UK boatbuilder Sunseeker is reported to have changed hands again – just over a year after it was acquired by Lionheart and Orienta Capital Partners.
According to a report from Sky news, the luxury boatbuilder is in the process of being sold to investment firm KCP.
It is understood that a new management team is being lined up to run the Poole-based company.
According to the report, Antony Sheriff, former boss of Plymouth’s Princess Yachts, is being lined up to take on the role of Sunseeker’s chairman.
Andres Rubio, former boss of European credit management firm Intrum, is expected to become Sunseeker’s next chief executive officer.
Growth roadmap
Sky reports that the deal is understood to be awaiting government approval under the National Security and Investment Act because of Sunseeker’s ownership and use of key marina sites around Poole.
Sunseeker employs around 2,000 people and is currently being run under the helm of Scott Millar of Teneo Financial Advisory following the departure of Andrea Frabetti.
In January 2026, Sunseeker unveiled its new growth roadmap highlighting the opportunity to redefine modern yachting and ensure the business’ long-term success, underpinned by the brand’s ‘unmistakeable and rebellious’ DNA.
Cheyne Capital and Cross Ocean Partners, Sunseeker’s principal lenders provided fresh investment in November 2025 – at the time this was said to demonstrate the investors’ continued confidence in Sunseeker’s long-term business plan.
The boatbuilder has previously been owned by Chinese group Dalian Wanda.
