Piper exits The Rug Company

Piper, has sold its stake in The Rug Company to Palamon Capital Partners. The Rug Company is the preeminent global luxury rug brand. Under Piper’s investment, it has more than doubled sales and expanded worldwide with 12 new store openings. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Rug Company was founded in 1997
We are immensely proud of the excellent reputation The Rug Company has achieved in the world of interiors, design and fashion. Piper has been a fantastic partner. Its in-house experts have been incredibly helpful in supporting our growth, developing our e-commerce and systems and, most importantly, enabling us to build the right team for the future. We are sad to say goodbye to them.
Christopher Sharp, Founder

Piper exits Rollover to Kerry Foods

Piper has sold Rollover to Kerry Foods. The deal was completed for an undisclosed sum. Since leading the BIMBO of Rollover in 2006, Piper has turned the company into the UK’s largest premium hot dog seller. Rollover hot dogs are sold in over 3,000 locations, including leading nationwide leisure, pub and retail chains along with
Our partnership with Piper has been extremely positive and beneficial to the business. The team has helped in many different areas – from providing the right level of financial support and introducing new customers to building our social media and enabling us to become more consumer-facing.
Simon Vine, CEO of Rollover

Smart exit from Piper to MPW for Justin Craig

Piper has sold Justin Craig Education, the UK’s leading exam revision business, to MPW, one of the country’s best known and well respected independent college brands. The sale was completed for an undisclosed sum. Piper bought Justin Craig in 2008. Since then, it has doubled sales and become a leading brand in the group tuition

Bottlegreen achieves 5x multiple

Piper has sold its majority shareholding in Bottlegreen Holdings Limited, the UK’s premium adult soft drinks business, to SHS, the Northern Irish-based food group achieving a 5x multiple on its four year investment. Since Piper’s £5m investment in 2007, Bottlegreen has become an iconic brand stocked by all the major UK multiples with a fast-growing

Piper sells Maximuscle to Darwin PE

Piper has sold Maximuscle to Darwin Private Equity for £75m, providing Piper with a 10x multiple on its investment in just over three years Maximuscle is the UKs fastest growing sports nutrition brand used by sports stars such as Josh Lewsey and Gavin Henson. The business was founded in 1995 by sports nutrition expert Zef

6X multiple on Las Iguanas

Piper has realised its stake in the Las Iguanas restaurant chain to Bowmark Capital delivering a 6x multiple on its investment Over the five years of its investment, Piper has helped Las Iguanas grow from a regional operator of four restaurants to become the market leading Latin American restaurant chain in the UK, with fourteen

Piper has sold its stake in boden

Piper has sold its stake in Boden, the highly successful direct clothing business, achieving a 30x multiple on its original investment Since Piper’s investment, Boden has developed from a quirky niche catalogue business into a leading international clothing brand. Sales have grown from £20m to over £150m, with US sales delivering over $100m. During its

X2 multiple on Rohan exit

Piper have successfully exited from its investment in Rohan, the UKs leading premium travel clothing business, selling its stake to the current Chairman, Colin Fisher. Piper achieved a 2X multiple on its investment. During the period of its investment, Piper worked alongside management to make a number of changes to the brand including: Defining the