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 (“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

Acal BFi, an H2 portfolio company, has acquired Impulse Embedded and Arcobel Embedded Solutions

Acal BFi Group (“Acal”) has acquired two businesses, Impulse Embedded and Arcobel Embedded Solutions, strategically expanding and deepening the Group’s Embedded Computing offering. Impulse Embedded (impulse-embedded.co.uk), acquired in July 2024, is a leading provider of industrial computing, embedded systems, and industrial IoT solutions based in Stoke on Trent in the United Kingdom. Established in 1993, … Read more

H2 portfolio company Motive Offshore carves-out Aquatic to create £65 million global leader in cable laying equipment rental & services

In September 2024, Motive Offshore (“Motive”), an H2 Equity Partners portfolio company, completed the carve-out of Aquatic from Acteon Group. Aquatic is a leading provider of cable lay equipment which it rents to a global customer base from its operations in the UK, US and Singapore. As with Motive, Aquatic’s equipment is “sector agnostic” and … Read more

H2 Equity Partners is pleased to announce its investment in the Coach Travel Group

H2 Equity Partners (“H2”) is pleased to announce its investment in The Coach Travel Group (“CTG”) which brings together seven of the UK’s leading regional coach operators: Alpine Travel, Barnes Coaches, Coatham Coaches, JH Coaches, Johnsons Coaches, Swans Travel and The Ready Group. Together these operators will merge to form a unique national group providing … Read more

H2 Equity Partners is pleased to announce its investment in Buttress Group alongside the management team

Established over 45 years ago and headquartered in Northamptonshire, Buttress sells, installs, services and supplies warewashing and ice making equipment and parts to the UK commercial catering market.  Buttress supplies an extensive range of own-brand dishwashers, glasswashers and ice machines primarily through working in partnership with 500 specialist distributors. Its service and maintenance capabilities and … Read more