Neil Grant McGowan

Environ Group (Investments) Plc /Private Equity/ (Environ-PE) is the private equity subsidiary of Environ Group (Investments) Plc (LSE: EVN) in the UK. Formerly known as Southern Bear Plc, the private equity arm of Southern Bear Plc., the firm became Environ Group Plc in 2010. Located in Stoke-on-Trent, the firm was originally incorporated with the intention of seeking acquisitions and/or investment opportunities in businesses with growth potential in Croatia and was originally known as Croatia Ventures Plc. Croatia Ventures Plc had changed their name to Southern Bear Plc in 2006 to reflect the change in their investment focus to the industrial and engineering sector in the UK.

Southern Bear Plc is a holding company focused on acquiring companies with in the support services, engineering and industrial sectors with in the UK and Europe. The company is headquartered in Leamington Spa, the United Kingdom

IQ Holdings Plc operates as an holding company. The company provides business research consultancy and competitive intelligence services to businesses. Specific services include commercial due diligence, competitive intelligence, customer/client research and branding research. The company has a particular emphasis in the financial sector servicing major clearing banks, life insurance companies, pension companies, and accountancy firms in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Warwickshire, the United Kingdom