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Investments

Anne Bouverot
TowerBrook Senior Advisor

The businesses we champion.


Investments in businesses which offer specialized financial products and services, or which service financial institutions. This includes insurance services, payments and financial technology, wealth and investment management services, ‘asset-light’ credit services, and other verticals.

  • AA
    The AA is the largest roadside assistance provider by market share in the UK, servicing a large portion of the consumer and manufacturer segments, as well as the UK’s largest fleet and leasing companies. With more than 115 years of operating history, the AA is one of the most widely recognised and trusted brands in the UK and and has effectively built upon this brand to become an established provider of insurance broking, insurance underwriting and driving services.
  • Access Financial
    Access utilizes proprietary analytics and a flexible technology platform to provide various credit and related financial services and products to the financially underserved consumer credit market. Access applies the experiences gained and infrastructure built from servicing over $25 billion in consumer loans over its 23-year operating history, to support lenders who originate a range of consumer loan products. These products include retail credit and credit cards marketed through multiple channels, including retail point-of-sale, direct mail solicitation, and partnerships with third parties.
  • ApplePie SPV
    ApplePie SPV was a vehicle formed in 2016 by TowerBrook’s TSO Fund I in partnership with ApplePie Capital to make investments in the specialty franchise lending space. The vehicle provided funding that enabled ApplePie to originate franchise finance loans to prime borrowers operating select brands. ApplePie SPV disposed of substantially all of its loan portfolio in 2018.
  • Battea
    During the period of TowerBrook’s TSO II investment, Battea Class Action Services was a provider of securities claims management services to nearly 1,000 global financial institutions, including many of the world’s largest banks, hedge funds, asset managers and buy-side investors. TowerBrook exited its investment in 2024 via a sale to a wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C Technology Holdings Inc.
  • Capquest
    During the period of TowerBrook Fund III’s investment, Capquest was a UK-based consumer debt purchase and debt recovery company. Capquest was focused on the purchase of non-performing and semi-performing unsecured consumer loans, mainly comprising credit card and bank debt, using a proprietary, adaptive pricing process based on data from its collection business. TowerBrook exited its investment in 2014 via the sale of Capquest to Arrow plc, a UK-based debt purchaser.
  • CAVU Investment Partners
    CAVU Investment Partners is a vehicle that was formed in 2019 to make investments in CLO equity. The joint venture was formed in partnership with LibreMax Capital, a c.$6 billion hedge fund specializing in structured and corporate credit, and is primarily focused on investing in new-issue CLO (collateralized loan obligation) equity originated by Trimaran Advisors, an established CLO manager and wholly-owned subsidiary of LibreMax.
  • Coaction
    Coaction is a provider of property and casualty insurance to numerous specialty markets in the United States. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and licensed in all 50 states, Coaction writes business across five verticals: casualty, property, professional lines, entertainment and binding authority. Coaction’s products are sold through a limited and select group of retail and wholesale distribution partners.
  • Equals + Railsr
    The combination of Equals Money and Railsr has created one of the largest embedded finance providers in Europe. Equals Money brings multi-currency accounts, FX, corporate cards, and financial solutions, alongside Railsr’s pioneering embedded finance, Banking-as-a-Service and Cards-as-a-Service infrastructure.
  • Fortiva
    During the period of TowerBrook’s TSO I investment, Fortiva was the consumer credit card division of Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ: ATLC), an originator, servicer and acquirer of consumer receivables. ATLC had operated in the consumer finance space for over 20 years and serviced over 17 million consumers to support banks that provided over US$25 billion in loan originations using Fortiva’s platform.