Backer Group is a family-owned holding company. We buy great British businesses and keep them. Not to flip, not to fold into a bigger group, but to own for the long term and pass on to the next generation.
We are business owners ourselves, not a fund.
That means no fixed exit date, no pressure to sell your business on in a few years, and no investment committee or board between a handshake and a completed deal. We are the only two decision-makers, so when we say we will do a deal, we do it.
We hold forever
We do not buy to sell. The business will be in the same hands for decades, so we can invest patiently and we never need to strip a company to hit an exit deadline.
We keep what works
Your employees, your brand and your management stay. We run each business standalone. Your people and your customers will not notice the ownership has changed, and that is exactly how we like it.
We are owners, not operators
The day-to-day stays with the management team we keep, and we are there to back them. We take on the ultimate responsibility and the big decisions, and leave the running of the business to the people who do it best. And if you would rather stay on yourself, we are just as happy for you to keep doing the parts of the business you enjoy while we take the parts you do not off your hands.
We have completed two acquisitions and continue to look for more.
UK Farmcare
Veterinary testing and compliance services, working with veterinary practices across the UK on government disease-surveillance work.
Phoenix
Specialist home-to-school transport for children with special educational needs, and non-emergency patient transport for the NHS.
Thinking about the next step for your company?
If you have spent years building something good and you care about where it goes next, we would like to talk.
