Private equity firms in the United Kingdom
127 private equity firms headquartered in the United Kingdom are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Healthcare, Technology and Business Services. The cities with most of them are London (111), Edinburgh (3) and Manchester (2). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7RIDGE financial services · technology · trading · capital markets |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Actis Energy Infrastructure · Long Life Infrastructure · Digital Infrastructure · Real Estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | United Kingdom |
| Advent International Business & financial services · Consumer · Healthcare · Industrial |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Agathos Management LLP Healthcare & Life Sciences · IT Services & Digital Transformation · Built Environment & Sustainability · Education & Training |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP distressed debt · special situations · private equity |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Alcuin Capital Partners LLP Consumer · Technology · Financial Services · Transport |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Aleph Capital Partners Limited Telecom · Media · Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Aliter Capital LLP business services · support services · legal services · technology services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| AnaCap Financial Partners Limited Services · Software · Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Ancala Partners LLP Renewables and Energy Transition · Circular Economy · Utilities · Energy |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Antin Infrastructure Partners UK LTD Energy & environment · Digital · Transport · Social infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Apax Partners Tech · Services · Internet/Consumer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Apiary Capital LLP Business Services · Financial Services · Technology Services · Education |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Apis Partners financial infrastructure · payments infrastructure · digital banking · insurance technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Apposite Capital Healthcare · Life Sciences |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Apse Capital LLP E-learning · HCM · Cloud/Managed Services · B2B information services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| ARCH Emerging Markets Partners renewable energy · cold chain logistics · sustainable natural resources |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | London, United Kingdom |
| Arcus European Investment Manager LLP Digital · Transport · Energy · Logistics & Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Argan Capital industrial · service · consumer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | United Kingdom |
| Asper Investment Management sustainable infrastructure · renewable energy · district heating · wind |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Aspirity Partners Financial Technology & Services · Enterprise Technology & Connectivity Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | United Kingdom |
| Atlas Health Capital Advisers LLP Medtech · Pharma · OTC · Animal Health |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Richmond, United Kingdom |
| August Equity essential services · B2B software |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Axiom Equity B2B SaaS · B2B technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | United Kingdom |
| Baird Capital B2B Technology & Services · Pharma Services · Industrial Tech & Sustainability · Tech Services & Software |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| BC Partners TMT · Services & Industrials · Healthcare · Food |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Beech Tree PE LLP Technology · Financial Services · Tech-enabled Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Wilmslow, United Kingdom |
| Bespoke Capital Partners Branded Consumer Products and Services · Business Services and Supply Chain · Fitness, Wellness and Healthy Living · Gaming and Leisure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Blackmoor Investment Partners Limited SMID public companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| BlueGem Data Analytics · Artificial Intelligence · Digital Multichannel Platforms · B2B/B2C |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Bowmark Capital Data and Insight · Managed IT Services · Software · Tech-enabled Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Bridgepoint Advanced Industrials · Business & Financial Services · Healthcare · Technology |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Bridges Fund Management Limited sustainable · impact · property · private equity |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Cabot Square Capital financial services · property · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Cadman Capital Group Restorative Aquaculture · Food & Beverages · Industrial · Real Estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Northampton, United Kingdom |
| Cairngorm Capital Health & Wellness · Home Repair & Maintenance · Wealth Services · Sustainability |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| CapVest Partners LLP consumer staples · healthcare · essential services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Castleforge real estate · office · hospitality · housing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| CD Capital Asset Management Limited critical minerals · fertilizer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| CEECAT Capital Industrials · Business Services · Consumer · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Cinven Business Services · Consumer · Financial Services · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Circularity Capital circular economy · circular use models · circular products & materials · enabling solutions |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| Clipway Limited private equity · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Coller Capital private equity · private credit |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Columna Capital Healthcare · Agri-food · Animal Health · Insurance & Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Corten Capital B2B Software · Data · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Cow Corner Investing LTD IT · software · education and training · specialist business services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Brighton, United Kingdom |
| Crosstree Real Estate Partners LLP real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | London, United Kingdom |
| CVC Capital Partners private equity · secondaries · credit · infrastructure |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Deutsche Finance International LLP real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | London, United Kingdom |
