Introduction
Whatever the state of the global economy, corporate transactions are a constant. Finding individuals able to work seamlessly with you to respond to market conditions, solve problems, access the right solutions globally and deliver to completion of a transaction is vital.
On average each of our team has over 30 years of international market experience which means we have worked through multiple economic and commercial cycles and are therefore able to advise our clients with the benefit of hindsight.
Whilst we have a long record of completed transactions, we also embrace change and are equally at ease advising early stage, disruptive, businesses as we are traditional industrials (and everything in between).
Our Service
At Wyvern Partners, our Experienced Advisors have been through this many times.
We advise on all types of equity and debt transactions such as:
- Mergers and Acquisitions – Private Acquisitions or Sales
- Private Equity Transactions – Venture, Growth Equity and Buyouts
- Private Markets – Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Public Transactions – IPO Advisory and Bookrunning, Takeovers, Sale processes
Recent Transactions
Wyvern Partners is proud to have played a role in the following transactions.
£ND Million Sale
DeLuxe Catering
Wyvern advised Alcuin Capital Partners on the sale of DeLuxe Catering, one of the UK’s leading private jet catering businesses, to Niche & Bespoke - Aviation Caterers, the private aviation catering division of Robinson Catering.
£10 Million Public to Private
GRC International Group plc
Wyvern advised on the public to private of GRC International Group plc, an AIM-listed global provider of leading edge regulatory and compliance services. Wyvern brokered the deal and negotiated the transaction, which was funded by Bloom Equity Partners of New York.
$110 Million Sale
FFP (Holdings) Limited
Wyvern advised the shareholders of FFP (Holdings) Limited, a leading Cayman & BVI provider of complex fiduciary services, on their sale to JTC. Wyvern brokered the deal and negotiated the transaction.
£ND Million Sale
Kroll (Luxembourg) Management Company S.à r.l.
Wyvern advised Kroll Inc on the sale of Kroll (Luxembourg) Management Company S.à r.l., a prominent super management company (Super ManCo), on their sale to Vistra. Wyvern brokered the deal and negotiated the transaction.
£ND Million Sale
Garfield-Bennett Trust Company Limited
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Garfield-Bennett Trust Company Limited, a trust and fund administration company based in Jersey, on their sale to Summit Group Limited. Wyvern brokered the deal and negotiated the transaction.
£ND Million Sale
The Final Step
Wyvern advised the shareholders of The Final Step, a leading UK MSP, on their sale to Evergreen Services Group of the US. Wyvern brokered the deal and negotiated the transaction.
£ND Million Sale
Carey Commercial Limited
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Carey Commercial Limited, a Trust, Corporate and Fund Administration provider based in Guernsey, on their sale to Suntera Global. Wyvern brokered the deal and negotiated the transaction.
€ND Million Sale
Adepa
Wyvern provided sector expertise.
£650m Sale
SPT LabTech
Wyvern provided Corporate Finance advice to the management team of SPT Labtech on their sale to EQT Partners.
Trade Sale
Pannells Financial Planning
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Pannells Financial Planning Ltd, a long established independent financial advice firm operating throughout the UK, on its sale to Succession Wealth.
Trade Sale
Nedgroup Trust
Wyvern advised Nedbank Private Wealth on the sale of Nedgroup Trust, its trust business in Jersey and Guernsey, to Suntera Global.
Acquisition
NeoTrust Fiduciary Luxembourg
Wyvern advised Suntera Global with the identification and acquisition of NeoTrust, a Luxembourg fund and corporate services firm.
Trade Sale
Trust Corporation International
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Trust Corporation International, a leading Guernsey Private Client business, on their sale to Ocorian backed by Inflexion.
Series A Fundraising
Gravitee.io
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Gravitee.io, an open source API management platform on their Series A fund raising of USD11m, co-led by AlbionVC and Oxx.
Series A Fund Raising
The Handbag Clinic
Wyvern advised the shareholders of The Handbag Clinic, a fast growing fashion re-sale business, on their Series A fund raising from Mercia and the North East Venture Fund.
Sale
Wealth Wizards
Wyvern advised Wealth Wizards, the market leading financial advice technology business majority owned by LV=, on its sale to Royal London.
Series A+ Fund Raising
Firetree Chocolate
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Firetree Chocolate, a super premium chocolate consumer brand, on their Series A+ fundraising from Seedrs and Midland Engine Investment Fund.
Acquisition financing
ZEDRA
Wyvern advised Corsair Capital on debt financing to support its acquisition of ZEDRA.
Acquisition
DMS Governance
Wyvern advised MML Capital Partners on their acquisition of DMS Governance, the global leader in fund governance, risk & compliance services.
Trade sale
Helm Trust Company
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Helm Trust, a Jersey-based trust administration business, on their sale to SMP Partners.
