Lancashire Investments Limited
Lancashire Investments Limited

Private Investment · North / North West England

Seeking high-quality private investment opportunities in the North of England

Lancashire Investments backs profitable, well-run businesses with a flexible approach: debt, minority or majority stakes, built around what the business and its owners actually need.

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  • Retirement sales
  • MBOs
  • MBIs
  • Growth capital
The Insurance SurgeryForma-CarePhoenix LearningProduct PartnershipsGPTmate

What we look for

Good businesses, well run.

We invest time in understanding every business before we talk numbers. As a starting point, we are typically looking for:

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  1. 01North / North West based
  2. 02Profitable, up to £2m EBITDA
  3. 03Stable, recurring B2B revenue with growth potential
  4. 04Market-leading proposition
  5. 05High-quality management team
  6. 06Flexible structure: debt, minority or majority stakes

How we invest

Four routes. One flexible partner.

01

Retirement sales

For owners ready to step back, with a structure that protects continuity for staff, customers and the business itself.

02

MBOs

Management buyouts: backing an existing leadership team to take ownership of the business they already run.

03

MBIs

Management buy-ins: supporting an incoming manager or team to acquire and lead a business.

04

Growth capital

Funding for profitable businesses that need capital to reach their next stage.

Selected investments

Backing businesses across the North.

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The Insurance Surgery
Secondary buyout

The Insurance Surgery

Life & protection insurance broking

Led the secondary buyout, providing an exit for the previous funder and launching a new growth journey alongside management.

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Forma-Care
Growth funding

Forma-Care

Adult incontinence & consumables

Funded the continued roll out of the Cara brand within the NHS, alongside industry veteran James Steele.

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Phoenix Learning
Growth capital

Phoenix Learning

Education & care (SEN)

Provided growth capital through a mezzanine type structure, supporting expansion into the North West.

40+settings across schools, further education, children’s homes and supported living

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Product Partnerships
Management buyout

Product Partnerships

Retail compliance

Supported the management buyout alongside Arete Capital Partners, giving the founders an exit and the leadership team a platform to grow.

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GPTmate
Seed & follow-on funding

GPTmate

Early-stage business

Raised seed capital and provided follow-on funding to bring the product to market and scale the business.

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Retirement sale · MBO · MBI · Growth capital

Your business here

Profitable, well run and based in the North or North West? Get in touch for a confidential chat about what comes next.

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Why business owners work with us

More than capital. A partner at the table.

01

Hands-on, at board level

Matt sits on boards as investment director or observer, bringing strategic input and governance alongside management.

02

Flexible by design

Secondary buyouts, MBOs, mezzanine-style growth capital, seed funding: each deal is structured around the business and its owners.

03

Backing ambition at every stage

From founder-stage seed funding through to buyouts of established, profitable businesses.

04

Confidential from the first call

Every conversation is treated in the strictest confidence, with no obligation until you are ready to proceed.

Get in touch for a confidential discussion

Whether you are planning a retirement sale, backing a management buyout or buy-in, or looking to fund growth, we would like to hear from you.

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Or emailmatt@lancashireinvestments.co.uk