At Wyvern Partners, we have been at the vanguard of management-advisory services for the last fifteen years, and as market leaders, we’ve advised management teams on deals from £10 million to £10 billion in all sectors across the UK and continental Europe.
Our approach is tailor made for each transaction and each gets the full attention of our experienced senior team.
We recognise that education and communication, as well as negotiation, are fundamental to the implementation of a new Management Incentivisation Plan (“MIP”).
We will therefore make sure you understand the MIP being proposed, negotiate it for you, and then help you communicate it to the team members involved.
Be it an auction, a new owner, a new capital structure, a major divestment or an IPO, we can provide you and your leadership colleagues with seasoned, fully independent, advice all the way to a successful conclusion.
Wyvern advised the management of a major international telecoms business in relation to the creation of a new MIP scheme.
Wyvern advised the management of TES Global’s supply agencies, a group of businesses that recruit and supply teachers and support staff, on their MBO backed by LDC.
Wyvern advised the management of a business in the insurance sector on a fund-to-fund purchase/sale transaction.
Wyvern advised the management of Wheelhouse Advisors, a specialist provider of prudential management, regulatory reporting, accounting, tax, human-resource consultancy and outsourcing solutions, on their MBO from ACA Compliance Group, backed by Pelican Capital.
Wyvern advised Corsair Capital on debt financing to support its acquisition of ZEDRA.
Wyvern advised Let Alliance and their management on their merger with Barbon Insurance Group, the UK's largest tenant referencing and specialist lettings insurance company.
Wyvern advised the management of Advanced, the third largest software and services company in the UK, on their secondary MBO backed by BC Partners and Vista Equity Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of BMS Group, one of the largest independent specialist (re)insurance brokers, on their secondary buyout backed by affiliates of British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and Preservation Capital Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of Aston Lark, a leading independent insurance broker, on their secondary buyout backed by Goldman Sachs.
Wyvern advised the management of The Foundry, a leading global developer of high‑end visual effects and 3D-design software, on their sale to Roper Technologies.
Wyvern advised the management of Times Higher Education (THE), a world-leading university data, rankings and content provider, on their management buy-out backed by Inflexion.
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.
Wyvern advised the management of Stackhouse Poland, the specialist insurance broker, on the sale of the business to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co and arranged debt finance for the company.
Wyvern advised the management of TES Global, a UK-based digital education resources platform, on their secondary buyout from TPGCapital, backed by Providence Equity Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of CET Structures, a specialist provider of infrastructure and property assurance services, on their secondary buyout from Dunedin, backed by Palatine Private Equity.
Wyvern advised the management of EnerMech, an international services company providing critical-asset support to the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors on their secondary buy-out from Lime Rock Partners, backed by The Carlyle Group.
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.
Wyvern advised the management of ParkingEye, the leading provider of ANPR-enabled car-park management in the UK, on their buy-out backed by Macquarie and funds advised by MML Capital Partners.
Wyvern advised InfraVia Capital Partners on their acquisition of Mater Private hospital group, the leading acute health care infrastructure group in Ireland.
Advised the management of Constructionline, one of the UK’s largest procurement, health & safety accreditation and supply-chain management service providers, on their £160m management buy-out backed by Warburg Pincus.
Wyvern advised the management of M Group Services, a leading provider of services to the regulated utility markets in the UK and Ireland, on their tertiary buy-out, backed by PAI Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of Iris Software, the UK's leading provider of business-critical software and services to the accountancy and payroll sectors, on their £1.3 billion secondary buy-out from Hg Capital, backed by Hg Capital and Intermediate Capital Group.
Wyvern Advised the management of Ocean Outdoor, the UK market leader in premium digital out-of-home media, on the sale of the business to Ocelot, a listed SPAC.
Wyvern advised the management of Capital Economics, a world-leading independent macro-economic research company, on their secondary buy-out backed by Phoenix Equity Partners.
Wyvern Advised the management of Motor Fuel Group on their acquisition of MRH, the U.K.’s largest petrol station and convenience retail operator, backed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.
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.
Advised the management of a new Burger King UK entity backed by Bridgepoint
Wyvern advised the management of Civica, a market leader in business-critical software, digital solutions and outsourcing services, on their tertiary buy-out from Omers backed by Partners Group.
Wyvern advised the management of Parts Alliance, the second largest distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, on the sale of the business to Uni-Select.
Wyvern advised Capita Staffing Solutions, trading as Affinity Workforce, the UK's leading public-sector recruitment specialists in education, health care and social care, on their MBO backed by Endless.
Wyvern advised the management of QBIC Hotels, on their secondary MBO backed by Cerberus.
Wyvern advised the management of Esendex, a leading provider of mission-critical business-messaging services, on their secondary MBO from Darwin backed by HgCapital.
Advised the management of Element on their acquisition of Exova
Wyvern advised management and Synova Capital on the refinancing of Stackhouse Poland, a leading specialist insurance broker.
