At Obair Partners we combine our network of global relationships and deep knowledge of our focus segments with specialist investment, fundraising and M&A experience.
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Services
We deliver a superior, senior level of service to clients who value experience, judgement, insight and innovative thinking.
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Corporate Strategy
In fast paced and rapidly evolving markets, our partners advise entrepreneurs and boards on corporate strategy and value creation. Our services incorporate business, acquisition and exit planning.
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M&A Advisory
When you are considering M&A, whether selling your company, or buying someone else's, we deliver access to the counterparties that matter. To assess the deal we provide detailed and reasoned valuation frameworks and scenario analyses. We help build the investment case, we prepare and co-ordinate the due diligence, and we work with you to get the right deal closed.
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Fundraising
If you are looking to raise capital to accelerate your plans we can help you find the right Growth Equity investor to achieve your goals. If you are planning to raise capital to finance acquisitions or to realise some of the equity value in your business a Private Equity transaction could be the solution. Obair Partners can help you find the right funding partners.
Sectors
At Obair Partners we focus exclusively on the following market segments.
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Software
We work with software companies around the world. We focus on SaaS companies serving SME customers as well as those offering vertical market solutions serving SME and Enterprise clients. Key verticals we specialise in include professional services, legal, accounting and contact centre technology.
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Internet
We work with businesses at the forefront of the online consumer experience. We have a particular focus on price comparison, travel search and financial services sectors of the market.
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IT Services
Our IT Services practice focuses on Enterprise customers, covering digital transformation consulting, IT infrastructure hosting and maintenance, Systems Integration, and specialist Business Process Outsourcing.
Team
Gordon Beveridge
partner
Gordon is a former Investment Director and Investment Committee member of Scottish Equity Partners where he led investments and managed a number of key assets including Zeus Technology (acquired by NASDAQ:RVBD), Peppermint Technology, Zuto and Pure360. While at SEP Gordon worked closely with Skyscanner (acquired by CTRP) on the execution of their M&A strategy.
Gordon recently advised MoneySuperMarket on their acquisition of Decision Technologies and their minority investment in Flagstone IM.
James Clark
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In 2008 James co-founded Capital SCF, the technology focused corporate finance advisers. He was previously Head of European Software & Services Equity Research at Credit Suisse. Whilst at Credit Suisse, James ranked 1st in his sector in the 2006 FT Starmine awards and he and his team ranked 1st in the 2007 Extel survey.
With twenty years experience in the technology sector and public markets focused on the Software, IT services and Internet sectors, James helped to bring a number of companies to the public market, including Amadeus, Devoteam, Ision, and MoneySuperMarket, and has advised leading European companies on M&A transactions, including Exact Software, Twinfield, Verba Technologies, Mindleaders, Computacenter and BGL Group.
Transactions
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Obair Partners advised Hg on its investment in Dext
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Computacenter was supported by Obair Partners in its Arrangement Agreement for the acquisition of Pivot Technology Solution Inc.
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Obair Partners advised Capsule CRM on its minority investment from Newlands Capital with the support of Hermes GPE.
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Adviser to MoneySuperMarket on a minority investment in Flagstone IM
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Advisor to Verba on the sale of the company to Verint
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Adviser to MoneySuperMarket on the £40,000,000 acquisition of Decision Technologies Limited
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Advisor to Peerius on the sale of the company to EPI AKKR
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Advisor to Bluechip, debt financing and minority buyout - £31,600,000
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Advisor to BGL Group on the sale of hoyhoy.nl to Pricewise
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Advisor to Receipt Bank on the Series A equity investment from Kennet - $10,000,000
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Advisor to Computacenter on the sale of RDC (recycling services) to Arrow - £56,000,000
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Advisor to Teleplan on the sale of its Australian business to EraseIT
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Advisor to Exact on the sale of its German payroll business to Sage - €16,250,000
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Advisor to HgCapital on the acquisition of Intelliflo
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Advisor to Mindleaders on the sale of the company to Skillsoft
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Advisor to Altran on the sale of its Italian engineering services subsidiary, Hilson Moran Italia to Deerns
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Advisor to the selling shareholders of WebExpenses
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Advisor to Altran on the sale of its UK engineering subsidiary Hilson Moran UK to its management team
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Advisor to Twinfield on the sale of the company to Wolters Kluwer
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Advisor to Focus Solutions on the sale of the company to Standard Life - £48,000,000
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Advisor to Courtanet on the sale of the company to BGL Group
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Advisor to Logica on the sale of its Dutch payroll business to ADP
Find us
Obair Partners LLP
3rd Floor86-90 Paul StreetLondonEC2A 4NE
Get in touch
+44 (0)203 026 5200 hello@obair.partners
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