Here are examples of businesses that Hereford Capital and its team have invested in and helped improve operationally.

References are available on request. 

Software company 

Acturis – a London-based insurance software firm named UK Tech Growth Company of the Year 2016 and Company of the Year in the UK Growing Business Awards 2013. Acturis also won The Queens's Award for Enterprise in 2012 and was included in The Times Buyout and Times Tech Track lists 2009-10-11. In the years prior, Hereford management supported Acturis operationally and provided turnaround equity funding. The equity stake was sold 6 years later to Summit Partners, a US private equity firm, securing a 6.5x return.

Now a £55M+ revenues business, Acturis has recently completed a series of acquisitions of small and mid-sized software firms in the UK, Germany and Scandinavia.

Trucking/Haulage Operator

Cheshire-based haulage company servicing supermarkets, parcel shipping and consumer goods companies. Hereford Capital provided restructuring and operational turnaround support, renegotiated supplier agreements and helped the business overhaul its pricing policy, significantly improving profitability. Hereford also funded the business through invoice finance and overdraft loan facilities.

Manufacturing business

Sheffield-based silversmith production business servicing ultra high net worth clients in Europe, US and the Middle East. Hereford Capital provided restructuring and operational efficiency improvements, reducing raw materials waste. Additionally, the company’s sales & marketing function was restructured and re-launched, leading to a tripling of revenues with optimised marketing channel mix. Hereford funded the business through invoice finance and overdraft loan facilities.

Systems Integrator

Surrey-based technology firm focused on bespoke enterprise software programming and implementation. Following a management buyout, Hereford provided invoice finance, asset purchase finance, financial management and turnaround support, facilitating a doubling of revenues.