Rigby Technology Investments is a leading capital investor for transformative technology businesses. We bring the agility of an independent business and the deep experience of a global organisation, working with you to build a legacy together. The success of our group comes from multiple generations sharing the same passion for innovative businesses and drive to create lasting growth. Rigby Technology Investments is no different.
Grow with us.
More than capital alone, we invest our time and expertise to sharpen your strategy. Drawing on the Rigby Group heritage and acting with the independence of a family firm, our small specialist team will guide you with an honest voice.
We are personally invested in your technology. Through our equity investing and growth capital, we commit to your business success and match your enthusiasm. Rather than buy your business out, we are here to help your business grow.
Vision and mission
Our independence allows us to be agile with our decisions and creative with our strategies. We will work closely with you to devise an ambitious value creation plan that accelerates your growth through transformation, investment or mergers and acquisitions.
Our vision is to be the technology investor of choice in Europe for dynamic businesses with the appetite and potential for long-term growth. We will make this possible by being business advisors as well as investors. It is our mission to help technology businesses amplify growth by investing capital, time and expertise.
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Portfolio
We invest in technology businesses and founders that excite us. Businesses with an innovation ready to disrupt. Businesses powered by a talented team. Businesses with potential to expand into new markets. Our portfolio reflects our individualised approach and focus on delivering long-term value, for business owners and the world of technology.
Our latest equity investments
Year: 2024
Twisted Fish IT
Acquisition of a leading IT Services Management business based in London.
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Year: 2024
Twisted Fish IT
- Acquisition by Cloudclevr of a leading IT Services Management business based in London
- The major investment follows earlier investments in NGC Networks, 4Sight Communications and Bamboo Technology Group and gives the CloudClevr Group deeper and broader IT services skills and strengths, in particular its strong Microsoft partnership and status as Microsoft CSP
- Twisted Fish IT’s management team will continue to run the business with investment and expertise from the CloudClevr Group supporting it to realise its growth ambitions
- The investment adds to CloudClevr’s strong communications, cloud and IT capabilities, bringing a compelling and competitive converged proposition to the UK market
Year: 2024
Bamboo Technology Group
Acquisition of a leading communications and IT specialist based in Cheltenham, marks the third strategic transaction by CloudClevr.
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Year: 2024
Bamboo Technology Group
- Strategic acquisition by CloudClevr of Bamboo Technology Group, a leading communications and IT specialist based in Cheltenham
- The third in a series of strategic investments and will bring complementary communications and IT capabilities to the group as well as significant additional scale
- Steve Harris, CEO of CloudClevr, assumed the role of CEO of Bamboo Technology Group with Bamboo’s Lorrin White and Stuart Davis staying on in an advisory capacity
- This investment further underpins CloudClevr’s deep technical capability across a truly converged portfolio
Year: 2023
NGC Networks
Business communications specialist providing cost effective telecommunications and internet connectivity solutions for businesses across the UK.
Status - current
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Year: 2023
NGC Networks
- Strategic acquisition by CloudClevr of NGC Networks, a leading business communications specialist based in the north of England
- NGC Networks continues to be led by current joint managing directors, Dean Harrop and Nikki Guest, who remain focused on driving growth in the northern region
- CloudClevr is supporting NGC with enhanced cloud-based propositions, investment in sales and marketing, and through shared services to allow NGC to concentrate on customer management, sales and technical leadership.
Year: 2023
4Sight Communications
Industry-leading communications solutions and managed services provider, offering a wide range of telecoms services across the UK and internationally.
Status - current
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Year: 2023
4Sight Communications
- Strategic acquisition by CloudClevr of 4Sight, a communications solutions and managed services provider located in London
- This second acquisition will further boost CloudClevr’s geographic coverage, delivering complementary capabilities to the business
- 4Sight continues to be run by founder and MD Simon Turner, to accelerate its strategic plans and realise its growth ambitions
- CloudClevr is supporting 4Sight with enhanced cloud-based propositions, investment in sales and marketing, and through shared services to allow 4Sight to concentrate on customer management, sales and technical leadership.
Year: 2022
Infinigate
Global distributor specialising in cybersecurity, secure networks and secure cloud solutions.
Status - current
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Year: 2022
Infinigate
- RTI co-invested and sits on the Board of Infinigate Group, headquartered in Switzerland with majority investor Bridgepoint
- Infinigate has revenues in excess of €2.5bn, EBITDA in excess of €100m, operating in 30 countries
- Led by CEO Klaus Schlichtherle, the business continues to grow ahead of market rates, 5-year CAGR of 11%, through organic development, complementary M&A and geographic expansion
- Infinigate Group acquired in Starlink based in MEA and Vuzion a Cloud based specialist business in the UK, 2022
Year: 2022
CloudClevr
A converged cloud based managed services provider focused on the communications and IT SMB sector in the UK.
Status - current
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Year: 2022
CloudClevr
- Led by CEO Steve Harris, a buy & build strategy coupled with the software development of a unique customer experience platform
- Focused on the convergence of IT and communications and the migration of communications to the Cloud, future 5 year CAGR > 15%
- In 2022 partnered with Devtech a near shore development company to agree a multi million platform development over 3 years to provide unique customer and user experience, to disrupt competitive propositions
- Focused on developing a 90% rerurring revenue business with 30% growth rates
- In June 2023 invested in NGC, a Yorkshire-based SMB communications business with over 800 customers
- In September 2023 invested in 4Sight, a London-based specialist contact centre communications MSP
Team
We are a team of business leaders with first-hand experience in the ups and downs of building a legacy. Many of our people have 20+ years of experience in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Our specialists have held non-executive board roles and helped drive growth in some of the world’s leading tech services organisations. With our varied expertise, we expand possibilities for our operating companies.