Wyvern advised the management of Southern Dental, a privately owned group of 80 NHS and private dental practices, on their MBO backed by Jacobs Holding.
Wyvern advised the management of Weetabix, one of Britain's leading cereal brands, on the sale of the business to Post Holdings, Inc.
Wyvern advised the management of CFC, the UK's largest independent insurance managing general agent, on their MBO, backed by Vitruvian.
Advised the management of Simply Business on their sale to Travelers
Wyvern advised the management of Timico, a managed cloud service provider, on their MBO backed by Lyceum.
Wyvern advised the management of Park Holidays, the largest provider of caravan holiday parks in the south of England, on their 3BO from Caledonia Investments backed by Intermediate Capital Group.
Wyvern advised the management of Immediate Media, the UK’s leading and fastest-growing special-interest content and platform company, on the company's sale to Hubert Burda Media.
Advised the management of NSL on their sale to Marston Holdings backed by ICG
Wyvern advised Life Healthcare, a major private hospital operator in South Africa, in relation to their acquisition of Alliance Medical and the incentivisation of its management team.
Wyvern advised the management of GO Outdoors on the sale of the company to JD Sports.
Advised the management of Attenda, a leading UK-based pure-play provider of critical applications and hybrid IT managed services, on their sale to Ensono backed by Charlesbank.
Wyvern advised the management of Palletways, Europe’s largest provider of express palletised distribution services, on their sale to Imperial Holdings Limited.
Wyvern advised the management of Morrison Utility Services, the UK’s leading provider of utility infrastructure services, on their secondary MBO from Bregal Capital and Motion Equity Partners backed by First Reserve.
Wyvern advised the management of Options, a leading provider of specialist care and education, on their merger with Outcomes First Group, a company backed by Sovereign Capital.
Wyvern advised the management of Simply Business, the UK’s leading digital SME insurance distributor, on their secondary MBO from AnaCap backed by Aquiline.
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.
Wyvern advised the management of Element on their secondary MBO from 3i backed by Bridgepoint.
Wyvern advised the management of The Gym on their IPO from Phoenix and Bridges Ventures.
Wyvern advised the management of Fintrax, a leading provider of tax-free shopping and currency-conversion services, on their secondary MBO from Exponent backed by Eurazeo.
Wyvern advised Fork Rent and its shareholders on their sale to Searchlight Capital Partners and Duke Street.
Wyvern advised the management of Orangefield on their tertiary MBO from AAC, backed by Barings PE Asia, and combination with the Vistra Group.
Wyvern advised Bridgepoint on their investment in the MBO of Appleby Fiduciary & Administration.
Wyvern advised the management of MFG on their secondary MBO from Patron Capital, backed by CD&R.
Wyvern advised the management of Iglo on their MIP arrangements with new owner Nomad Foods.
Wyvern advised the management of Synexus on their secondary MBO from Lyceum, backed by LDC.
Wyvern advised the management of Big Bus on their MBO backed by Exponent.
Wyvern advised the management of Bridge Leisure Parks on their secondary MBO from KPC backed by Phoenix Equity Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of Survitec on the £450 million secondary MBO from Warburg Pincus backed by Onex.
Wyvern advised the management and shareholders of Ocean Outdoor on their equity refinancing by Searchlight Capital Partners.
Wyvern advised the Chairman of The Trainline on his secondary MBO from Exponent, backed by KKR.
Wyvern advised the management of Gorkana Group on their secondary MBO from Exponent, backed by GTCR.
Wyvern advised the management of Asteral on their MBO from Brooks Henderson Group, backed by Permira.
Wyvern advised the management of the Co-operative Pharmacy on their £620 million acquisition from the Co-operative Group by Bestway.
Wyvern advised the management of Tracscare on their secondary MBO from Sovereign, backed by G Square.
Wyvern advised the management of Education Personnel on their £300 million secondary MBO from Graphite, backed by ICG.
Wyvern advised the management of Avantia Group on their £57 million management buy-out, backed by ECI.
Wyvern advised Dunedin on debt raising in support of their £90 million acquisition of Kee Safety.
Wyvern advised RL360 on their MBO from Royal London Group, backed by Vitruvian.
Wyvern advised Park Holidays on their £172 million secondary MBO from Graphite, backed by Caledonia.
Wyvern advised the management of Ambassador Theatre Group on their secondary MBO from Exponent, backed by Providence Equity Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of Byron Hamburgers on their £100 million MBO from Gondola Holdings, backed by Hutton Collins.
Wyvern advised the management of Executive Offices Group on their £243 million secondary MBO from Morgan Stanley Real Estate, backed by Queensgate.
Wyvern advised the management of SGP on their £32 million MBI from Johnson Service Group, backed by Lyceum Capital.
