Shipston

Shipston Group Limited is an international Private Investment Firm with diverse holdings around the globe. Founded by Michael Dingman, Shipston's heritage is strongly rooted in industrial-based businesses, and built on a foundation of the basic operating fundamentals of quality, technology, delivery and service. Shipston embraces these principles and patient, long-term equity as the envelope for achieving sustainability and best-in-class quality. Shipston has extensive experience originating and leading investments through acquisitions, initial public offerings, and complex corporate transactions involving spinning off operating units into new public ownership structures. Shipston has held a number of diversified investments in the United States, Eastern Europe, Russia, Australia, and China. Having been investing in China for ten years, and with a Beijing-based office, Shipston has a deep understanding and comfort in making investments in China-based companies. Focusing on internal growth, the company has invested in a variety of industries in China, including biotech, clean energy and transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, natural resources, and real estate. In 2014, Shipston began devoting more resources to investment opportunities in the United States. Shipston responsibly capitalizes businesses to fuel sustainable growth, focusing on long-term value creation. Shipston Group’s heritage in Industrial based businesses is its foundation. Busche is the first North American investment since 2014, and along with organic growth and further acquisitions, the overall objective is grow into long-term industry leadership, positioned to provide the necessary support as a relevant supplier and partner to its customers. Our overall vision contemplates a group of operating companies established through acquisitions and developed further through continuing investment to support organic long-term sustainable growth.