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Why Us

We are passionate about the sector – deploying private equity funding of between £1m and £20m for MBO’s, full buyouts, growth capital, recovery capital, acquisition funding and equity release transactions.

Our success lies in our ability to provide not just funding, but in our specialist sector focus. This is complemented by the support from a highly successful management team that can offer hands-on expertise and guidance as required.

As successful entrepreneurs ourselves, we understand the challenges that you deal with every day. We have been there, seen it and done it before!

Adama Capital is an incubation investment platform with the know-how to help management teams and shareholders create real value.

Funds are available for immediate deployment - we are actively seeking new investment opportunities.
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Why partner with us?

Choosing an investment partner can be difficult - we know. How do we know? We’ve also been on the other side of the fence - when we’ve looked for funding in the past, exactly like you. 

You need a partner that fully understands the ups and downs of the recruitment sector. 

A partner that speaks your language and supports you. 

We’re here for our partners - flexible and collaborative to needs and requirements - sometimes loads of input, sometimes minimal input. 

Philosophy

Philosophy

We invest and partner with great leaders and high potential companies within the specialist sectors we operate.

One Team - We are truly aligned with our partner shareholders, sharing the risks and the rewards.

TrackRecord

Track Record

The senior management team have over 30 years of sector experience and we have more than 20 transactions under our belts.

Funding

Funding

We invest with private funds where possible, supplemented by bank debt as and when necessary. We have no institutional rules or red tape, allowing for interesting and flexible deal structures beyond traditional funding constraints.

Resources

Resources

We recognise that different companies require different levels of support depending upon their state of maturity Our Partners can gain access to a range of support services if they require them. We maintain specialist inhouse resources for finance, IT, and HR, plus a partner network of selected Legal and Marketing professionals.

Meet The Team

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Adam Fletcher

Group Managing Director

Adam is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in the recruitment industry. He began his recruitment career as a trainee and quickly became a top-biller, this progressed to board-level leadership roles at global firms, including Adecco and Manpower Group.

Over a decade ago, Adam made the successful transition from operator to investor, co-founding Ignata, a high-growth recruitment platform supported by funding from Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity. Ignata made multiple acquisitions and became a leading “buy and build” platform in the recruitment sector.

Adam then leveraged his expertise and black book network to establish a highly successful advisory firm, guiding recruitment company owners on growth, operational improvements, and exit strategies. This culminated in Adam joining forces with one of those clients, where he led the M&A investment strategy for a boutique private equity firm.

A passionate advocate for the recruitment industry, served for many years as a judge for the Talint Annual Recruitment Awards, and 4 years as an advisory board member of APSCo.

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Mark Keegan

Group CFO

Mark has been a chartered accountant for over 20 years, spending the first 10 years of his career working with SME + owner-managed companies at Deloitte.

Mark has been in Recruitment for over 10 years, with FD roles at Staffline Group plc and Mach Recruitment, two of the largest industrial recruiters in the UK, with combined turnover of well over £1bn.For the past 3 years Mark has worked alongside Adam in managing a portfolio of Recruitment companies on behalf of the owners which culminated in the creation of Adama Capital.
 
Mark has extensive M&A experience within the Recruitment sector, having completed deals small and large, with combined considerations of well over £100m. He has also facilitated the provision of working capital solutions to various companies to fund sizeable organic growth, in several instances facilitating a three-fold increase in sales in a short period of time.

Mark’s deep sector knowledge, coupled with an extensive contact list of who’s who within Recruitment in the UK, is invaluable in working alongside existing management and owners to fulfil their ambitions and create real value, both in the short term and upon an exit.

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Nisha Maher

HR and Operations

 

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