Sullivan-backed Octavius Infrastructure bolts on R&W Civil Engineering

• R&W Civil Engineering operates from multiple locations in the UK and its registered office is in Southampton
• Sullivan Street is a value-led buyout firm that invests in lower mid-market across various sectors
• Sullivan Street invested in Octavius in September 2021

Octavius Infrastructure, a portfolio company of Sullivan Street Partners, has completed the bolt-on acquisition of the business assets and customer contracts of R&W Civil Engineering and R&W.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

R&W Civil Engineering is a civil engineering contractor that provides highway and civil engineering services. The company operates from multiple locations in the UK and its registered office is in Southampton.

The combined team will increase delivery capabilities, adding over 100 staff focused on highways and civil engineering across the UK, according to a release.

Sullivan Street invested in Octavius in September 2021.

“Whilst there is an enormous amount of work remaining for the Octavius team to integrate the employees and the business, we are confident in their capabilities and the positive impact R&W will have on Octavius,” said Richard Sanders, managing partner at Sullivan Street. “We see significant potential in the combination of the businesses above and beyond what they have been able to achieve separately.”

Sullivan Street, based in London, is a value-led buyout firm that invests in the lower mid-market across various sectors. It takes ownership or controlling stakes in companies through investing £20 million to £50 million of equity.

Octavius Infrastructure is a transport infrastructure and civil engineering business focused on railways and highways. The company is based in Surrey, UK.