Sarian Systems
Designer and manufacturer of IP routers
Sector
Advanced manufacturing
Location
Leeds
Deal type
Growth Capital
Investment size
Undisclosed - 8x return
Investment date(s)
2000 & 2002 - 2008
"As we moved to establish offices and subcontract manufacturing capabilities, YFM helped with the recruitment of key staff and introduced a number of contacts that helped us to develop and manage the international multi-million pound business we became."
Andy Hood, CEO of Sarian Systems
The business
- Producers of IP commercial routers for mission critical applications in the retail, lottery, telemetry and remote access sectors
- Supports sophisticated remote analysis and automated management
- An impressive list of blue chip customers including American Express, Travelex, T-Mobile and BP
The strategy
- Back the visionary CEO to capitalise on the trend for faster, more cost-effective ISDN, GPRS and IP networks
- Build the UK customer base and expand into overseas markets
- Grow the product range and customer portfolio to make the business an attractive acquisition for a broad range of trade buyers
The developments
- Supported the company with additional funding through the telecoms downturn
- Invested in product development, culminating in a series of advanced wired and wireless IP routers which accelerated growth further
- Sold to Digi Inc, a Nasdaq listed international leader in business device networking, as part of a $33m deal which delivered an 8x return
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