CURRENT PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
Since 2005, Marwyn has launched acquisition vehicles across a wide range of sectors with our Management Partners that have gone on to acquire platform businesses and make over 80 subsequent acquisitions. Our current portfolio includes the following companies
LE CHAMEAU
Luxury Footwear Brand
Corry Taylor
Corry Taylor
Current Investment
Luxury Goods
Le Chameau was acquired in 2012 through Silvercloud Management Holdings plc, a vehicle established to pursue the acquisition of one or more operating companies in the luxury goods sector, and is a heritage footwear brand specialising in the production of handmade rubber boots and other outdoor footwear, established in 1927. The business has undergone a 5-year transformation and recently entered into a joint venture and operating partnership with Bradshaw Taylor, the global distributor of Schöffel Country. Le Chameau, led by CEO Corry Taylor, and with the support of Bradshaw Taylor, is now growing in its core markets and expanding into new markets to provide best-in-class country footwear.
Marwyn Acquisition Company I
Vin Murria
Vin Murria
Marwyn Acquisition Company I is an acquisition vehicle listed on the standard segment of the London Stock Exchange. The Company is led by Chairman Vin Murria OBE, previously founder and CEO of Advanced Computer Software plc (2008-2015), and is seeking mid-cap acquisition opportunities in the software sector.
Marwyn Acquisition Company II
MAC II is an acquisition vehicle listed on the standard segment of the London Stock Exchange. The Directors believe there is significant opportunity to invest in companies that have the potential to be long term beneficiaries of the changes to their respective sectors that the recent macro environment has brought about. In particular, the Company will target businesses that are positioned to take advantage of the structural change arising from an unprecedented acceleration of digitalisation, affecting the way people live, work and consume, and the way businesses operate, engage and sell to customers. The company is seeking to partner with sector-leading management to identify and secure investment opportunities.
Marwyn Acquisition Company III
MAC III is an acquisition vehicle listed on the standard segment of the London Stock Exchange. The Directors believe there is significant opportunity to invest in companies that have the potential to be long term beneficiaries of the changes to their respective sectors that the recent macro environment has brought about. In particular, the Company will target businesses that are positioned to take advantage of the structural change arising from an unprecedented acceleration of digitalisation, affecting the way people live, work and consume, and the way businesses operate, engage and sell to customers. The company is seeking to partner with sector-leading management to identify and secure investment opportunities.
Wilmcote
MAC Plc is a London Stock Exchange AIM listed acquisition vehicle aiming to make one or more acquisitions of controlling or non-controlling stakes. Sectors under review include industrials, manufacturing, engineering, construction, building products or support services sectors.
ZEGONA COMMUNICATIONS
European Telecommunications, Media and Technology
Eamonn O'Hare
Eamonn O'Hare
Robert Samuelson
Current Investment
Telecommunications
Zegona Communications PLC (“Zegona”), an acquisition vehicle led by Eamonn O’Hare and Robert Samuelson, was launched in 2015 to pursue a ‘buy-fix-sell’ strategy in the European telecommunication sector. Zegona acquired its platform asset, Telecable for €640 million later in 2015. Zegona sold Telecable in 2017, receiving stock consideration in Euskaltel, a leading regional telecommunication provider in Spain. Zegona is the largest shareholder in Euskaltel and continues to work alongside the Euskaltel board to drive improvements in the core business and an ongoing national expansion programme.