Alantra advised Thompson & Morgan Group Holdings, including Primary Capital, on the sale to BVG Group

Jan 2017

Sell-side advisory

Alantra has advised Thompson & Morgan Group Holdings, including Primary Capital, on the sale to BVG Group.

Founded in 1855 and based in Ipswich, T&M is the leading horticultural brand in the UK, selling young plants, bulbs, nursery stock plants, flower and vegetable seeds, fruit, potatoes and garden accessories.It sells through a variety of channels including catalogue, online, retail, readers’ offers & promotions and TV shopping.

Over the course of Primary’s investment, the business has more than doubled in size through steady organic growth and some small acquisitions.Bryan Magrath was brought in three years ago as CEO to lead the growth of the T&M core seed and plug plants range into complementary garden product areas and was subsequently joined by Mark Logan as CFO.