Former England and Leeds United full-back Danny Mills has made a strong return on the 拢33m sale of a printing firm to a paper and packaging giant.
The ex-footballer backs Leeds-based聽private equity firm Endless, which is part of private equity firm Enact, which聽invested 拢2.5m in the North Wales-based Excelsior Technologies alongside Growth Capital Partners.
Two years later, it has sold the firm for a total consideration of 拢33m on a debt-free and cash-free basis.
Excelsior also has a base at Nelson in Lancashire and generated revenues of 拢39m in the 2016 calendar year.
The shareholders of Excelsior Technologies were advised by Deloitte, led by Nick Wood, and Gordons, led by James Fawcett.