APT Controls is a leading supplier of parking management solutions and secure access control for vehicle and pedestrian applications.

In February 2007, Risk Capital Partners purchased a significant minority stake in the business, before embarking on an acquisition strategy in the traffic management sector.

Why we invested:

• Strong underlying market growth in security infrastructure spending
• High level of contracted maintenance revenue
• Scope to acquire businesses with complementary product and service offerings, providing cross-selling opportunities

How we helped:

• Guidance on the most appropriate, and value enhancing, growth strategy
• Identification of acquisition target, Signpost Solutions, and hands-on execution support in relation to the acquisition in April 2008
• Identification and evaluation of other potential acquisition targets