Company Timeline

Winch & Co acquire warehousing and distribution company, Dedicated Transport Solutions (DTS) in Cramlington. Building on the transport and warehousing group. The target company also owns a 250,000 square feet industrial estate with blue chip, long-term tenants. Presenting an incredible deal for Winch & Co. Read more in our blog.

Winch & Co appoint seasoned commercial director, Debra Hart. With decades of experience in haulage, logistics, investment and finance, Debra brings a wealth of knowledge to the company, specialising in the mandate target industries. Read more in our blog.

Lux Auto, a start-up vehicle rental company based in Cambridge, raises £50,000 investment from Winch & Co. Veering slightly from the core investment mandate, Nathan Winch and the management team decide to make another seed capital investment. Read more in our blog.

Winch & Co acquire £4million haulage company, Eclipse Distribution Solutions based in Loughborough. This presented the perfect platform investment to begin the buy-and-build strategy for the investment mandate. Read more in our blog.

Nathan Winch decides to focus the Winch & Co investment mandate on transport, warehousing and distribution companies. Significant market changes presented a ripe opportunity for investment participation. Read more in our blog.

Winch & Co acquire pre-fabricated building company, Browns Garden Buildings. A key acquisition to help fund the core investment team, reducing reliance on Winch & Co capital. Read more in our blog.

Winch & Co appoint new, experienced operations director following Nathan Winch’s investment mandate requirements. Shaun Swinburn is appointed to the role with his vast operational expertise. Read more in our blog.

After 2 years of steady but slow returns from start-up investing, as well as some failures, Nathan Winch develops an investment mandate to target the private equity and M&A industry – with hopes of generating greater and faster returns for Winch & Co. Read more in our blog.

Nathan Winch graduates university with a degree in Molecular & Cellular Biology.

Following on from the sale of WinchPharma, Winch & Co begins using its share of the proceeds to fund early-stage start up companies and ideas. Funding a total of 10 new investments comprising of both wholly-owned and third-party businesses.