Endless (private equity)

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Endless LLP
Type Private
Industry Private equity
Founded2005;18 years ago (2005)
Headquarters
Ground Floor, 12 King Street, Leeds LS1 2HL
,
England
Key people
Garry Wilson (co founder and managing partner)
Darren Forshaw (co founder and senior partner)
Website http://www.endlessllp.com/

Endless is a British private equity firm. It is headquartered at Ground Floor, 12 King Street, Leeds, with an office at 102 Park Street, London W1. [1] [2]

In 2017, Endless bought Jones Bootmaker, saving 840 jobs according to BBC. [3] Endless has also invested in West Cornwall Pasty Company, Crown Paints, [4] and Theo Fennell. [5] [6] In April 2006, the firm acquired GlynWebb, which it sold on four months later. [7] [8] In March 2011, Endless acquired T. J. Hughes for an undisclosed sum. [9]

In July 2017, the firm bought the luggage company Antler Luggage from fellow private equity firm Lloyds Development Capital (LDC). [6] In July 2018, it announced that The Works, which it bought out of administration (rescued from insolvency) in May 2008 for around £17 million, would have an IPO, and a valuation of £100 million. [5]

In 2019, Endless acquired Victoria Plum. [10]

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References

  1. "Contact Endless - Endless LLP". www.endlessllp.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "Endless LLP: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.[ dead link ]
  3. "Jones Bootmaker sale saves 840 jobs". BBC News. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. Feddy, Kevin (2008-08-20). "Endless backs Crown Paints buyout". Manchester Evening News . MEN Media. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  5. 1 2 Booth, James (13 July 2018). "Private equity-backed retailer The Works launches £100m London float". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 White, Lucy (26 July 2017). "Endless buys struggling luggage brand Antler from private equity firm LDC" . Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  7. "Endless to fix Glyn". 28 April 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. "Redundancies as GlynWebb collapses". 15 February 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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