{"id":2712,"date":"2011-02-27T09:56:21","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T09:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmlcapital.com\/mml-capital-partners-backed-hallmark-industries-exits-zodion\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T09:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T08:51:12","slug":"mml-capital-partners-backed-hallmark-industries-exits-zodion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmlcapital.com\/fr\/portfolio-company-news\/mml-capital-partners-backed-hallmark-industries-exits-zodion\/","title":{"rendered":"MML Capital Partners backed Hallmark Industries exits Zodion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucy, based in Thame, Oxfordshire, is a family owned engineering company with a presence in Dubai, India and Saudi Arabia and a network of agents and partners covering 50 countries worldwide. It trades through two principal business divisions; Lucy Switchgear, a manufacturer of electrical distribution systems, and Lucy Lighting a manufacturer of street lighting equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zodion is a good fit with Lucy lighting and will complement and enhance the supply of high quality products spanning the top and bottom of a street lighting column. Post completion Zodion and Lucy Lighting will continue to operate as separate businesses but the closer ties will help both companies to operate more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MML's corporate finance advice was provided by Livingstone Partners, led by James Lever. Legal advice was provided by Shoosmiths whose team was led by partner Alastair Peat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ian Wallis, MML Managing Partner, said<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\"We are delighted to have completed this transaction and believe Lucy will be prove to be a very good home for Zodion, providing the business with the resources to continue its recent strong growth. I would like to thank the management teams of Zodion and Hallmark for their support in completing the deal and our advisers for ensuring a smooth and timely process\".<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MML Capital Partners (\"MML\") has sold Zodion Limited, a subsidiary of portfolio company Hallmark Industries Limited (\"Hallmark\"), to trade acquirer W Lucy Limited (\"Lucy\"). 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