Inflexion Private Equity

finnCap Cavendish, part of the finnCap Group Plc, is delighted to have acted as buy-side advisor in the acquisition of a minority stake in Wood Thilsted by private equity firm Inflexion, via an investment made from Enterprise Fund V, Inflexion’s dedicated lower mid-market fund.

Wood Thilsted was founded in 2015 and is a specialised offshore wind energy consultancy deploying highly technical consulting and software capabilities to wind farm developers across the project lifecycle. The firm has designed foundations for some of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.

With operations in all the major wind energy markets of the world, Wood Thilsted provides its services to leading developers in the sector, and this funding from Inflexion will support Wood Thilsted to scale, expand and grow globally.

The founders remain majority owners and committed to continuing to drive the business forward as energy consumption continues its transition towards renewable sources.

Chris Malcolm, Partner, finnCap Cavendish, comments: “We are delighted to have advised Inflexion on this transaction, that will provide Wood Thilsted with the ability to accelerate its international growth alongside expanding the range of services it can offer to its clients. The global shift towards sustainable energy consumption represents an attractive investment opportunity with strong underlying growth dynamics in excess of 20%.”