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Rockpool Investments has secured senior debt facilities to back MBO of Cambridge Maintenance Services

December 2020 — Rockpool Investments has secured senior loan facilities from Clydesdale Bank. The funds will support the management buyout of Cambridge Maintenance Services (CMS), a leading provider of mechanical and electrical engineering services in the UK.

Rockpool Investments operates as a private equity investment firm. The company invests in enterprises, businesses, acquisitions, turnarounds, equity release, management buy-outs and development capital.

Our role in the transaction

Oaklins Cavendish’s debt advisory team, based in the UK, advised Rockpool Investments on securing senior loan facilities from Clydesdale Bank.

“This deal represents a fantastic opportunity for our investors to support an established and well-managed business with an excellent reputation in the facilities management sector. We are delighted with the debt financing package arranged, which was a critical element to the completion of the transaction. We were extremely pleased with how the process was managed by the debt advisory team, which provided us with optionality to select the most appropriate banking partner for CMS.”

Tom Coey

Investment Manager, Rockpool Investments LLP

Talk to the deal team

Alistair Hay

Partner
London, United Kingdom
Oaklins Cavendish

Krishan Raval

Director
London, United Kingdom
Oaklins Cavendish

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