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Development Capital
We are an award-winning investor focused on investment opportunities in asset-backed businesses run by leading management teams
Helping ambitious businesses grow
We are an award-winning investor that partners with exceptional management teams to help realise their growth ambitions and to maximise the potential of their business. We achieve this by providing flexible debt and equity solutions, strategic support and access to our networks.
Typical sectors we look at include healthcare, education, hospitality & leisure, living and IT infrastructure.
Up to £50 million
Partner with businesses in the UK seeking up to £50m of initial investment
Track record
101 assets invested into and 38 exited since 2018
Experienced investment team
16 dedicated investment professionals within the team
Impact
As a certified B Corporation, through our investments, we strive to make a positive societal impact
as at 1 June 2024
Award-winning investor
Our approach
As a trusted partner, we help businesses scale via both organic and acquisitive growth strategies.
Flexible funding
- Ability to act as a single source of funding by providing bespoke equity and debt funding solutions
- We provide minority and majority equity and debt-only structures
- Can lead buy-outs and buy-ins, and provide growth capital
Long-term partner
- Source of capital that allows us to take a long-term view
- Capability to provide multiple rounds of funding as a business grows
High-quality assets
- Primary focus on multi-site operating businesses in the UK and Ireland
- Strong asset underpinning
- Best-in-class operational capability
Strategic support
- We collaborate with management teams by leveraging our extensive network, sector knowledge and experience in growing businesses
- Provide access to our experienced, in-house building and construction consultant
What we invest in
Our primary focus is investing in operating businesses with underlying assets and/or long-term predictable revenue streams. As a certified B Corporation, we invest in businesses that have a positive impact on society.
Experienced management teams
We value relationships and work with ambitious and proven management teams with strong track records to build impactful businesses.
Serving growing and fragmented markets
We invest in underserved and fragmented markets that benefit from strong underlying demand drivers.
Responsible investment and sustainability
We share best practices and engage with companies to help drive positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) outcomes.
We invest across, but are not limited to, the following sectors:
- Healthcare (e.g. elderly care and specialist care)
- Education (e.g. special educational needs schools, nurseries, mainstream schools and FE colleges)
- Hospitality & Leisure (e.g. pubs, hotels and day visitor attractions)
- Living (e.g. retirement living, supported living, housebuilders)
- Other sectors (e.g. data centres and asset rental)
Meet the team
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Case Studies
The Pub People Group is a leading Midlands-based pub operator. It owns and operates around 40 pubs, the majority of which are freehold properties.
Bridges Care and Education (trading as Spaghetti Bridge), is an operator of SEND schools and caters to students with a range of special educational needs, including associated challenging behaviours. All students have an education, health and care plan.
High-quality elderly residential care homes and retirement living schemes located across the Midlands.
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