Wyvern advised the management of The Gym Group on raising £50 million second-round finance through an equity investment by Phoenix Equity Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of Civica on their secondary MBO, backed by OMERS Private Equity.
Wyvern advised the management of WCL Group during the sale from Sovereign to Nord Anglia.
Wyvern advised the management of Ipes on their secondary MBO from RJD, backed by Silverfleet Capital.
Wyvern advised the management of Xafinity Consulting on their MBO backed by CBPE Capital.
Advised the management of Xafinity Consulting on their secondary MBO from Equiniti Group, backed by CBPE
Wyvern advised the management of Showcard Print on their MBO from Havelock Europa, backed by LDC.
Wyvern advised the management of Miller on their £160 million refinancing of debt facilities and equity investment from GSO Capital Partners.
Wyvern advised the management of Utilyx in their sale to MITIE.
Wyvern advised the management of Marsh & Parsons in their £50 million management buy-out from Sherry FitzGerald, backed by LSL.
Wyvern advised the management of Lowell Group on their secondary MBO from Exponent, backed by TDR capital.
Wyvern advised the management of Attenda on their £51 million management buy-out, backed by Darwin Private Equity.
Wyvern advised the management of Protocol Education on the sale to Teaching Personnel, a portfolio company of Graphite.
Wyvern advised the management of Red Commerce on their £42 million secondary MBO from Inflexion, backed by Dunedin.
Wyvern advised the management of IMD on their £34 million public-to-private MBO, backed by Vitruvian.
Wyvern advised the management of Stork Materials Technology on their €150m management buy-out from Stork B.V., backed by 3i.
Wyvern advised management on their £450 million secondary MBO from Carlyle, backed by Nordic Capital.
Wyvern advised CPS Partners and management on their £158 million acquisition of Manx Telecom from Telefónica, with backing from HgCapital.
Wyvern advised the management of Teaching Personnel on their management buy-out, backed by Graphite Capital.
Wyvern advised the management of Mourants International Fund Administration on the sale of the business to State Street.
Wyvern advised management on their £285 million secondary MBO, backed by Warburg Pincus.
Wyvern advised management on their £190 million secondary MBO, backed by Advent International.
Lead advisor to Dunedin and advisor to management of Hawkford on their MBO from 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.
Wyvern advised management on their buy-out of the Guernsey-based fund-administration business of ipes, backed by RJD Partners.
Wyvern acted as financial adviser to management in their £565 million tertiary MBO, backed by Warburg Pincus.
Wyvern acted as financial adviser to management in their £222 million buy-out, backed by 3i.
Advised the Sainsbury’s main board Directors on their management incentivisation plan re the Delta2 bid
Wyvern were lead adviser to the acquirer in the £20 million management buy-out of Killby & Gayford Group backed by Close Brothers Growth Capital.
Wyvern advised Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance on their £410 million acquisition of Apollo Group.
Wyvern acted as financial adviser to management in their £225 million management buy-out.
Advised the management of CEG on their MBO backed by Palamon
Advised Santander, ABN AMRO and Finpro on their LBO of Cory Environmental from Montagu Private Equity
Advised Dubai International Capital on their LBO of Travelodge from Permira
Wyvern advised Dubai International Capital on its £675 million acquisition of Travelodge.
Advised the management of All3Media on their secondary MBO from Bridgepoint, backed by Permira
Advised Dubai International Capital on their LBO of Doncasters Group from RBDC
Advised the management of ISS on their secondary MBO from Cognetas, backed by Istithmar
Wyvern advised the management team of Claims Management Group Limited during their buy-out from Zurich Financial Services Group, backed by Sovereign Capital Partners.
Advised the management of Saga Group on their MBO from the founding family, backed by Charterhouse
Lead advisor to 3i and advisor to management of HSS Tool Hire on their MBO from Davis Service Group
Advised the management of Inmarsat on their MBO from their founding shareholders, backed by Apax and Permira
Advised the management of All3Media on their MBO from Chrysalis, backed by Bridgepoint
Advised Advent International on their LBO of Aviagen from BC Partners
Francis joined Wyvern Partners in 2009.
For around fifteen years he has focused exclusively on growing Wyvern’s market leading management advisory practice, during which time he has advised on over 90 completed transactions, with a combined value of over £65bn and covering the full range of transaction sizes from under £50m to over £5bn. His management advisory experience is complemented by extensive experience of private market fundraisings and M&A work, alongside IPOs, restructurings and other public market transactions.
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email: fomoore@wyvernpartners.com
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.
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Andrew has been with Wyvern since 2016.
He specialises in advising management teams and owner managers, private equity investors and corporates across a number of sectors but with a particular focus on the trust and fund administration sector.
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Isabel joined Wyvern in 2025.
Prior to joining Wyvern, she worked at Deloitte Consulting where she was involved in multiple international, multi-stakeholder engagements across various industries. She holds a business degree from King’s College London and is a certified Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner.
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