{"id":2745,"date":"2014-01-31T14:44:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T14:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmlcapital.com\/mml-capital-partners-backs-optionis-group\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T09:51:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T08:51:10","slug":"mml-capital-partners-backs-optionis-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmlcapital.com\/fr\/portfolio-company-news\/mml-capital-partners-backs-optionis-group\/","title":{"rendered":"MML Capital Partners backs Optionis Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Optionis provides outsourced support services to SMEs, recruitment firms and professional contractors under its brands ClearSky andParasol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ClearSky is one of the UK\u2019s fastest growing accountancy practices and with MML\u2019s investment is looking to broaden this offering and establish the ClearSky brand as the \u201cgo to\u201d partner for SME\u2019s and micro businesses seeking fixed-fee support and advice on business functions including accountancy, human resources, employment law, tax and payroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parasol is the UK\u2019s largest professional employment organisation (PEO) providing employment solutions to recruitment firms and corporates, as well as tax and compliance services to professional contractors. Bal Johal, Richard Mayers and Robert Devonshire led and executed the deal for MML with both Mayers and Johal joining the Optionis board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Optionis chief executive Rob Crossland said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAs a management team we are excited to be re-investing in, and emphasising our commitment to the Group. This deal will support our goal of sustainable growth over the long term, as we look to establish ClearSky as the fixed-fee support provider of choice for Britain\u2019s small businesses, and leverage Parasol\u2019s expertise in workforce management to grow that business.  MML is a world-class investment firm, with a track record of partnering with thriving companies and supporting their growth ambitions. We are delighted to be teaming up with them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Derek Kelly, managing director at Optionis, added:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe are already the UK\u2019s leading provider of workforce management solutions in the professional contractor and freelancer space, and are well on our way to replicating this success in the small business arena. There are 4.8m SMEs in the UK, accounting for 99% of all businesses, so the growth potential for a support provider with the necessary expertise and a unique offering is huge.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Richard Mayers, Investment Director at MML, said:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe are very pleased to back this exceptional management team led by Rob and Derek, and are hugely excited by the opportunities for Optionis as an outsourced support services provider to the SME sector.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Bank financing for the transaction was provided by HSBC\u2019s Manchester based leverage finance team led by Noel Jones and Richard Chambers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MML Capital Partners has started the new year strongly with a \u00a316 million growth capital investment into the Optionis Group (\u201cOptionis\u201d).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-2745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-portfolio-company-news","tag-optionis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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