London · Established 1998
North Holdings Group is a privately held holding company. We acquire and steward mid-market businesses across commodities, industry and technology — and we hold them for decades, not quarters.
North Holdings Group was formed in 1998 to bring a small number of British engineering and trading businesses under common, patient ownership. Today the group is home to fourteen operating companies, each with its own management team, brand and balance-sheet discipline, supported by a small central office in the City of London.
We are owned by the families and long-standing partners who founded the group. There is no exit clock and no fixed investment period — only a standing obligation to hand each business on in better condition than we found it.
“We buy businesses we understand, and then we give them time. Everything else follows from that.”
Daniel Okonkwo — Chief Executive
Each division is led by a managing director who sits on the group operating board. Together they employ around 2,400 people in nine countries, serving customers in more than forty markets.
Precision components, materials handling and specialist manufacturing for energy, rail, water and construction customers. The oldest part of the group, and still the largest.
Explore the divisionPhysical and derivative trading in base metals, energy and agricultural inputs, with warehouse relationships across Europe and Asia.
Explore the deskVertical business software and data infrastructure for regulated industries, sold on subscription and supported by in-house teams.
Explore the division
The group board comprises three executive directors, two independent non-executive directors and the Chair. It meets six times a year, reviews capital allocation across every division, and publishes an annual stewardship review that has never omitted a portfolio company.
Each operating business keeps its own board, its own management team and its own decision rights. The centre sets the standard; it does not run the companies.
Read about our governanceAnnouncements, appointments and stewardship reporting from across the divisions. The full archive is maintained by our communications team in London.
The group has acquired a Staffordshire manufacturer of machined components for the energy and water sectors, for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreThe new desk handles physical metals scheduling and warehouse relationships across the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp region.
Read moreThe review covers capital allocation, governance and environmental performance across all fourteen operating businesses.
Read moreMs Duarte has led the division’s product strategy since 2023 and succeeds Peter Hallam after nine years.
Read moreFor business, media or career enquiries, our London office is open Monday to Friday, 08:30–18:00. We answer the telephone.