We back teams with ambitious growth plans,
differentiated IP and repeat customers
Professional Services sector
EST Partners is focused on opportunities to invest in, buy-out or carve-out, specialty consulting businesses in major Western markets. In particularly we focus on three verticals: Supply Chain/Sustainability, Regulatory Compliance and IT Services.
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​EST Partners supports the management of our portfolio companies with proven sector expertise, strategy and M&A; and open doors to global corporates and governments bodies.
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​We encourage management to invest alongside us to benefit from equity ownership and believe that aligned interests and true partnership between management and shareholders are critical aspects for success.
Investment Criteria
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Region: US and Western Europe.
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Target activity: outsourced professional services (including front, middle and back office functions), managed services providers, specialist consultancies and advisories.
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Target service specialisms: specialist services requiring domain or category expertise and are typically purchased by clients (public and private) on a repeat basis. Please note our three core sub-sector verticals on the left.
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Target size: up to £50M turnover.
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Catalysts for a change of ownership: succession planning, carve-outs (eg conflicts, non-core divisions), minority buyouts and need for expansion capital.
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Transaction structure: minority, majority and direct co-investments with larger sponsors.