About Us
History and Deals
- Instem Associates was formed in 2003. Until the end of 2005 it was largely occupied with Instem Companies. We are now looking for appropriate third party transactions
- Major transactions undertaken by the Instem Associates team involving the various Instem businesses include:
- 1983 - MBO of Instem from its US parent Kratos Inc. Citicorp was the VC Financier
- 1984 - IPO of Instem on the Unlisted Securities Market (USM)
- 1996 - Instem acquires Apoloco Ltd, a competitor, which becomes part of the future Instem LSS business
(View ILSSL Website) - 1996 - Instem moves onto the main market of the London Stock Exchange
- 1997 - Alchemy Partners finances the public to private buyout of Instem
(View Alchemy Partners Website) - 1998 - Instem is demerged into three separate businesses
- 1999 - Instem LSS acquires Fraser Williams Data Systems, a competitor, for £3m
- 2000 - Instem Computer Systems is sold to Bridgepoint Capital for £25m
- 2002 - Secondary buyout of Instem LSS from Alchemy Partners
( View Alchemy Partners Website) - 2005 - Instem Technology Services acquires Instem Technologies
- 2007 - Instem Technology Services is sold to AWS Electronics Group
