Epiris adds to senior investment team
Epiris is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Ebeling as a Partner in its investment team.
Mike will join the firm’s executive and investment committees and work with Epiris’ established investment team to deploy Epiris Fund III, which held its final close in February with total commitments of £1.044 billion; the Fund had a target of £850 million and was oversubscribed at its hard cap.
Mike joins Epiris having spent fifteen years at Goldman Sachs Private Equity, latterly as a Managing Director leading the firm’s investment teams in the DACH and Benelux regions. He previously worked at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, and started his career at J.P. Morgan. Mike has an MBA from the University of Cologne and a Master’s in Economics from the University of Hagen.
Alex Fortescue, Managing Partner at Epiris, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Mike to the Epiris team. He is a seasoned investor whose experience will be highly complementary to our deal sourcing and execution capabilities in both the UK and Europe.”
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About Epiris
Epiris is a top-decile* private equity firm which invests in opportunities to transform businesses in partnership with exceptional management teams. The firm focuses on identifying and resolving the complexities which hold businesses back, providing fresh capital and thinking to reposition businesses strategically and in terms of scale and growth. It targets control positions in UK and international businesses with an enterprise value of between £75 million and £500 million, deploying between £40 million and £150 million of equity in each investment.
Epiris’ current investments include Pure Cremation, the UK’s leading provider of funeral plans; GSF a leading UK supplier of aftermarket automotive parts; LoneStar, a supplier of high-performance fasteners to the world’s energy markets; Delinian, a global B2B information services business; Sepura, a leading global provider of digital radio systems for mission-critical applications; Inchcape Shipping Services, one of the world’s largest maritime services providers; Appello, a leading technology-enabled care provider; Stuart Turner, a producer of pumps and water-boosting products for residential and commercial uses; Sharps, the UK’s leading supplier of bespoke fitted bedroom furniture; The Big Table, a leading UK restaurant operator; Nucleus, an investment platform; Diamorph, a supplier of advanced material solutions for demanding and safety-critical applications; Bonhams, the global auction house; The Club Company, the UK’s largest country club operator; and Portals, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of document security features. In July, Epiris agreed to buy Pure Cremation, the leading provider of prepaid funeral plans in the UK.
For further information, please visit www.epiris.co.uk.
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