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Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 23 June 2015 it completed the acquisition of Gardman Group ("Gardman") in an all equity transaction. Based in Peterborough, Gardman is the leading supplier of wild bird care products, tooling, lighting and gardening sundries to the garden sector....

Rutland is delighted to announce the expansion of their Deal Team with the appointments of Investment Executives, Matthew Hamilton and Jason Birt. Matthew, a graduate from Durham University with an undergraduate degree in Economics and a Masters in Finance from Durham University Business School, joins Rutland...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that, on 15 January 2015, it held a final close for its latest fund, Rutland Fund III, with total commitments of £263 million. The investors in Fund III come from the UK, continental Europe and North America and include pension...

Rutland is pleased to announce two new appointments. David Wardrop has been promoted to Partner and Kajen Mohanadas has been appointed to Investment Manager. David joined Rutland in August 2008 and has been responsible for originating, evaluating and leading transactions. He has been actively involved in...

Rutland Partners is pleased to announce that on 31 May 2013 it agreed and completed the simultaneous acquisitions of AFI-Uplift in the UK, Access Rental Gulf in the Middle East and Hi-Reach in the UK, for a combined enterprise value of circa £85 million. AFI-Uplift (“AFI”),...

Rutland Partners, the specialist turnaround and restructuring investor, announces that on 26 October 2012 it agreed and completed the acquisition of Buy As You View (BAYV) from a syndicate of banks for a consideration of £33.1 million in an all equity transaction. Based in Wales, BAYV...

Rutland Partners, the specialist turnaround and restructuring investor, and Corsair Capital, a leading specialist private equity firm focused on investing in the global financial services industry, announce the sale of NoteMachine, the leading independent Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”) business in Europe, to funds managed by...

Rutland Partners, the specialist turnaround and restructuring investor, announces that on 5 August 2012 it agreed and completed the sale of its entire interest in Pulse Home Products (“Pulse”) to Jarden Corporation. The terms of the transaction are not being disclosed but represent an attractive...

Rutland Partners, the specialist turnaround and restructuring investor, today announces the appointment of Michael Reynolds as Investment Executive. Michael is a business and legal studies graduate from University College Dublin and a postgraduate (accounting) of the Michael Smurfit Business School, Dublin. Michael qualified as a chartered...

Rutland Partners, the specialist turnaround and restructuring investor, is pleased to confirm the formal completion of the sale of Attends Healthcare Group to Domtar Corporation for €180 million, pursuant to the definitive agreement signed on 26 January 2012. The four year investment programme and operational restructuring...