Michael Humphreys's Contact Details

Michael Humphreys's Company Details

Samuels Group Limited

Saint Leonards, England, United Kingdom • 2 Employees
Venture Capital & Private Equity

We are a hybrid of Private equity and Venture Capitalists, we offer short to long-term finance in return for an equity stake in potentially high-growth unquoted companies.Our investments typically support management buyouts and managing buy-ins in mature companies, as well as funding for early-stage and younger companies.Our model is a proven driver of sustainable business growth. This is achieved through operational expertise, sound management and most importantly, through the close working relationship between Samuel's Group and the company management teams.Samuel's Group work alongside the management team to enhance the running of the business. This governance structure leads to much shorter lines of communication between manager and investor, ensuring constant engagement between the two.This ‘active ownership' approach means the private equity manager will work alongside the company management team to enhance the value in the business. This can involve all areas of operation, from the top-line growth, efficiency savings, cash generation and procurement, to supply-chains, marketing and sales, improving reporting and human resources.Such an approach becomes self-perpetuating and ingrained within the company, ensuring that the business remains committed to creating value and increasing growth even after Samuel's Group has sold its stake.Samuel's Group will typically look to hold investments for between four and seven years, at which time they will look to sell, or ‘exit', their stake, either on the stock market, to a corporate buyer or to another investor.