Rutland Partners LLP

Focused on Special Situations

Rutland Invests in Southgate Global

Focussing on specific business opportunity rather than any particular sector

Investing in Businesses with Great Potential

Expansion for UK Sundecks

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Catalyst for Change: The Rutland Story

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Effectively identifying and managing the ESG performance of our investments

Ethical investing: our ESG commitment

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Rutland is a London based special situations private equity investor. Our special situations strategy focusses on mid-market UK-based companies characterised by complexity or the requirement for change, which provide inherent potential for improved performance through operational and financial change.

capital deployed: over £650m

a wide variety of investments

first fund raise: year 2000

management teams key to our approach

We view complexity not as a challenge but as an opportunity Our mission isn’t just to provide equity and wait for a company’s natural growth to generate a return on that investment but to combat inertia, change the culture of a business, and use that momentum to implement a hands-on sustainable value-creation strategy Management teams are key to this approach and our goal is to empower them to plan and execute successful strategies to transfer their businesses

The companies we invest in need much more than just capital to thrive We focus on a still-underserved area of the market; investing in potentially good businesses, but which are in circumstances that mean they need to change or adapt to reach their full potential With a well-established profile we invest in a wide variety of investment scenarios; MBOs, MBIs, IBOs, P2Ps, complex carve-outs, replacement capital, etc, providing equity of £10-50m for business valued between £20-150m

case studies & testimonials

• "I was impressed by Rutland's depth of knowledge on the business, their openness in discussing the challenges ahead, and their commitment to rebuilding the business properly, in a sustainable way
• " Alex Burns: CEO, Millbrook "I was impressed by Rutland's depth of knowledge on the business, their openness in discussing the challenges ahead, and their commitment to rebuilding the business properly, in a sustainable way " Alex Burns: CEO, Millbrook
• "I learned a lot from partnering with Rutland and seeing how they work on the board of a business
• Working with Rutland resulted in us being better managers irrespective of market conditions
• ” Tim Smith: CEO, Brandon Hire "I learned a lot from partnering with Rutland and seeing how they work on the board of a business Working with Rutland resulted in us being better managers irrespective of market conditions ” Tim Smith: CEO, Brandon Hire
• "When it came down to engaging with potential suitors for the business, Rutland stood out as being honest, ethical and straightforward
• We gelled with the people and they fully engaged with our business
• " Dean Westmoreland: CEO, Omar Group "When it came down to engaging with potential suitors for the business, Rutland stood out as being honest, ethical and straightforward We gelled with the people and they fully engaged with our business " Dean Westmoreland: CEO, Omar Group
• "The Rutland team is very close to the business and clear on what they expect
• They listen to management on what needs to be done to deliver against those expectations and they provide support where appropriate, which empowers us to achieve these goals
• " Mark Andrews: CEO, Armitage Pet Care