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Celebrating growth, backing ambition
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Inflexion's 25 year journey
Inflexion point: Innovation, acquisitions and empowering your team
Now celebrating its 31st year, Aspen has grown from a small, local manufacturer of condensate removal pumps, to a company with close to 400 employees worldwide and selling to over 100 countries. In this episode, Tim and CEO Adrian Thompson delve into the importance of having a high quality and reliable product, the challenges and opportunities of international expansion, lessons learnt from ownership changes, why incentivising your team and empowering individuals is crucial, and most importantly why Inflexion liked the business so much - it invested twice!
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Inflexion at a glance
1999
Founded
£10m - £500m
Investment size
110+
Businesses backed
43,000
Employed across our portfolio
170+
Strong team
470+
Portfolio acquisitions
£10bn
Assets under management
£10bn
Assets under management
0
Countries reached by our portfolio
Flexible approach
With three bespoke funds we can provide truly flexible funding tailored to meet the requirements of the businesses we back.
Our Buyout Fund provides majority funding to accelerate growth, our Partnership Capital backs larger businesses with minority capital, enabling management to retain control of their businesses, whilst our Enterprise Fund backs SMEs for a minority or majority stake. All the teams we back have access to the full range of Inflexion resources.
We are
entrepreneurs
Like you, we are entrepreneurs on a journey. Over the last 24 years we’ve experienced the challenges and excitement of growing a business.
We know that the road may be bumpy, so we will draw on our experience to help you navigate the exciting journey ahead.
Businesses grow
faster with us
It’s all about supporting your growth.
On average, the businesses we partner with grow their revenues by 21% p.a. and headcount doubles. This sounds ambitious, and it is.
Our experience means we have the networks to help you accelerate the plans you’re already thinking about – and perhaps consider new ones.
Investing is all
about people
Every business is made up of individuals with shared ambitions but sometimes with different needs.
We tailor our partnerships to harmonise those objectives: we can work with you for a couple of years or substantially longer, taking a minority or majority stake, depending on your journey.
Awards
We are proud to be recognised for the work we do.
We are proud to have been awarded the Group Portfolio Collaboration Excellence Award at the 2024 Actum Private Equity Value Creation Awards and voted Value Creation Team of the Year at the 2023 Actum Awards. We also recieved Exit of the Year at the Unquote 2022 British Private Equity Awards, Mid-Market Buyout House of the Year at the Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2021 as well as the Best UK LBO Fund at the 2021 and 2022 Private Equity Exchange Awards. We were proud to be named Private Equity/Venture Capital Team of the Year at the Insider North West Dealmakers Awards 2021.
Our testimonials
Partnering with Inflexion is the best decision I have ever made for my business.
Matt McCormick, CEO, Halo
I could not be more delighted with my engagement with Inflexion. When the going gets tough they are always supportive but equally encourage us in terms of our growth aspirations.
David Speakman, General Manager, Marley
The best PE that I have ever dealt with are the ones that have a bit of emotional intelligence, and that's one of the big things we found with Inflexion. We actually liked the people that we were talking to and they understood what we were trying to achieve, and that's really important as they actually listened.
Matthew Riley, Chairman, Giacom
Our work together with Inflexion exceeded our already high expectations. Their expertise in M&A and international expansion together with their technology know how made a transformational difference to our business. I am extremely proud of what the team have achieved and know we remain well supported for future growth.
Alyn Franklin, CEO, Alcumus
I am always positive in my assessment of Inflexion. It is an excellent house that treats management well. It is a pleasure to go to a Board meeting as they have a real passion for business.
Adrian Thompson, CEO, Aspen Pumps
What Inflexion has really brought to the table is to stretch our ambitions and vision. What they say is what they do. They operate to the highest integrity and values. They have a work hard culture but one which is collaborative and inclusive.
Stewart Kay, CEO, British Engineering Services
We knew what needed to happen, it was just being given the playing field to actually bring it to life, and the Inflexion relationship has allowed us to do that.
Howard Taylor, CEO, Rosemont Pharmaceuticals
Inflexion gave us just the right amount of support during our successful four-year partnership. Their minority funding at the outset enabled LCP’s Partners to regain majority ownership of the business, which has had significant benefits for our clients and our people.
Aaron Punwani, CEO, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP
Inflexion have been instrumental in building Comparison Technologies and helping us define our strategy for growth. They are a fantastic partner and always available to support and challenge us.
Julie Harris, CEO, Comparison Technologies
I chose to work with Inflexion because of the way they treat management teams and their Chairs, which makes them an attractive proposition to entrepreneurs.
Peter Manning, Chair, K2 Partnering Solutions and Systal