Management buyout
SMP Partners
Wyvern advised the shareholders and management of SMP Partners, an Isle of Man based trust administration business, on their management buyout backed by Palatine Private Equity.
Equity financing
IPSX Group
Wyvern advised IPSX Group, the world’s first regulated stock exchange dedicated to real estate, on its equity financing.
Series A Fund Raising
Firetree Chocolate
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Firetree Chocolate, a super premium chocolate consumer brand, on their Series A fundraising from Midlands Engine Investment Fund.
Acquisition and MBO
Zedra
Wyvern provided comprehensive advice to Corsair Capital on their acquisition of ZEDRA, a leading global provider of trust, corporate and fund services, including buyside advice, the arrangement of debt finance and advice to management on the MBO structuring of the transaction.
Series A Fund Raising
The Children’s Furniture Company
Wyvern advised the shareholders of The Children's Furniture Company, a fast growing direct to consumer business, on their Series A fund raising from Foresight.
Growth capital
Elements Talent Solutions
Wyvern advised Elements Talent Solutions, a London-based disruptor in the recruitment market, providing “embedded” talent-acquisition teams worldwide to brands such as Spotify, iZettle, Just Eat and King.com, on its growth financing by BGF.
Sale
Augentius
Wyvern advised the management of Augentius, a leading global provider of alternative-investment solutions to private-equity and real-estate funds, on the sale of the business to SGG backed by Astorg.
Series A Fund Raising
Xupes
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Xupes, a leading pre-owned luxury goods business, on their Series A fund raising from Downing LLP.
£23 million trade-sale
Nerine Fiduciaries
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Nerine fiduciaries, a Guernsey-based trust administration business, on their £23m trade sale to PraxisIFM.
Trade sale
Capco Trust
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Capco, a Jersey-based trust-administration business, on its sale to Ocorian.
Secondary MBO
First Names
Wyvern advised the management of First Names Group, the leading independent provider of trust, fund, real estate and corporate services and present in 14 jurisdictions worldwide, on their secondary MBO from AnaCap, backed by Astorg, and combination with SGG.
Trade sale
Cains
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Cains Fiduciaries Limited, an Isle of Man based trust and fund administration business, on its sale to First Names.
Trade sale
Virtus Trust
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Virtus Trust, a Guernsey-based private-client trust business, on its sale to Equiom.
Acquisition of Jordans Group
Vistra
Wyvern conducted a buyside search on behalf of Vistra identifying company-incorporations specialists Jordans as an attractive target, and subsequently advised Vistra on their successful acquisition of the business.
Management buy-out
Bedell Trust
Wyvern initiated the deal, advised the shareholders and arranged the debt finance for the MBO of Bedell Trust, a leading Jersey-based trust and fund administration business, backed by Inflexion.
Acquisition
Maru Group
Wyvern advised Maru on the acquisition of the North American research and consulting business of Vision Critical. The second of its buy and build purchases, the business, now renamed maru/matchbox, has offices in Toronto, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Buy and build NewCo
Maru Group
Together with an MBI CEO and with the backing of Primary Capital Partners, Wyvern created Maru Group, a technology-enabled insight services provider, and advised on the new company's initial acquisition of eDigitalResearch.
Tertiary MBO
Orangefield Group
Wyvern advised the management of Orangefield on their tertiary MBO from AAC, backed by Barings PE Asia, and combination with the Vistra Group.
MBO/Acquisition
Appleby Fiduciary & Administration
Wyvern advised Bridgepoint on their investment in the MBO of Appleby Fiduciary & Administration.
Trade sale
Ledbury Research
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Ledbury Research, the leading insight provider for the luxury-goods and high-net-worth markets, on the sale of the business to Wealth-X, a portfolio company of Insight Venture Partners.
Sale to the OV Group
FML
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Fiduciary Management Limited in Jersey on the sale of the business to OV Group.
Merger of IFM Trust Group (Jersey) and Praxis (Guernsey)
IFM
Wyvern advised the shareholders of IFM Trust Group on this cross-jurisdiction merger.
Acquisition of Legis Fund Services in Guernsey
Orangefield
Wyvern identified the target as part of a buyside search and advised Orangefield on the acquisition.
Acquisition of Janus in Singapore
Hawksford
Wyvern advised Hawksford, a Dunedin company, on a refinancing in support of their acquisition of Janus in Singapore.
Sale to First Names Group
Mercator Holdings
Wyvern advised Mercator Holdings, of Guernsey, on its sale to Isle of Man based First Names Group.
Acquisition of Kee Safety
Dunedin
Wyvern advised Dunedin on debt raising in support of their £90 million acquisition of Kee Safety.
MBO, backed by Vitruvian
RL360
Wyvern advised RL360 on their MBO from Royal London Group, backed by Vitruvian.