| Duke Street Capital Consumer · Healthcare · Industrials · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Dunedin Capital Business Services · Niche Financial Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| ECI Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Elysian Capital Business Goods · Business Services · Energy · Health Care |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Endless LLP Food & Beverage · Industrials · Business Services · Consumer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| EOS Investment Management Group Clean Energy · Private Equity · Renewable Energy · Solar |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Equistone Partners Europe Business Services · Consumer · Technology, Media, and Telecom |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Excellion Capital real estate · hotels · co-working · pubs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Exponent Private Equity LLP media · consumer · financial services · business services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Foresight Group Energy Transition · Natural Capital · Infrastructure · Regional Small Business |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| FPE Capital LLP Software · Data · Software Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Fremman Capital Business & Tech Services · Healthcare · Consumer Goods & Distribution · Industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| G Square Healthcare Private Equity LLP Medical Products · Digital Health · Healthcare Services · Services to Pharma Industry |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Generation Investment Management sustainability |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| GHO Capital BioPharma · MedTech · Advisory and Data · Life Science Tools & Diagnostics |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Graphite Capital Health & Pharma Services · Education · Data & Tech-Enabled Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Hanover Investors Management LLP small-cap businesses |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Helios Investment Partners private equity · climate · digital |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Henderson Park real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| HgCapital Software · Technology · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Hollyport Capital LLP private equity |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Icon Infrastructure LLP Transport · Utilities · Telecoms · Energy & Environment |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Imbiba education · healthcare · lifestyle · technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Inflexion Business Services · Technology · Financial Services · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) Structured Capital · Private Equity Secondaries · Private Debt · Credit |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Investindustrial industrial · consumer · healthcare · technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Kester Capital LLP Technology · Life Sciences |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Keyhaven Capital Partners Limited lower mid-market · manufacturing · services |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Mansford LLP real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| MARK Capital Management LP real estate · retail · offices · residential |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | London, United Kingdom |
| Marwyn Investment Management LLP software · automotive · building materials · testing & inspection |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Mayfair Equity Partners AI-enabled services · B2B data and information services · Digital health · Digital media |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| McWin Capital Partners food service · food technology · alternative protein · sustainable packaging |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Montagu Private Equity Healthcare · Financial Sector Services · Critical Data · Digital Infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Moorfield Group Real Estate · Residential for Rent · Purpose Built Student Accommodation · Healthcare Residential |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | London, United Kingdom |
| MVM Partners LLP healthcare · life sciences · medical devices · pharmaceuticals |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Njord Partners special situations · debt · equity · middle-market |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Series C+ – Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Nordstar Partners Management LLP Fintech · AI & Software · Consumer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| NorthEdge Capital LLP Technology · Healthcare · Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| NW1 Partners real estate · industrial outdoor storage · logistics · affordable housing |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Oakley Capital Technology · Consumer · Education · Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Osprey Investors Limited software · tech-driven |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Palamon Capital Partners Financial Services · Business Services · Consumer · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Palatine Private Equity LLP Business Services · Financial Services · Healthcare services · Education |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Patron Capital Advisers LLP real estate |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Pears Partnership Capital | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Permira Technology · Consumer · Healthcare · Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Pioneer Point Partners LLP energy transition · environment |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Plinian Capital gold · silver · copper · nickel |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Unknown | United Kingdom |
| Pollen Street Capital Limited financial services · technology · business services · insurance |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Polus Capital Management Leveraged Credit · Special Situations · Structured Credit |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Preservation Capital Partners Limited Financial Services · Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Primary Capital Partners LLP Services · Technology |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Promethean Investments consumer · leisure · hospitality · entertainment |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Providence Equity Partners media · communications · education |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Queen's Park Equity LLP Education · Health & Pharma · Tech & Business Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Rubicon Partners Advisory Limited industrial |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Rutland Partners LLP | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Silverfleet Capital Consumer · Manufacturing · Services · Financial services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Soho Square Capital Partners LLP SMEs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Stanley Capital Partners LLP Healthcare · Resource Efficiency |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Stirling Square Capital Partners mid-market · healthcare · consumer · industrials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Sunridge Partners (UK) LLP food · beverage · agribusiness |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Synova Capital business services · consumer · healthcare · education |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Synova LLP Software & Data · Tech Enabled Services · Financial Services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| TDR Capital Business Services · Financial Services · Consumer and Leisure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Tembo Capital Management LTD mining · natural resources · clean energy metals · critical minerals |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | London, United Kingdom |
| Tenzing Private Equity LLP software · tech-enabled services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Terra Firma private equity · real estate · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | United Kingdom |
| TLG Capital healthcare · finance · consumer · agriculture |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| TowerBrook Capital Partners Business Services · Consumer Products & Services · Financial Services · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Victory Advisors Limited real estate · hotels |
Direct investor | Private equity | Unknown | London, United Kingdom |
| Vision Blue Advisors UK LLP mining · metals · minerals · critical materials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Vitruvian Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Volpi Capital B2B software · tech services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Zouk Capital LLP infrastructure · technology · sustainability · renewable energy |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | London, United Kingdom |