Epiris

Delighted to share that Epiris will be exhibiting at this year’s IPEM conference in Paris. We look forward to discussing private equity trends and to connecting with investors and peers while there. Please reach out if you are interested in scheduling a meeting! #Epiris #PrivateEquity #IPEM2024

Epiris is pleased to publish its fourth annual ESG Report for 2023, showcasing our continued commitment to diligent and responsible investing. We are dedicated to building great companies and delivering outstanding returns for our investors, and strong ESG management at all stages of the investment cycle is essential to achieving this goal. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e8K69KbV

Epiris today announces several promotions across its investor relations and investment teams: Kathryn Pothier has been promoted to Partner, Alex Wilby to Investment Partner, Thayne Forbes and Zoe Lai to Investment Director, Pablo Espinoza to Investment Manager and Scott Forbes to Investment Associate. Congratulations! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eS4Kwi4P

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our friend, colleague and Managing Partner, Alex Fortescue, on Friday. Alex was an exceptional individual whose vision and ambition brought out the best in those around him. His leadership has been instrumental in building the team and firm of which we are all immensely proud. We will sorely miss his energy, his presence and his friendship. Alex is survived by his wife and three children to whom we send our deepest and most sincere condolences. Bill Priestley, who joined Epiris in 2014 and has been Chief Investment Partner since 2016, has been appointed Managing Partner.

Epiris team members Alex Cooper-Evans and Kathryn Pothier will be at this year’s SuperReturn conference in Berlin, discussing Epiris' differentiated Value + Transform approach to #PrivateEquity. We look forward to seeing many investors and friends there! #PrivateMarkets #SuperReturn2024 #SuperReturnInternational

We are delighted to welcome Mike Ebeling as a Partner in Epiris’ investment team.   Mike joins Epiris from Goldman Sachs Private Equity where he spent 15 years, most recently as a Managing Director leading the firm’s investment teams in the DACH and Benelux regions.   Mike will join Epiris’ executive and investment committees and work with the firm’s established investment team to deploy Epiris Fund III, which held its final close earlier this year with total commitments of more than £1 billion.   Read more about our latest appointment here: https://lnkd.in/eGZ-qXbM   #PrivateEquity #PrivateMarkets

Epiris is proud to be recognised as the 7th highest-performing investor in the HEC-Dow Jones 2023 mid-market buyout performance ranking, which evaluates data from 632 private equity firms globally. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/gQDuw9yM

We are pleased to announce the final close of our latest fund, Epiris Fund III, with total commitments of more than £1 billion. Fund III had a target of £850 million and was oversubscribed at its hard cap, thanks to demand from new and existing investors globally, backing Epiris’ proven, all-weather strategy.   We are hugely grateful to our investors, both new and long-standing, who have entrusted us with their capital.   Read more about our latest fund here: https://lnkd.in/expfeBUv   #PrivateEquity #PrivateMarkets

We are pleased to announce the acquisition of GSF Car Parts, a leading national supplier of automotive parts for the independent aftermarket in the UK. The business offers 180,000 branded and own-label parts for all makes of petrol, diesel and electric cars and vans as well as workshop equipment and technical support.   The deal is a classic Epiris transaction; a carve-out of a business with a strong position in an attractive growth market. It also marks the fourth investment from Fund III following the acquisitions of Delinian, LoneStar and Pure Cremation. https://lnkd.in/eeZpZFqN

We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Pure Cremation, the leading provider of prepaid funeral plans in the UK and a pioneer of the direct cremations market, which are simple, unattended cremations. Industry veteran Dean Lamble, formerly CEO of SunLife Insurance, joins Pure as its Group Chief Executive and will work alongside the incumbent management team including COO Mark Seastron and CFO Rob Murphy. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.   This will be the third transaction from Epiris Fund III following the acquisitions of LoneStar Group and Delinian. https://lnkd.in/ejV5XEdU