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“KCP was a very supportive partner throughout our involvement with them. From being supportive, responsive and decisive in our initial negotiations to acquire the business, through providing considered input into the development of out strategy and management team and finally assisting us in securing the best price for the business at exit. The KCP team's informal style, years of experience and understanding of our business made the, a valuable shareholder and member of the team”
Heath Blake, CEO | Nurse PlusNurse Plus provides temporary care workers to the healthcare industry, working either in the patient's own home or a residential care establishment. At the time of KCP's investment the business had 26 branches, predominantly in the south of England.
The £6.5 million investment supported the management team of Nurse Plus, led by CEO Heath Blake, to acquire the business from two founders who were no longer active in the business on a day to day basis. As part of the deal KCP introduced an experienced Chairman with a track record of assisting management teams to deliver rapid growth.
Following the management buy-out, KCP worked with the management team to plan and execute a two-pronged growth strategy. The first part of this plan involved the opening of an additional 10 branches at the rate of three per year.
The second aimed to increase the proportion of revenues from the more attractive domiciliary care side of the business by increasing the sales and management resource focussed on this discipline within existing branches. In addition, KCP also supported the recruitment of additional middle tier management to assist the team during a phase of rapid growth.
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KCP recommended a firm of specialist corporate finance advisers to manage the sale of the business. 12 offers were received for the business from both trade and private equity, with the eventual buyer being a private equity investor.
