Featured Investments

Our portfolio showcases past investments and partnerships, highlighting the diverse businesses we’ve helped grow through strategic insight and operational expertise.

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Energy Works

ABT Capital advised on the acquisition of Energy Works Hull in July 2025, a 25MWe Energy-from-Waste advanced gasification plant in Hull, East Yorkshire, capable of processing up to 240,000 tonnes per annum of Refuse Derived Fuel. The purchase was made in conjunction with Ashcourt Group, a locally based sustainable construction materials and waste management business who will provide feedstock and fuel supply management services to the plant, and Hame Capital, a boutique investment and advisory firm. The company was acquired from previous owner Evero, and the company also purchased the freehold land at the Hull site from funds managed by Aviva Investors. A leading owner and manager of energy, chemicals, and industrial assets – px Group – has been appointed as Operations & Maintenance provider. The new owners will invest in upgrades and modifications, with the intention of recommissioning the plant in H1 2026.

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Ashcourt Group

Ashcourt Group is a leading supplier of building materials (aggregates, concrete), waste management, recycling, contracting, and logistics services based in North-East England. ABT Capital has worked with Ashcourt Group since 2024 as part of a strategic collaboration, which seeks to further develop the company into a regional and national leader in sustainable, circular construction materials and adjacent services related to waste management. Since being founded twenty years ago by current CEO and 100% shareholder Kurt Bousfield, Ashcourt Group has grown significantly from its origins as a construction business in Hull, expanding throughout Yorkshire and into Lincolnshire, Durham and Tees Valley, and Northumberland. In July 2025 Ashcourt Group acquired Thompsons of Prudhoe, a specialist quarrying and demolition contracting business, further consolidating its market-leading position in the North-East.

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Oak Housing

In 2019, ABT Capital led the buy-out of Oak Housing, a registered provider of social housing.

In 2021, ABT and Patron Capital launched KW Housing, a joint venture to expand the portfolio. Key acquisitions included: a 28-unit West Drayton property repurposed as temporary accommodation, a 68-unit keyworker block in Torbay, and a 252-bed keyworker complex in Kings Lynn.

The strategy focuses on acquiring and refurbishing properties, providing temporary, affordable, and keyworker accommodation backed by local authorities or NHS Trusts. Investment is directed towards upgrades in energy efficiency, safety, and asset management. The exit plan targets stable, long-term FRI leases to maximise yield compression.

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New Century Care

Founded in the 1990s, NCC grew to over 30 homes before financial distress during the Global Financial Crisis led to Anchorage Capital taking control. In 2019, ABT acquired the holding structure, including six freehold nursing care homes (274 beds), the head office and brand.

ABT implemented a streamlined, growth-focused strategy: reducing legacy head office costs, refurbishing homes to increase quality. A sale-and-leaseback deal with CBRE GI unlocked value while minimising equity risk.

Despite the onset of Covid-19, NCC proved resilient, reflecting the needs-driven nature of the nursing care sector. In 2022, NCC was sold to Aurem care, an elderly care business backed by Gresham House plc (Sustainable Infrastructure Fund).

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Aria Resorts

Founded in 2017, Aria consolidated UK holiday parks into a leading national group within a fragmented market. Over four years the business grew rapidly from 3 sites to 15 prime UK locations.

Aria pursued a high-growth “buy and build” strategy, enhancing value through refurbishment, redevelopment, and planning gains.

An extensive capex program upscaled accommodation, increased capacity and converted camping / caravan plots into attractive holiday homes

The sector’s resilience, combined with staycation demand and international travel restrictions, accelerated growth. In 2021, Aria was sold to CVC-backed Away Resorts.

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Gara Rock

Acquired off-market through a relationship with a longstanding operator, this investment showcases many of the investment characteristics ABT actively target. The asset was acquired as a part built apart-hotel in a landmark location with a view to repositioning to an upscale offering in this prime rural location within an AONB and SSE. Following an extensive renovation and development program the hotel was successfully relaunched as a high end destination. The Sunday Times described Gara Rock as "one of the UK's finest luxury retreats". Alongside the addition of 17 keys, amenities were added including a cinema room, gym, spa and restaurant. These amenities enabled the hotel to serve a high volume of customers in addition to those residing at the hotel. Located on the coastal path on the opposite side of the estuary to Salcombe this hotel is an iconic addition to the local area.

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Showcasing the Businesses and Investments We’ve Helped Thrive.

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