Shackleton Ventures is thrilled to announce its 28th profitable exit with the sale of Stuarts Properties, a commercial property company that has proven to be another excellent investment. This exit marks an important milestone because it allows us to feel that, in our way, we are living up to the spirit of Shackleton’s great Antarctic expedition a century ago. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton [...]
Yesterday, FinLeap portfolio company PAIR Finance announced a majority investment from Pollen Street Capital. Founding investor finleap will retain a minority position in the company. FinLeap is an investment in Shackleton's Victoria Fund. PAIR Finance is a high-growth, digital first collections platform offering unique collections technology based on artificial intelligence and behavioural research, aiming to create a more efficient payment process that prioritises customer experience [...]
We are pleased to announce that we have effected the sale of IRT Surveys to Mears Group PLC, the leading provider of services to the Housing sector in the UK. IRT is an investment in Shackleton's third fund, SS3 LP and Shackleton's representative Deborah Hudson has played an active role in the development and ultimate exit of the business. Headquartered in Dundee, IRT provides a range [...]
We are delighted to announce today the sale of Tissuemed to Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX). Tissuemed, the Leeds-based medtech specialist, develops and manufactures self-adhesive films that help surgeons to close and seal sutured and stapled internal tissues. Tissuemed is the last of Shackleton's 2007 vintage investments to be sold. It has achieved strong growth and profitability in recent years and has been paying dividends. This [...]
We are delighted to announce the sale of Exterity to French company Vitec S.A. Exterity, based in Dalgety Bay, Scotland, is a market-leading provider of IPTV Technology, Digital Signage and Guest Experience solutions. Shackleton’s third fund, Shackleton Secondaries 3 LP, originally acquired a significant interest in Exterity in April 2014 as part of a portfolio of 13 investments. Shackleton played an active role on the [...]
We are pleased to announce that we have sold our interest in OmPrompt to Eurazeo-backed Elemica International, Inc. OmPrompt is a leading developer of AI-based SaaS systems for processing order entries for consumer goods and healthcare companies. We originally acquired a significant interest in OmPrompt in December 2008 when we bought out equity investors and bank debt after OmPrompt’s momentum slowed in the global downturn. [...]
We are delighted to announce that Shackleton investee, PanInsight (trading as Panintelligence) has secured fresh investment from YFM Equity Partners and Cohmar Capital. The £4.5 million transaction will allow the company to pursue its next phase of growth and allows a partial cash exit for Shackleton and other founder investors. This also represents Shackleton's 22nd profitable realisation. PanIntelligence is a rapidly scaling data visualisation, reporting [...]
We are pleased to announce the sale of Shackleton portfolio company DEM Solutions to Altair Engineering Inc., (Nasdaq:ALTR). This is our 21st profitable exit. DEM Solutions' lead product, EDEM, is the market-leader in Discrete Element Method (DEM) software for bulk material simulation. Blue-chip companies around the world also use EDEM to reduce costs of operations, shorten product development cycles and drive product innovation. In addition, [...]
We are pleased to announce the successful sale of Lewmar Marine to LCI (NYSE: LCII) subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. Founded in 1948, Lewmar has become one of the world’s premier suppliers of leisure marine equipment for yachts, sailboats, and powerboats. Shackleton originally acquired a significant interest in Lewmar in December 2007 as part of a direct equity portfolio bought from 3i Group (FTSE: III). At [...]
We are very pleased to announce that we have successfully exited our investment in Cummings & Morrish (Investments) Limited. We originally acquired a 40% interest in Cummings & Morrish at a time when the company owned a number of commercial properties in Dorset. These have now all been sold at good prices and the bulk of the proceeds distributed to shareholders. Hugh Stewart, Managing Partner [...]
