Aquest

A leading human capital services business based in the UK.

Aquest

Sector

Business Services (Human Capital)

Fund

Fund I

Investment Date

May 2023

Status

Current

The Company

Conexia, Peregrine & ThirtyThree help their customers recruit, train, deploy and develop their workforce. They have over 2,000 multinational corporate, SME and public sector clients operating across a wide variety of industry sectors. With operations in both the UK and US, there are over 1,000 employees across the businesses.

The Investment

Inspirit aquired Conexia, Peregrine & ThirtyThree, together known as Aquest (previously known as Modular People Solutions), from Capita Plc. through a complex corporate carve-out in May 2023.

Responsible Investment Manager

Benedicte Soland

Benedicte Soland

Investment Manager

bsoland@inspiritcap.com

Benedicte joined Inspirit from Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement team in London. She has 8 years’ experience from transaction advisory, management consulting, operations, and corporate development. She has worked across a range of sectors such as chemicals, aerospace, retail, and building materials.

During her time at A&M, Benedicte worked on numerous engagements for leading mid- and large-cap European PE firms, both post- and pre-deal. Her work included operational due diligences, carve-out assessments, rapid diagnostics and post-merger integrations.

Prior to A&M, she was at Pöyry Management Consulting, where she worked for some of the leading global bio-based building material companies, implementing continuous improvement methodologies and developing market strategies.

Benedicte is a Norwegian national and holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

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