HOME ABOUT US WORKING WITH US OUR SECTORS OUR PORTFOLIO NEWS AND MEDIA CONTACT US Our Sectors Business services Consumer TMT Industrials Healthcare Our portfolio Business services Growth in the business services sector continues at speed and shows no signs of slowing. There are more entrants to the market and the breadth of coverage is expanding. Niche areas such as servicing SMEs, or the testing, inspection and certification services market, show particular potential. One of the attractive features of ECI’s past business services investments includes the visibility of future revenues through contracted and repeat revenue streams. ECI has established a successful long-term track record in the sector over the past three decades, having invested in over 30 business services companies, in sub-sectors including: • Financial services • Human capital and BPO • Logistics and infrastructure • Facilities management • Consultancy 3 of our last 4 investments have been in Business services companies £391m Total entry enterprise value of Business services investments since 2010 Business services contacts Richard Chapman View > John Hayhurst View > View full business services team > Opinions Services & Software for SMEs Read more > Tech-enabled services Read more > Testing, inspection & certification market Read more > Offshore finance in the Channel Islands Read more > View more ECI Opinion > Business services portfolio Clarke Energy Clarke Energy is the world’s largest independent provider of efficient, clean energy solutions using GE’s class-leading Jenbacher gas engines. Read more > Clarke Energy EV£100m + SectorBusiness services Industrials Period2012 Clarke Energy is the world’s largest independent provider of efficient, clean energy solutions using GE’s class-leading Jenbacher gas engines. These GE engines are versatile and can run on a wide range of gas sources including: natural gas, waste gases from mining and gases from renewable sources such as sewage and landfill. With a large installed base in the UK and France, management have diversified into other countries, including India, Ireland, Australia, Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria and New Zealand. ECI Partners backed the management team to accelerate the growth in both existing and new markets. http://www.clarke-energy.com ECI contact: John Hayhurst Investis Headquartered in London, Investis provides digital services that enable companies to manage their corporate communications and investor relations. Investis has over a decade of expertise in managing digital corporate communications for public companies and has been one of the pioneers and innovators in this space. Read more > Investis EV£50-100m SectorBusiness services TMT Period2014 Headquartered in London, Investis provides digital services that enable companies to manage their corporate communications and investor relations. Investis has over a decade of expertise in managing digital corporate communications for public companies and has been one of the pioneers and innovators in this space. Investis currently works for more than 70% of the companies in the FTSE 100 and a total of nearly 2,000 clients across Europe and the US. Its clients include Alibaba, Anglo American, GE, BAE Systems, BMW, Capita, Chevron, EasyJet, GDF Suez, Novartis, Prudential and Rolls Royce. http://www.investis.co.uk ECI contact: Richard Chapman Reed & Mackay Established in 1962, Reed & Mackay is a leading provider of business travel and event management services to the corporate sector. Read more > Reed & Mackay EV£50m-£100m SectorBusiness services Period2011 Established in 1962, Reed & Mackay is a leading provider of business travel and event management services to the corporate sector. The company has a particular focus on City law firms, insurance companies and finance houses. ECI completed the secondary buyout of the firm in April 2011, backing the incumbent management team. http://www.reedmac.com ECI contact: Chris Watt Tusker Tusker is the UK's market leading employee benefits car provider, part of an employee benefits package to retain staff and enhance employee engagement. Read more > Tusker EV£50-100m SectorBusiness services Period2015 Tusker is the UKs market leading employee benefits car provider. This B2B2C tech enabled business delivers its live quotation and fleet management platform over the internet and partners with its corporate customers to implement a robust, bespoke and successful car scheme under a salary sacrifice model. This enables employees to make a fixed monthly payment to own a new, fully insured and maintained car at a cost lower than they could achieve in the retail market. For employers, it helps retain staff and enhance employee engagement. http://www.tuskerdirect.com ECI contact: Paul McCreadie Selected past investments Name Exit year Exit type Sector Citation 2016 Secondary Business services Operating throughout the UK since 1995, Citation provides professional advice and compliance packages to business clients. M2 2014 Trade Business services M2 is the UK’s leading independent managed print and document services company to corporate clients. It helps firms reduce print costs and improve document management efficiency. M2 Digital was sold to Rigby Group plc in February 2014. XLN Business Services 2014 Secondary Business services, TMT ECI completed the secondary buyout of XLN, the UK’s leading provider of business services to micro-SMEs, in 2010. ECI sold XLN Business Services in October 2014. EDM 2011 Trade Business services EDM merged with Sala Integrated Information Management Limited in September 2011 to create one of the UK’s largest providers of outsourced information management services and provide ECI with a successful trade exit. Bounty 2007 Trade Business services, TMT Management buyout of the UK market leader in direct marketing to pregnant mothers and new parent households. Sold to Kaboose in November 2007 for £70 million. Enviros 2007 Trade Business services ECI invested in this full service environmental consultancy business in a £14 million buyout in 2001. The business was sold to Alfred McAlpine for £30 million in 2007. Think Money Group 2007 Secondary Business services Think Money Group is the UK’s largest provider of financial services to over-indebted consumers. Its offering includes debt management services, individual voluntary arrangements, banking services and mortgage/loan brokering. Sold to Alchemy in 2007. Hotel and Catering Training 2005 Trade Business services £10 million management buy-in of this hospitality industry organisation from a charitable body in 1998. Sold to VT Group plc. MM Group 2004 Trade Business services, TMT Management buyout of a communications outsourcing and data solutions business based in Bristol. Acquired by SR.Teleperformance in 2004 for £32 million. Highway Emergency Services 2002 Trade Business services Management buy-in to this replacement glass business headquartered in Norwich; sold to South Staffordshire Group in 2002 for £36 million. Serviceteam 2001 Trade Business services Management buy-in of a leading contract services provider to local authorities from AAH plc; acquired by Cleanaway in 2001. Prontaprint 1996 Trade Business services Leading UK high street franchise chain of 300 print and copy shops. Formerly a quoted company called Continuous Stationery. Provend Services Limited 1996 IPO Business services A UK supplier of vending machines, service contractor and wholesaler of ingredients. 22,000 machines in operation. Richmond Events 1994 Secondary Business services Buyout of an exhibitions and events company from Emap plc; sold to management in 1997. Shanks & McEwan 1988 IPO Business services Financing to facilitate the acquisition of Hanson's waste disposal division; floated in 1988. 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