In the latest edition of Real Deals, our co-CEO Ian Wallis was delighted to sit down with Paul Teuton and Richard Sealy to discuss the importance of community and introduce the Mountain Adventure Fund to the private equity industry.

We are very pleased to have welcomed four new joiners to our investment teams over the last 6 months. Chandler Kirby (Investment Associate) and Chester Holliday (Investment Associate) both joined our Partnership Capital team, whilst James Brown (Investment Manager) and Laura Goksch (Investment Associate) joined our Infrastructure Private Equity team.

We are delighted to welcome Tom as a Partner and Mani as Investment Director in our Enterprise team. Both appointments complete our senior leadership team, working alongside Luke Jones who leads our exciting lower mid-market investment strategy. Tom brings significant investment experience from CBPE Capital and Bridges Fund Management, most recently, and Mani from NorthEdge.

We are delighted to complete our exit of Gravotech, one of our last remaining investments in MML Partnership Fund VI, concluding a very successful partnership with Gravotech’s management team.

We are delighted to have supported Rouse in combining with aera, one of the fastest growing IP consultancy firms in Europe, to create a truly standout global offering.

MML is delighted to have supported Rouse in its acquisition of Konsert Strategy & IP, a management consultancy blending business strategy and Intellectual Property (IP). The acquisition, which was completed in July 2024, is aligned with Rouse’s strategic objective of greater integration and alignment of IP services globally.

We are pleased to be investing alongside the Allemandou family in SC PACK group to support a new growth phase. MML will take a minority stake, alongside the management team and the leaders of acquired companies. This partnership marks a key milestone in a rich history of nearly 60 years, initiated and carried by the Allemandou family and accelerated by the current leaders of the group, Stéphane and Christophe (3rd generation), in recent years.

We are pleased to support OnPoint in its strategic acquisition of Amerisafe Group. As the premier provider of industrial plant support services in the USA, the addition of Amerisafe will further expand Onpoint’s scope of services available to its customers as well as creating opportunities for Onpoint employees.

The opening of our new office on Boulevard Saint-Germain, was the perfect excuse to enjoy a cocktail party with many of MML’s closest Parisian friends. The office opening follows a period of exceptional investment activity with three new deals and two exits planned by our Paris team this year, as well as welcoming three new recruits.