Sale to Equiom
West Corporation
Wyvern advised the shareholders of West Corporation on their sale to Equiom.
Sale of Independent Media Support
Independent Media Support
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Independent Media Support on the sale to Broadcast Text International AB.
£50m secondary MBO, backed by Silverfleet
ipes
Wyvern advised the management of Ipes on their secondary MBO from RJD, backed by Silverfleet Capital.
£7m MBO, backed by LDC
MAMA Group
Wyvern advised on the acquisition of MAMA Group and 50% of Mean Fiddler Group from HMV Group PLC. The transaction was supported by funding from Lloyds Development Capital.
Sale to College Group
Merlin Financial PR
Wyvern advised Merlin Financial PR on its sale to College Group.
Acquisition of Waterlow Legal and Company Services
Orangefield Group
Wyvern advised Orangefield Group on their acquisition of the London-based company secretarial business of Waterlow from Wilmington PLC.
Sale of Plus Trading Solutions to Forum Trading Solutions
Plus Markets Group
Wyvern advised Plus Markets Group on their sale of Plus Trading Solutions to Forum Trading Solutions.
Sale of Plus Stock Exchange to ICAP
Plus Markets Group
Wyvern advised Plus Markets Group on their sale of Plus Stock Exchange plc to ICAP.
Acquisition of IFG’s International Division
Anacap Financial Partners
Wyvern advised Anacap Financial Partners on their £70 million acquisition of IFG’s international division.
£62m acquisition of business from administration
Peverel
Wyvern advised Chamonix and Electra Partners on the sourcing and terms of £29 million of debt facilities from RBS as part of their £62 million acquisition of the business of Peverel.
Acquisition of Nickleby & Co
SGP Property & FM
Wyvern advised SGP, part of Johnson Service Group PLC, on their acquisition of Nickleby & Co. Ltd, an IT-focused facilities-management business.
£2.1bn acquisition of the rolling-stock leasing business of HSBC
Eversholt Investment Group
Wyvern initiated this transaction and advised EIG, a consortium consisting of funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, 3i Infrastructure and STAR Capital Partners, on the £2.1 billion acquisition.
Acquisition of The British Nursing Association
A24 Group
Wyvern advised A24 Group on their acquisition of The British Nursing Association.
Sale of Betts Group to Sun Capital Partners
Betts
Wyvern acted as financial adviser to the selling shareholders led by CIT Group, Inc.
Acquisition by management and General Healthcare Group
General Healthcare Group
Wyvern advised management in the acquisition of Transform Cosmetic Surgery Group by General Healthcare Group from Covenant Healthcare Group.
Acquisition of PFI facilities-management contracts
SGP
Wyvern advised SGP Property & Facilities Management, a division of Johnson Service Group plc, on the acquisition of PFI facilities-management contracts from Jarvis PLC (in administration).
Establishment of joint venture
Wynnwith
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Wynnwith on the establishment of joint venture between Wynnwith and Morson Group PLC.
Sale of Mourants International Fund Administration
Mourant
Wyvern advised the management of Mourants International Fund Administration on the sale of the business to State Street.
Sale of majority stake
Vistra
Wyvern advised the shareholders of Vistra on the sale of a majority stake to IK Investment Partners.
Sale of Isle of Man trust operation
HSBC
Wyvern advised HSBC on the sale of its trust operation in the Isle of Man to IFG Group plc.
Acquisition of businesses from administration
Cornish Crabbers
Wyvern advised Cornish Crabbers LLP on the acquisition of the Cornish Crabbers and Mystery Yachts businesses from the administrator of Select Yachts.
MBO of the Jersey and Singapore trust-administration business
Rathbones
Wyvern advised the management of the Jersey and Singapore trust-administration business of Rathbone Brothers on their management buy-out backed by Dunedin Capital Partners.
MBO of the Guernsey fund-administration business
ipes
Wyvern advised management on their buy-out of the Guernsey-based fund-administration business of ipes, backed by RJD Partners.
£26m public offer for TripleArc
Office2Office
Wyvern acted as financial adviser to office2office plc on its £26 million public offer for TripleArc plc.
Sale to Braemar Shipping Services
Steege Kingston
Wyvern acted as financial adviser to the shareholders of Steege Kingston on the sale to Braemar Shipping Services.
£110m acquisition of Betts Global
Gresham Private Equity
Wyvern originated the transaction and acted as financial adviser to Gresham on the £110 million acquisition of Betts Global.
£32m acquisition
GCAT Flight Academy
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to GCAT Flight Academy in their £32 million acquisition of Oxford Aviation Training.
Sale of corporate, fund and cubicle bank administration business
Scotiabank
Wyvern were sole financial adviser to Scotiabank on their sale of the corporate, fund and bank administration business of Scotia Bank & Trust Company (Cayman) Limited to Close Brothers Group.
