# Livingbridge

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British private equity firm

Livingbridge Type private Industry private equity Founded 1999 Headquarters London , UK Number of locations London and Manchester, UK; Melbourne, Australia; and Boston, United States Key people Wol Kolade (Managing Partner) Number of employees +70 Website www.livingbridge.com/

**Livingbridge** is a mid-market [private equity firm](/source/Private_equity_firm) launched in 1995.[1] Headquartered in London, the firm also has offices in, Melbourne, Australia [2] and Boston, US.[3]

Livingbridge was known until November 2014 as **Isis Equity Partners**, but rebranded as it was "no longer prepared to [share \[its name\]](/source/Name_changes_due_to_the_Islamic_State) with [a terrorist organisation](/source/ISIS)".[4][5][6]

Since 1995 it has invested in over 100 UK businesses.[7]

Livingbridge invests across four sectors: [technology](/source/Information_technology), services, [healthcare](/source/Health_care) and consumer.[8][9]

In January 2000, Livingbridge acquired a 40% stake of UK based clothing company [FatFace](/source/FatFace) for £5 million.[10][11] In May 2005, Livingbridge sold its stake in FatFace to [Advent International](/source/Advent_International)[12] for £110 million.[13]

In 2016 it raised £660m in its eighth fundraise, its largest to date. In April 2016 Livingbridge announced the sale of Frank Recruitment Group to [TPG Capital](/source/TPG_Capital).[14]

In 2017 Livingbridge won UK House of the Year at the 2017 Real Deals Private Equity Awards [15]

In March 2022, Livingbridge invested an undisclosed amount in Nourish Care, the Bournemouth-based digital care planning software provider to the UK social care sector.[16][17]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Livingbridge raises £660m to invest in UK SMEs"](http://www.livingbridge.com/latest/news/2016/livingbridge-raises-660m-to-invest-in-uk-smes/). *Livingbridge*. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["UK private equity firm Livingbridge opens office in Australia"](https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/uk-private-equity-firm-livingbridge-opens-office-in-australia-20170106).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Livingbridge opens US office | Real Deals"](https://realdeals.eu.com/news/2017/11/22/livingbridge-opens-us-office/). *realdeals.eu.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Isis Equity Partners renames itself after a tree"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141206214203/http://thetally.efinancialnews.com/2014/11/isis-equity-partners-rebrands-tree/). [Financial News](/source/Financial_News). Archived from [the original](http://thetally.efinancialnews.com/2014/11/isis-equity-partners-rebrands-tree/) on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Living Bridge: Private Company Information - Businessweek"](https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=115321). *Bloomberg.com*. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Armstrong, Ashley. ["City firm unveils less terrorist-y new name"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/11243215/City-firm-unveils-less-terrorist-y-new-name.html). Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Who we are"](http://www.livingbridge.com/who-we-are/). *Livingbridge*. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Livingbridge | Institution Profile | Private Equity International"](https://www.privateequityinternational.com/institution-profiles/livingbridge.html). *www.privateequityinternational.com*. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Livingbridge Mergers and Acquisitions Summary | Mergr"](https://mergr.com/investor/livingbridge). *mergr.com*. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Ambrose, Tom (11 October 2023). ["Lifestyle brand FatFace set to be taken over by Next"](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/11/lifestyle-brand-fatface-to-be-taken-over-by-next-says-report). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 7 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Next in talks to buy fashion brand FatFace in £100M deal"](https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/next-in-talks-to-buy-fashion-brand-fatface-in-100m-deal/). *Business Matters*. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Ambrose, Tom (11 October 2023). ["Lifestyle brand FatFace set to be taken over by Next"](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/11/lifestyle-brand-fatface-to-be-taken-over-by-next-says-report). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 23 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Advent International Acquires Fat Face | Mergr M&A Deal Summary"](https://mergr.com/transaction/advent-international-acquires-fat-face). *mergr.com*. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Livingbridge exits Frank Recruitment Group"](http://www.livingbridge.com/latest/news/2016/livingbridge-exits-frank-recruitment-group/). *Livingbridge*. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Private Equity Awards 2017: The winners are…"](https://realdeals.eu.com/news/2017/04/20/private-equity-awards-2017-winners/). *realdeals*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Livingbridge Invests In Nourish | Mergr M&A Deal Summary"](https://mergr.com/transaction/livingbridge-invests-in-nourish-care-systems). *mergr.com*. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Corporate finance firm advises health care provider on acquisition"](https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/south-west/news/8523-corporate-finance-firm-advises-health-care-provider-on-acquisition). *South West*. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

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