London and Edinburgh, 7 November 2017 Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital) is pleased to announce that it has acquired Thornbridge Sawmills Limited (Thornbridge), a leading Scottish timber processing and distribution company. Thornbridge sources certified timber and sheet materials from sustainable producers both domestically and overseas. It has a combined sawmill and distribution hub in Grangemouth, as well as eight regional branch outlets across Scotland serving builders, joiners and construction companies. Thornbridge has revenues of £35 million and employs 159 staff, many of them very long-serving. This is Cairngorm Capital’s ninth proprietary transaction since July 2016 and is the first [...]

London, 23 May 2017 Cairngorm Capital is delighted to announce the appointment of Neil McGill as Investment Director, strengthening and extending the firm’s capacity to pursue new investments. He joins a team of talented investment professionals and operating partners, whose unique mix of sectoral expertise and investment skills has built a portfolio of successful, high-quality businesses. A seasoned investment professional with over 16 years of M&A experience, Neil joins from BDO where he was Head of the M&A Advisory practice in Scotland, leading mid-market deals for corporate and private equity clients. Prior to BDO, Neil was a director and shareholder in [...]

London, 24 April 2017 Cairngorm Capital is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Amit Thaper as Investment Director, extending the firm’s capacity for new investments. Amit joins from H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, where he was a Vice President in their Boston office. There, Amit was involved in acquiring and advising value-orientated, lower middle-market companies with high-return outlooks. Prior to H.I.G. Capital, Amit worked as a strategy consultant for Bain & Company, both in Boston and London. At Bain, he advised clients across a range of industries including healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, as well as conducting [...]

London, 6 April 2017 Cairngorm Capital Partners is pleased to have closed successfully its second fund – Cairngorm Capital II – at its £107.5 million hard cap. The fund, which was oversubscribed, is now fully operational. Cairngorm Capital has been backed by a consortium of leading, long-term, international institutional investors, consisting of several prestigious European funds of funds and US university endowments. Cairngorm Capital is particularly gratified that each of the institutional investors in its first fund increased their commitment to Fund II. Additionally, in line with Cairngorm Capital’s investment philosophy, a significant investment was made by the firm’s principals. [...]

London, 27 February 2017 Cairngorm Capital is delighted to announce the appointment of Stuart Whiteford as Investment Manager, extending the firm’s capacity for new investments. Stuart joins from the EuroAsia Special Assets Group at Goldman Sachs, where he was an Executive Director involved in strategy and investment for a range of European opportunities. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Stuart was a member of Citigroup’s UK Investment Banking Team, advising companies and private equity investors on mergers, acquisitions and equity capital market transactions. As an Investment Manager at Cairngorm Capital, he will source new opportunities, execute transactions and work in partnership [...]

London, 18 November 2015 Cairngorm Capital is delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Bayliss and John Naylor-Leyland as Investment Directors, further bolstering the firm’s capacity for new investments. Alex brings extensive experience of investing in mid market manufacturing and business services companies. He joins from SEA Equity where he was a founding Partner and board member of portfolio company, Vacuum Furnace Engineering. Prior to SEA Equity, Alex worked with Cairngorm Capital’s Managing Partner, Andrew Steel, at H.I.G. Capital in London, where he was involved in numerous equity investments and bolt-on acquisitions. John joins from Disruptive Capital, where he was [...]

London, 1 September 2015 Cairngorm Capital, the private equity investor launched by former H.I.G. executive, Andrew Steel, is pleased to announce that it has successfully closed its maiden fund – Cairngorm Capital I – at £52.5 million. The fund held a first and final close at target and is now fully operational. Cairngorm Capital will invest in businesses within cash generative niches in industrial and business-to-business markets in the UK lower mid-market. The fund will build value in businesses through operational performance improvements drawing on the extensive experience of its investment professionals and network of industry experts. Cairngorm Capital staff [...]