Antony Rowe Limited

11 March 2002

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Chippenham-based book manufacturer Antony Rowe Limited has successfully completed its second management buyout in seven years. Bank of Scotland Structured Finance, through a combination of debt and an equity option, financed the latest deal. Three existing director shareholders, Ralph Bell, Mike Dando and Andy Burns, together with the original founder of the business, Antony Rowe, continue to hold an equity stake in the business. The latest transaction provides an exit for the current institutional shareholders and enables two further directors of the business, Jon Carter and Kevan Barratt, to become equity stakeholders.

Company

Antony Rowe was first established in 1983, by founder Antony Rowe, and was the subject of an MBO in 1995, led by Ralph Bell, Andy Burns and Mike Dando. It has now established itself as the largest monochrome short-run book printer in the UK. In recent years the company has developed its business model to provide total solutions to publishers, including on-demand printing services, typesetting, loose-leaf products, journal printing and fulfilment.

People

Sue Richards and Arthur Sherry coordinated the investment on behalf of Bank of Scotland Structured Finance out of the groupâ€™s Bristol office. Ralph Bell, chief executive, and fellow directors Mike Dando, Andy Burns, Jon Carter and Kevan Barratt led the management team.