Acquisition
Palamon Capital Partners
Wyvern advised the management of Cambridge Education Group on the acquisition of the majority of the business by Palamon Capital Partners.
£100m acquisition
HgCapital
Wyvern advised the management of CS Group during the acquisition of a majority shareholding in the company by HgCapital.
£588m majority acquisition
Finpro | Santander | ABN-AMRO
Wyvern advised a consortium comprising Finpro, Santander and ABN-AMRO on their £588 million acquisition of a majority of Cory Environmental.
US$275m simultaneous acquisitions
STAR Capital Partners
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to STAR Capital Partners in their US$275 million simultaneous acquisitions of GE Commercial and SAS Flight Academy.
Improved banking facilities
Renold
Wyvern advised Renold plc in securing improved banking facilities.
£35m MBO of Isle of Man trust operations
Anglo Irish Bank
Wyvern acted as specialist sector advisers to ISIS Equity Partners in their £35 million MBO of the Isle of Man trust operations of Anglo Irish Bank.
US$1.3bn sale
SR Technics
Wyvern advised SR Technics on their US$1.3 billion sale to a consortium comprising MUBADALA, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Istithmar.
£325m majority acquisition
Permira
Wyvern advised the management of All3Media in the £325 million acquisition of a majority shareholding by Permira.
Acquisition
Office2Office
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to office2office in their acquisition of Alpha Office Limited.
Acquisition
SR Technics
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to SR Technics in their acquisition of SIFCO Large Aero Turbines.
Restructuring and refinancing
Premier
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to the shareholders of Premier during the group's restructuring and refinancing.
Management buy-in
Chiltern
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to the shareholders of Chiltern in the MBI of their Jersey and London based trust and fiduciary operations to VISTRA.
Trade sale
3i
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to 3i and exiting management in the sale of Interbrandpro Holding GmbH to EquiVest GmbH & Co Beteiligungs KG of Munich.
US$400m refinancing
SR Technics
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to SR Technics in their US$400 million refinancing.
Strategic partnership
Betts
Wyvern advised Betts on the appointment of Nypro Inc. as strategic manufacturing and development partner.
Trade sale
Scotia Bank
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to Scotiabank in the sale of Bank Nova Scotia Channel Islands Limited to Barclays.
£65m flotation
Office 2 Office
Wyvern were joint financial adviser to the company in the preparations for its £65 million flotation.
Trade sale
Jeyes
Wyvern advised Jeyes on the sale of Rhodes (UK) Limited.
US$400m refinancing
SR Technics
Wyvern acted as sole financial adviser to SR Technics in their US$400 million refinancing.
Management buy-out
Walbrook
Wyvern advised management on their buy-out of Walbrook led by Hermes Private Equity, for more than £50 million.
€183m management buy-out
Equity Trust
Wyvern initiated the transaction and advised the vendors of Equity Trust on a €183 million management buy-out led by Candover.
Trade sale
MeesPierson Fortis
Members of Wyvern advised the owners of Intertrust on the sale of the business to MeesPierson Fortis.
Anthony Gahan
Anthony is a co-founder of Wyvern Partners. He also founded IPSX Group, which operates the world’s first stock exchange dedicated to the IPO and trading of real estate companies.
Contact
mobile: +44 (0) 7788 414 788
Andrew Robinson
Andrew has been advising corporate and private equity clients for over 30 years, joining Wyvern in 2014.
Andrew’s career spans private equity, debt fund raising, corporate advisory and investment banking, where he has advised clients from the UK, Europe, the US, Israel and China. At Wyvern, Andrew focuses on the Consumer and Luxury Goods sector and leads our Growth Capital Advisory business.
Contact
mobile: +44 (0) 7802 494 871
Brian Rutherford
Following a successful career as a senior partner at City law firm Osborne Clarke, where latterly he was head of the firm’s banking and finance department in the UK, Brian joined Wyvern in 2010.
Contact
mobile: +44 (0) 7775 950 511
Andrew Goodchild
Andrew has been with Wyvern since November 2016, providing a variety of transaction-related services and marketing initiatives, together with research and analysis to support transaction execution.
Contact
mobile: +44 (0) 7738 248 676
Jonathan Smith
Jonathan was one of the founding members of Wyvern.
He has broad corporate finance experience but has focused increasingly on the Trust and Fund Administration sector in recent years where he has completed over 40 deals.
Contact
mobile: +44 (0) 7720 838 745
Roger Clarke
Roger joined Wyvern in 2025 after a 30 year career in investment banking and fund management with NM Rothschild, Kleinwort Benson and JPMorgan Cazenove.
He leads our advisory business focussed on real estate and infrastructure.
Contact
mobile: +44 (0) 7760 172 076