Secondary Buyout • Construction

Duke Street Private Equity Acquires McAvoy Group

On October 6, 2025, private equity firm Duke Street Private Equity acquired construction company McAvoy Group from Blantyre Capital

Acquisition Context
  • This is Duke Street Private Equity’s 4th transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Duke Street Private Equity’s 34th transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 6, 2025
Target McAvoy Group
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Duke Street Private Equity
Sellers(s) Blantyre Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target Company

McAvoy Group

Lisburn, United Kingdom
McAvoy Group is an offsite construction specialist providing design, manufacturing, fitting out, and construction services for buildings in the education, healthcare, commercial, and infrastructure sectors. The company delivers bespoke offsite schemes and modular buildings and operates two manufacturing centers in Northern Ireland. McAvoy Group was founded in 1972 and is based in Lisburn, United Kingdom.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Duke Street Private Equity

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Duke Street Private Equity is a European private equity firm that targets investments in mid-market UK and French businesses valued between €50 and €350 million. Duke Street looks to build companies through organic growth and acquisitions. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, retail and consumer, food, industrial, healthcare, leisure, and financial services. Duke Street Private Equity was founded in 1988 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 57 of 57
Sector: Construction 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout 14 of 14
Country: United Kingdom 34 of 34
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-08 Great Rail Journeys

York, United Kingdom

Great Rail Journeys is an operator of escorted holidays by rail that offers a fantastic choice of holidays with popular itineraries to over 40 countries across the world. Great Rail Journeys was founded in 1973 and is based in York, United Kingdom.

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Seller Profile 1

DESCRIPTION

Blantyre Capital is a distressed investment firm focused on partnering with European companies looking to relaunch their businesses. The Firm was formed in 2016 and is headquartered in London.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Construction 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-27 McAvoy Group

Lisburn, United Kingdom

McAvoy Group is an offsite construction specialist providing design, manufacturing, fitting out, and construction services for buildings in the education, healthcare, commercial, and infrastructure sectors. The company delivers bespoke offsite schemes and modular buildings and operates two manufacturing centers in Northern Ireland. McAvoy Group was founded in 1972 and is based in Lisburn, United Kingdom.

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