H2 Equity Partners is pleased to announce its investment in Safety Shield Global

H2 Equity Partners (“H2”) is pleased to announce its investment in Safety Shield Global (“Safety Shield”) in partnership with the management team. Founded in 2018, Safety Shield is the market leader of AI human form recognition systems, supporting software solutions and data capture for plant machinery. Safety Shield works directly with a global base of … Read more

William Hackett, a H2 portfolio company, has acquired Vulcan Hoist

William Hackett logo representing engineering excellence and innovation.

William Hackett, a leading global lifting equipment provider, has completed the acquisition of Vulcan Hoist. Vulcan is focused on supplying hoists and lifting equipment. The partnership will enhance William Hackett’s market reach in North America and further expand William Hackett’s product range to now include electric hoists, supporting its goal to be a full-line provider … Read more

The Coach Travel Group, an H2 portfolio company, has acquired a further four regional operators via a carve-out from Mobico Plc (formerly National Express)

In October 2025, The Coach Travel Group (“CTG”) completed the carve-out of four unscheduled coach operators from Mobico Plc: Lucketts Travel, Worthing Coaches, Clarkes of London and The Kings Ferry. Collectively these operators add significant presence in the South East of the UK, complementing CTG’s existing operations, and bring further management and system capability. These … Read more

Motive Offshore, an H2 portfolio company, has acquired Weld Integrity Group to strengthen its global testing, inspection and certification capabilities

In September 2025, Motive Offshore (“Motive”), an H2 Equity Partners portfolio company, completed the acquisition of Weld Integrity Group (“Weld”). Headquartered in Norway, Weld is a specialised provider of testing, inspection and certification (“TIC”) services with a global customer base across the offshore wind, oil & gas and industrial sectors. With the addition of Weld, … Read more

Global Vehicle Group completes double acquisition to expand B2B leasing and fleet management platform 

On 04 June 2025, Global Vehicle Group (“GV Group”) a portfolio company of H2 Equity Partners, completed the acquisition of Fleet Alliance, a leading SME-focused fleet management business and leasing broker headquartered in Glasgow. Fleet Alliance delivers over 5,000 vehicles annually and supports more than 30,000 customers through its proprietary fleet management platform.  This follows … Read more

H2 Equity Partners divests its shareholding in Optegra Eye Care

H2 Equity Partners (“H2”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its minority shareholding in Optegra Eye Health Care, the fast-growing and highly integrated ophthalmology platform operating in five key European markets: the UK, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and the Netherlands, to EssilorLuxottica (“EL”). Joining forces with … Read more

H2 Equity Partners announces the carve-out of William Blythe from Synthomer plc

H2 Equity Partners announces the carve-out of William Blythe from Synthomer plc.

H2 Equity Partners (“H2”) agrees to acquire specialty chemicals company William Blythe from Synthomer plc in partnership with the management team. Founded in 1845, William Blythe is a global leader in the manufacture of speciality inorganic chemicals that form critical inputs to products across a range of industries including healthcare, electronics, automotive, construction products, energy … Read more

H2 Equity Partners completes the sale of its shareholding in RAM Tracking

H2 Equity Partners (“H2”) is pleased to announce that it has successfully divested its holding in RAM Tracking (“RAM”) to Kerridge Commercial Systems (“KCS”), a leading, global ERP and business management software company, serving the wholesale, distribution and equipment rental sectors.  Headquartered in the UK with 23 International offices, KCS supports customers in 74 countries … Read more

MIS Healthcare, an H2 portfolio company, has acquired Xiel Limited

In December 2024, MIS Healthcare, a leading specialist provider of medical equipment and radiopharmaceuticals in the UK and Ireland, completed the acquisition of Xiel. Xiel is focussed on radiotherapy and nuclear medicine and the acquisition will enhance MIS’s market position in this specialist high-growth sector. Xiel (www.xiel.co.uk) was founded in 2019 and comes with a … Read more

The Coach Travel Group, an H2 portfolio company, has acquired Horseman Coaches and Stewarts Coaches

In December 2024, The Coach Travel Group (“CTG”) completed the acquisitions of two high quality and well-established, unscheduled coach operators: Horseman Coaches (“Horseman”) and Stewarts Coaches (“Stewarts”). Both operators bring a complementary and highly contracted mix of services for their respective customers, which include schools, corporates and private individuals. Horseman (www.horsemancoaches.co.uk), is a formerly family-owned … Read more