Vivero is delighted to have supported LACE Partners (“LACE”), a leading consultancy in the HR transformation space, on its minority investment from Mobeus, a specialist investor in the UK SME market, with expertise backing and growing human capital businesses.
LACE was founded in 2014 by Aaron Alburey and Cathy Acratopulo, after successful careers at international consultancies. LACE has since established itself as a specialist leader in the HR consulting market, with an impressive client list consisting of large corporates and multinational clients. LACE leverages the experience and thought leadership of its highly skilled staff base to support CPOs and CHROs and their HR teams to deliver on their strategic aims.
The investment from Mobeus represents the first external investment for LACE and will enhance its offering to People functions across all industries. It comes at a point when the HR transformation market has significantly grown and will support LACE in expanding the capability and scale of its practice areas, to deliver against the increasing demand for its services, through organic and acquisitive growth.
Aaron Alburey said:
Cathy Acratopulo added:
Freddie Bacon, who led the investment from Mobeus, said:
Ed Groome, Director at Vivero, added:
Discussing Vivero’s role in the process, Aaron and Cathy added:
About LACE:
LACE Partners is a boutique HR consultancy, specialising in HR Transformation, HR Technology and Change & Adoption. Set up in 2014 by founders, Aaron Alburey and Cathy Acratopulo, LACE focuses on transforming HR functions to drive business value. UK headquartered, LACE undertakes global projects for organisations of all industry sectors and sizes.
For more information, go to www.lacepartners.co.uk
About Mobeus:
Mobeus is a team of experienced investors with a 20-year track record, providing up to £20 million of funding to UK SMEs across all sectors. Mobeus partners with talented and determined management teams at companies with strong growth potential.
For more information go to www.mobeus.co.uk
About Vivero:
Vivero is a leading Business Growth and M&A adviser, exclusively focussed on Consulting and Technology Services businesses, working with business owners to grow the value of their business and realise this value through investment and sale.
Vivero was formed by a team of business and M&A specialists, who have run, scaled and sold businesses. We understand the market and its value drivers and use our experience and knowledge to optimise the value business owners get through investment and sale processes.
For more information, go to www.viveroltd.com