Canal & River Trust Finalises Sale 0f BWML

17 December 2018

The Canal & River Trust has finalised the sale of its wholly-owned marina subsidiary, BWML, in a transaction that sees LDC invest in the business,supporting the existing management team.

Stuart Mills, chief investment officer at the Canal & River Trust,says: “We are delighted to have completed the sale of BWML and will beinvesting the proceeds into other income-generating assets to support our corework of caring for the nation’s canals and rivers.”

“BWML is performing well and we believe its prospects for future growthare good.  Coupled with the expertise of LDC we believe the business will benefit and, by extension, its boating customers will too.”

LDC is the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor.  It is committed to backing ambitious management teams from companies across the UK and has a portfolio of 90 businesses across a broad range of sectors.

Chris Wright, Director at LDC in the South, said: “We are excited to be able to provide the investment to support BWML’s management team in growing this established brand in order to enrich theexperience of its marina users. With our support, management will focus ondelivering improvements across the marina sites and add new locations to further strengthen its brand and market position.”

The Trust was advised by BDO LLP, Vail Williams, and Bevan Brittan LLP in respect of the sale.

LDC was advised by DC Advisory and Gateley plc.

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