Full-Time
Asset manager enabling lower-middle market investments
$100k - $120k/yr
Malvern, PA, USA
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Access Holdings is an investment manager that focuses on the lower-middle market, managing about $2.3 billion in assets. It helps investors access this segment by partnering with smaller, essential-industry companies. The firm uses a data-driven operating model called The Access Edge, built on systematic research to identify opportunities and work closely with portfolio companies to improve operations and growth. Unlike many peers, it emphasizes direct partnerships and operational improvements in the lower-middle market rather than relying on more generic capital allocations. The goal is to generate attractive returns for investors by growing value in essential, growth-ready businesses in the lower-middle market.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$7.3M
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
Founded
2013
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Innocent Ike has been appointed as Access Holdings Plc's substantive Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective August 29, 2025.
Access Holdings Plc, owner of Access Bank, acquired ARM Pension Managers for ₦152 billion ($96.4 million) in May 2024. The deal, involving an 81.82% stake, aims to challenge Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers in Nigeria's ₦34.9 billion pension fund industry. The merger, consolidated in October 2024, combines ARM Pensions' ₦1.053 trillion AUM with Access Pension. Access ARM Pensions reported a ₦15 billion profit for 2024 and ₦6 billion in Q1 2025.
It served as Joint Lead Issuing House for Access Holdings Plc's N351.0 billion equity capital raise, a move that bolstered the group's expansion efforts and financial resilience.
PUPS' Seventh Chicago Location Offers Urban Pet Parents Convenient, Health Club Quality Pet CareCHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / February 11, 2025 / WagWay Group, a platform company of Access Holdings, today announced the opening of its seventh PUPS Pet Club location in Chicago. Pet parents in the bustling Lakeshore East neighborhood will now have easy access to PUPS' innovative whole health approach to modern canine wellness offering dog daycare, grooming, overnight boarding and training services.Situated in a vibrant area populated by dog lovers yet underserved in premium, full-service pet care options, the new facility spans 3,600 square feet. It offers roomy play spaces for exercise and socialization for urban-dwelling dogs. Busy pet parents can easily tap into health-club style daycare, hotel, spa and class services, as demand for comprehensive, high-quality pet care continues to rise in dense urban neighborhoods like Lakeshore East."Downtown pet parents have been seeking more convenient, upscale solutions under one roof," said Dan Rubenstein, CEO of PUPS Pet Club and multi-certified master trainer and canine behavior consultant. "That's us. By bringing our human-daycare-inspired curriculum plus wellness services to Lakeshore East, we're meeting a real need in the community
Spotless Brands, one of the top ten largest car wash companies in the U.S., has acquired Boise-based Bluebird Express Car Wash and Nampa-based Epic Shine Car Wash. The acquisitions expand Spotless's reach to 197 car washes nationwide. Bluebird operates six locations, while Epic Shine has eight, with both planning additional sites. Spotless Brands, launched by Access Holdings in 2020, aims to support these teams with centralized services. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.