fund | Unquote". www.unquote.com. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  17. ^ "Silverfleet Capital calls off third flagship fundraise due to market circumstances | AltAssets Private Equity News". 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  18. ^ "Silverfleet exits German pump business". Real Deals. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  19. ^ "Silverfleet exits German pump business". Real Deals. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  20. ^ "World Pumps - Atlas Copco completes Wangen acquisition". World Pumps. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  21. ^ MarketScreener (2018-05-11). "Silverfleet Capital Partners entered into a binding contract to acquire a majority stake in Prefere Resins Holding GmbH from capiton AG, Intermediate Capital Group plc and the management. -May 10, 2018 | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  22. ^ Keighley, Tom (2022-07-26). "Newton Aycliffe's Prefere Resins acquired by US private equity firm". Business Live. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  23. ^ Lindholm, Nina (2022-07-26). "One Rock Capital Partners acquires Prefere Resins from Silverfleet Capital". PE Hub Europe. Retrieved 2023-12-13.