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  Name Year Type Sector Value Additional
Wireless Logic Wireless Logic 2011 MBO Software and IT services -  
Wireless Logic is a European machine-to-machine (“M2M”) managed services provider combining infrastructure, platforms and connectivity. The company has key partnerships with multiple global mobile network operators whilst at its heart is its SIMPRO Platform as a Service (PaaS) which enables complete management, monitoring and billing of a SIM-based asset base. In addition, secure and resilient Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is delivered through Wireless Logic’s ManageNet, connecting devices and assets securely across its cloud-based private network. ECI backed the founding management team to buy the business out of Phones International in 2011. www.wirelesslogic.com Contact: Chris Warren  
The Stewart Group The Stewart Group 2011 MBI Manufacturing £17m  
Stewart is a long established UK manufacturing business with a market leading position in the manufacture and supply of technical plastic moulded products for the gardening and catering sectors. ECI is backing a management team led by Richard Butler, who joins as group CEO, and the current owner and CEO will remain within the business and retains a substantial shareholding in the company. The company employs 75 people in Croydon: www.stewartcompany.co.uk Contact: Ken Lindsay  
CarTrawler CarTrawler 2011 MBO Consumer and leisure -  
ECI completed the MBO of CarTrawler, the online car rental integrator in May 2011. CarTrawler's technology platform aggregates car hire supply via different distribution channels. www.cartrawler.com Contact: Chris Watt  
Reed & Mackay Reed & Mackay 2011 MBO Support services -  
ECI completed the secondary MBO of Reed & Mackay in April 2011. ECI backed the incumbent management team led by Andy Hibbert and sales director, Tracy Baumfield and also supported by David Maloney as Chairman. Established in 1962 R&M is a leading provider of strategic travel management services to the corporate sector: www.reedmac.com. Contact: Chris Watt  
Fourth Hospitality Fourth Hospitality 2011 MBO Software and IT services -  
ECI backed the Fourth Hospitality Management team in a primary MBO from the founders of the business in March 2011. Fourth is a market leading SaaS provider of back office systems to the hospitality sector, headquartered in London. It employs 167 staff and delivers material benefits to over 20,000 users. Fourth was founded in 1999 by restaurant entrepreneurs Derek and Edwina Lilley, who remain investors in the business. Since then, it has grown rapidly to become the UK market leader with a 12% share of the market. www.fourthhospitality.com Contact: David Ewing  
XLN XLN 2010 MBO Software and IT services -  
ECI completed the secondary buyout of XLN, the UK’s leading supplier of telecoms services for small business, in 2010. The business, which was founded in 2002, has over 115,000 customers and specialises in providing high quality, low cost fixed-line, mobile and broadband services via its own industry leading, proprietary technology platform. www.xlntelecom.co.uk Contact: Tom Wrenn  
Ascribe Ascribe 2009 P2P Software and IT services / Healthcare £33m  
A £33m public to private transaction of a healthcare IT provider to primary and secondary care. www.ascribe.com Contact: David Ewing  
DLP Limited DLP Limited 2008 MBO Manufacturing / Healthcare -  
Management buyout of a leading manufacturer and distributor of adapted bathroom and kitchen products for assisted living. www.akwmedicare.co.uk Contact: Chris Warren  
Kelvin Hughes Kelvin Hughes 2007 MBO Manufacturing £52m  
£52 million management buyout of a leading supplier of navigation products and services for the Naval and Commercial marine sectors. www.kelvinhughes.com Contact: Ken Lindsay  
Clinisys Clinisys 2007 MBO Software and IT services / Healthcare £61m  
£61 million buyout of a leading pan-European supplier of Laboratory Information Management Systems to the healthcare market. www.clinisysgroup.com Contact: Tom Wrenn  
Premier Care Premier Care 2007 Investment Healthcare / Consumer and leisure -  
2007 buyout of Premier, the market leader in the UK and North America in the selling of specialist products to enable the consumer with mobility difficulties to live at home for longer. www.premiercarebathing.com/ Contact: Richard Chapman  
M2 Digital M2 Digital 2006 MBO Support services £20m  
£20 million buyout of this Manchester headquartered support services provider in print, copying and document management. www.m2digital.co.uk Contact: John Hayhurst  
Bargain Booze Bargain Booze 2006 MBO Consumer and leisure £64m  
£64 million management buyout of Bargain Booze, a fast-growing specialist retailer of discounted alcohol. www.bargainbooze.co.uk Contact: John Hayhurst  
Harmoni Harmoni 2002 MBO Healthcare -  
Harmoni is a leading provider of out of hours primary care services to over five million patients across the UK. www.harmoni.co.uk Contact: Sean Whelan  
quote ECI were very good at taking the management team along with them through the process and getting us to understand how it was going to work. There has to be a fit with the private equity firm and as a long established family company we had a good fit with ECI"

Ken Gaylard, CEO of Hoseasons


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