# Michael Flacks

> Michael Flacks is a Manchester-born British investor based in Miami and the founder and chairman of Flacks Group. His privately owned family office acquires corporate carve-outs, industrial businesses and distressed real estate, with investments including Pleuger, Zippel and Artemyn. His career began in clothing retail; recent activity includes environmental liability transfers, proposed European steel investments and an agreement in principle to buy Gateshead FC.

- **Role:** Founder and Chairman at Flacks Group
- **Organizations:** Flacks Group, Pleuger
- **From:** Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Known for:** Established a privately owned international investment business dating to 1983., Acquired Pleuger, Zippel and Imerys’s paper-market assets through Flacks Group or affiliates., Completed the Eaglescliffe industrial-site transfer after Environment Agency consent to permit transfers.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Founded Flacks Group; began his commercial career in clothing retail.
- **2018** — Flacks Group acquired Pleuger from Flowserve.
- **2020** — Flacks Group acquired German industrial cleaning-machine manufacturer Zippel from Sugino Machine.
- **2022** — Flacks Group acquired Kelly-Moore Paints.
- **2024** — Kelly-Moore Paints ceased operations in January. In July, an affiliate completed the acquisition of Imerys’s paper-market assets, now operating as Artemyn.
- **2025** — Elementis completed the sale of its disused Eaglescliffe site to Flacks Group on October 14.
- **2026** — Pursued European steel investments; Flacks Group announced an energy investment leadership appointment in September. Gateshead FC announced a sale agreement in principle in October, subject to regulator approval.

## Achievements

- Established a privately owned international investment business dating to 1983.
- Acquired Pleuger, Zippel and Imerys’s paper-market assets through Flacks Group or affiliates.
- Completed the Eaglescliffe industrial-site transfer after Environment Agency consent to permit transfers.
- With Debbie Flacks, contributed $5 million toward Colel Chabad’s planned ten-story Jerusalem community center in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 9, Gateshead FC announced a sale agreement in principle with Flacks Group, subject to Independent Football Regulator approval; the club said wages would be paid immediately.
- **2026-09** — Flacks Group announced Sean Guillory as Chief Investment Officer, Energy, effective September 1, based in Houston.
- **2026-07** — British Steel entered UK public ownership on July 16, following Flacks’s reported interest earlier in the year.
- **2026-04** — Flacks Group published a Sky News Italy interview on April 22.

## Links

- Website: https://www.michaelflacks.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelflacks

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Last updated: 2026-10-10