investments
“KCP has a real understanding of our business and the factors that drive success. This understanding plus their collaborative and straightforward approach makes them a great partner to work with.”
Stuart Law, Finance Director | Wells PlasticsStaffordshire-based Wells Plastics Limited supplies additives to global plastic manufacturers and processors that are looking to modify the properties of a broad range of plastic and polymer products in order to provide a range of enhanced properties, such as UV resistance, flame retardancy and oxo-biodegradability. The end products are then supplied to a variety of sectors, including consumer, automotive, construction and agriculture.
Wells’ growth over recent years has been driven largely by the increase in demand for its innovative oxo-biodegradable branded product, Reverte™, which accelerates the natural degradation process of plastics. Widely acknowledged as the most advanced product of its type in the market, it can reduce the biodegradation time of plastics from centuries to years or even months.
KCP backed two members of the management team to buy-out retiring shareholders and other non-management investors, with a £3.8 million investment in February 2011. The transaction structure gave significant equity to the two leaders of the MBO and also created an option pool to incentivise second tier management.
Since our investment we have:
