Spaldings

UK and Ireland’s largest distributor of tillage aftermarket equipment, and emerging player in professional groundcare, forestry and industrial products.

Spaldings

Sector

Agriculture (machinery distribution)

Fund

Fund I

Investment Date

June 2022

Status

Current

The Company

Established in 1956, Lincolnshire-based Spaldings is the UK and Ireland’s largest distributor of tillage aftermarket equipment, as well as an emerging player in professional groundcare, forestry and industrial products.

The Investment

Previously owned by Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation, Inspirit carved out the business in June 2022.

Responsible Investment Manager

Paul Youens

Paul Youens

Investment Manager

pyouens@inspiritcap.com

Paul joined the Inspirit team in August 2020 and focuses on both new deals and portfolio management. Prior to Inspirit, Paul spent nearly seven years at KPMG, including the latter four in the Private Equity Transaction Services team, where he gained significant experience in complex corporate carve-out transactions across a wide variety of industries. Paul is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an undergraduate degree in Geography from the University of Exeter.

I enjoy the challenge of understanding and tackling complexity, and greatly look forward to working and collaborating with ambitious management teams to realise their strategic visions and achieve collective success.

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