EPE investee Whittard secures £10m term loan

27th Aug 2025 12:21

(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities said in an update on Wednesday that its portfolio company Whittard of Chelsea has secured a £10m term loan facility from a third-party lender, alongside a £2m revolving credit facility to support working capital needs.

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EPE takes majority stake in homeware brand LSA International

4th Jul 2025 12:02

(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities announced on Friday that it has acquired a majority stake in Prism Holdco 2025, the owner of the premium homeware brand LSA International.

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EPE Special Opportunities to extend loan notes by a year

13th Jun 2025 15:41

(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities told holders of its 8% unsecured loan notes due 2025 on Friday that it intends to extend the maturity date by one year, subject to compliance with the terms of the loan note instrument as of 23 July.

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EPE Special Opportunities confident despite tough environment

15th Sep 2023 11:53

(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities reported challenges in its interim report on Friday amid an unfavourable macroeconomic environment.

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EPE Special Opportunities pours £2m into dog snack brand Denzel's

7th Oct 2022 11:22

(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities (ESO) announced that its ESO Investments 1 undertaking had completed a £2m growth capital investment into Denzel's.

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EPE Special Opportunities invests in Prelude fund

13th Nov 2020 10:45

(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities announced on Friday that it has completed a $2.5m investment in a segregated account of Prelude Structured Alternatives Master Fund, satisfied by cash payment.

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EPE Special Opportunities appoints Clive Spears as new chairman

29th May 2019 13:45

(Sharecast News) - EPE Special Opportunities appointed Clive Spears as its non-executive chairman, it announced on Wednesday, following the death of the previous chairman, Geoffrey Vero.

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EPE Special Opportunities' long-time chairman passes away

22nd May 2019 10:59

(Sharecast News) - Private equity investment company EPE Special Opportunities revealed on Wednesday that chairman Geoffrey Vero had passed away.

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EPE Special Opportunities buys out partner

24th Jul 2015 16:50

(ShareCast News) - Financier EPE Special Opportunities has bought out the part of ESO Investments 1 LP it did not already own. The company said in a statement the deal was worth £8.6m, with £5.7m to be paid in cash at completion £2.9m in cash before 30 September 2015. EPE said the acquisition follo

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EPE Special Opportunities completes disposal of Bighead

20th Feb 2014 10:44

Private equity firm EPE Special Opportunities said ESO Investments, a limited partnership in which it is the majority limited partner, has disposed of its investment in Bighead Holdings Limited to the company's management. The disposal returned £4m in cash to ESO Investments 1 LP at the exit date

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EPIC sells private equity portfolio

4th Aug 2010 17:35

Equity Partnership Investment Company (EPIC) is selling its private equity portfolio to AIM-quoted EPE Special Opportunities. EPE is paying a total of £22m for assets valued at £26.4m at the end of January 2010. The consideration is in the form of £10m in cash, £10m of convertible loan notes and £2

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Small caps round-up: Cyril Sweett, Kewill, Gulf Keystone...

13th Oct 2009 08:04

Construction and property consultancy firm Cyril Sweett said overall trading for the half year is expected to be in line with expectations but added that there will be a number of one-off costs. Logistics software specialist Kewill expects to report results for the six months ended 30 September in

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