Beechbrook funds Wilton & Bain MBO

The capital comes from Beechbrook's UK SME Credit I fund, which invests £5-15m in non-private-equity-backed UK SMEs generating EBITDA of more than £1m. Beechbrook is providing a debt and equity package to allow senior management to take partial ownership of the business as well as additional growth capital to support the expansion of the business internationally.

Beechbrook is now a minority shareholder, with the majority of the firm owned by its management. The Credit I fund, which held its first close in January 2016, has now invested £77m in 10 companies, after raising £152m in total. Beechbrook expects the fund to invest in 18-20 assets overall.

Company
Wilton & Bain is a recruitment agency with offices in London, San Francisco, New York and Frankfurt, and employs around 50 people. It specialises in chief information officer and chief financial officer recruitment, as well as for the IT, media and professional services sectors.

People
Beechbrook Capital – Jon Herbert (managing director for UK SME Credit Fund).
Wilton & Bain – Jeremy Mobbs (co-founder).

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