Consumer
The consumer sector has been one of the strongest performing sectors in the market over the last twenty years driven by rising disposable incomes and the availability of ready credit. Despite the current slow down, the sector lends itself well to innovation, brand development and roll out concepts.
Acuity has a long track record of working with branded product and services businesses. We backed Amber Taverns and Nectar Taverns in two separate growth strategies in the pub sector, as well as working with fashion and food brands such as Peter Werth and Loseley Dairy Ice Cream. Our most recent investment in this sector is Brand Acquisitions, which owns Peter Werth menswear and Pink Soda Ladieswear brands. We are working with a new management team to increase the brand's strength and to execute a tightly defined buy and build strategy in branded clothing. At Defaqto we take an active role by closely working together to plan its growth. Defaqto's constant innovation has made it a leading independent financial research company, introducing new products into the intermediary market which is increasing their market share. Defaqto has capitalised on the need for credible, independent and real time information for consumers, intermediaries and the final product providers. |
