Macquarie’s investment & institutional expertise will empower us to unlock our full potential
Read our press release below to learn how they will be invaluable in supporting our journey to becoming the UK’s leading data and metering services and infrastructure provider.
Stark Software International (Holdings) Limited (“Stark” or the “Company”) has received a new strategic investment from Macquarie Capital (Macquarie) to support the Company’s organic and acquisition-driven ambitions.
The investment comes as Stark grows its leading offering of energy data collection and management and metering services in the UK and international markets and continues to expand its data and asset offerings.
Macquarie will join the existing shareholders, including founder and Executive Chairman Joel Stark and the management team, to support the business through this next phase of growth.
As part of the deal, growth capital investor BGF, which has backed the business since 2021, is investing further in the business.
“I am delighted to welcome Macquarie as a new long-term investor in the business alongside management. Macquarie, with its deep institutional expertise and knowledge of our industry, will be invaluable in supporting our journey to becoming the UK's leading data and metering services provider. I’m also pleased to be continuing our partnership with BGF.”
Joel StarkExecutive Chairman, Stark
“I am excited about what this next phase of growth holds for the business. Over the years, Stark has established itself as an end-to-end energy infrastructure company with growing significance to UK's energy transition. Macquarie’s investment and institutional expertise will empower Stark to unlock its full potential, providing a best-in-class service to customers across the energy supply chain.”
Alex WarrenCEO, Stark
“We have built a great relationship with this first-rate management team and are really pleased to be backing them to grow the business further. Stark is a textbook investment for Macquarie: an essential provider of high-quality service with secular tailwinds. Macquarie has deep expertise in the energy sector and we are excited to support the team in unlocking substantial growth opportunities to fulfil its potential.”
Adam JosephHead of Private Equity, Macquarie Capital Principal Finance Europe
About Macquarie Capital
Macquarie Capital is the advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group.
It encompasses corporate advisory, a full spectrum of capital solutions, including capital raising services from equity, debt and private capital markets and principal investments from Macquarie’s balance sheet.
Macquarie Capital has deep sector expertise in the aerospace, defence and government services, consumer, gaming and leisure, critical minerals, energy, financial institutions, healthcare, industrials, infrastructure, real estate, services, software, technology, telecommunications and media sectors.
Visit Macquarie Capital’s website for more information.
About Stark
Stark is the leading independent provider of mission critical energy data, metering and infrastructure services.
Since 1981, Stark has served as the UK’s energy data services champion, with 20% of the UK’s electricity data flowing through Stark’s proprietary technology solutions.
Stark also provides comprehensive metering solutions, multi-utility network connections, EV charging and carbon reduction technologies.
With more than 500 employees and headquartered in Horley, Stark is uniquely placed to capitalise on the data, analytics, metering and infrastructure needs of the market as we transition towards Net Zero.
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