We acquire profitable, cash-generative UK businesses with a view to owning and supporting their growth for the long-term.
Family-owned since 1999. Investing our own capital.
Discuss your businessGlensec is the Hanspal family's long-term focused holding company that acquires privately-owned businesses and real assets.
Founded in 1999, our roots are in commercial and mixed-use property investment. Our business investment activities build on that heritage and Gul Hanspal's experience in acquisition finance, shareholder buyouts and corporate strategy.
Owners deal directly with the family responsible for the investment.
We invest without a fixed exit timetable, allowing decisions to reflect the long-term needs of the business.
We value established teams, loyal customer relationships and the operational knowledge built over years of ownership.
You speak with the people committing the capital and responsible for delivering the transaction.
Our primary focus is acquiring and growing profitable, owner-managed UK businesses, including those whose owners are considering succession.
We continue to invest selectively in UK commercial and mixed-use property, including opportunities for development and regeneration.
Our business investments centre on two core theses. We also consider select opportunities beyond these two theses, particularly B2B and non-discretionary B2C niche market leaders with high-quality, cash-generative business models.
Essential compliance, health & safety and maintenance services for the built environment.
Owner-occupied industrial businesses with significant freehold property.
We welcome a conversation with owners and advisers about opportunities that may fall inside or outside these themes.
We agree priorities with management and bring in relevant expertise from our network of business leaders and operators.
Supporting management teams with setting priorities, assessing growth opportunities and turning ambition into achievable plans.
Helping improve processes, purchasing and productivity to deliver sustainable cost savings, operational efficiencies and support sustainable growth.
Advising on the practical adoption of digital tools and automation to improve management information, reduce repetitive work and serve customers more effectively.
Supporting with succession, management development and bringing in additional expertise where needed to equip the team for the future.
Gulzar became a Director of Glensec in 2018. He is focused on deal origination, execution, capital structuring and wider strategic initiatives. He has 14+ years' experience in corporate and leveraged finance including at FTSE 100-listed Investec Bank plc. A significant portion of his career has been working closely with founders and owner-managed businesses (£1m to £20m EBITDA) on their growth journey, including corporate strategy formulation, acquisitions and capital raising.
At Investec, his responsibilities included transaction structuring, financial modelling, investment committee presentations and ongoing oversight of the bank's investments. He also served as a bank-nominated board observer for two investments.
Gul worked on a complex shareholder buyout transaction for an established, family-owned pet retail and manufacturing group. His responsibilities included collaborating with the owners, transaction structuring, financial forecasting and presenting the deal to investment committee, supporting the process through to completion and thereafter monitoring the group's performance to its business plan.
Gul worked with Tower Cold Chain's entrepreneur-owners on funding their majority acquisition and subsequent growth plans for the business. As a bank-nominated board observer from 2023 to 2024, he contributed to discussions on business performance and execution of the company's global growth plans. The business was subsequently sold to a PE-backed trade buyer in 2024.
Gul was part of the Investec team that provided structured finance to a family-owned investment vehicle, for the acquisition of a North West of England based Business Process Outsourcing provider. Post deal close, he served as the bank's nominated board observer from 2021 to 2024, reviewing performance against the business plan and challenging management on strategic growth initiatives, priorities and delivery.
Gul is a Deloitte-trained ICAEW chartered accountant (ACA) and holds a degree in BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Economics from the London School of Economics.
Nick has been a Director of Glensec since 2018. He focuses on sourcing and executing business and property investments, strategic planning and the day-to-day operational management of the investment portfolio.
He also designs and implements technology systems, using AI and automation, to streamline workflows and improve how Glensec manages its investments.
Nick's previous experience includes working as a commodities trader in London. He holds a BSc (Hons) Economics degree from Brunel University, London.
Tito co-founded Glensec in 1999, as a family investment holding company, following multiple commercial property ventures both personally and in joint ventures. He comes from an aerospace engineering background, having worked closely with institutions including Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, MTU and Snecma.
He holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics and BSc (Hons) Physics from King's College London. Tito chairs Glensec's investment committee and has oversight of every investment from origination through to completion.
Kamal co-founded Glensec in 1999, as a family investment holding company, following multiple commercial property ventures both personally and in joint ventures. Kamal specialises in legal contract negotiation and transaction execution.
She served as a Magistrate in London for over 26 years. Her knowledge of the law and familiarity with legal contracts is invaluable to Glensec. Kamal holds a BA (Hons) Law from Kingston University, London.
A confidential discussion about your business, your plans and whether we could be a suitable fit. There is no obligation to proceed. Many owners simply want to understand their options; we're happy to help with that.
Under a confidentiality agreement, we review the business and discuss valuation, transaction structure and your preferred future involvement. We tell you plainly how we can structure a deliverable transaction.
We coordinate due diligence with our advisers, communicate clearly and agree a practical plan for completion and handover.
Whether a sale is imminent or several years away, contact Gul for a confidential conversation.
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