Beech Tree Private Equity
Beech Tree PE LLP, trading as Beech Tree Private Equity, is a private equity firm founded in 2015 and based in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The firm makes growth-buyout investments in the United Kingdom lower-mid-market, backing profitable, fast-growing companies across technology, technology-enabled services and financial services with equity investments of roughly GBP 10 million to GBP 50 million. Beech Tree pursues a buy-and-build strategy, supporting management teams through bolt-on acquisitions, and has raised four institutional funds since inception. It is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 719024 and is registered as a limited liability partnership at Companies House under number OC398997.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 17 portfolio companies (9 active · 8 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Beech Tree Private Equity has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Beech Tree Private Equity Partners IVSmall-Mid Buyout2023 · 3yr€205M4 active
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourteen IP | Telecom | UK | 2025 |
| Inspiro Learning | Education | UK | 2025 |
| Simpson Associates | Data & Analytics | UK | 2025 |
| Sustainable Energy First | Energy | UK | 2024 |
Beech Tree Private Equity Partners IIISmall-Mid Buyout2020 · 6yr€177M5 active · 2 realized
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanta Wealth | Financials | UK | 2021 |
| Arc Systems | IT Services | UK | 2023 |
| CovertSwarm | Cybersecurity | UK | 2023 |
| Performanta | Cybersecurity | UK | 2021 |
| Telana | IT Services | UK | 2021 |
Realized
2 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsequio Group | Business Services | UK | 2023 | 2025 | Secondary | – | |
| Transparity | IT Services | UK | 2020 | 2024 | Secondary | – |
Beech Tree Private Equity Partners IISmall-Mid Buyout2016 · 10yr€74M0 active · 6 realized
Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avid Insurance Services | Financials | UK | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| BCN Group | IT Services | UK | 2018 | 2022 | Secondary | – | |
| Fluent Money | Financials | UK | 2016 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Learnlight | EdTech | UK | 2017 | 2023 | Secondary | – | |
| Redstor | Software | UK | 2017 | 2022 | Secondary | – | |
| Wavenet | Telecom | UK | 2016 | 2021 | Secondary | – |
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About Beech Tree Private Equity
Beech Tree Private Equity is a UK lower mid-market growth equity firm with approximately £400-500 million of assets under management across Funds III and IV active as of December 2024, headquartered in Wilmslow with a Birmingham Midlands office. The firm was founded in 2014 and operates as a partner-owned LLP with a senior decision-making partner model. Beech Tree targets equity tickets of £10-30 million in high-growth UK businesses valued £10 million to £75 million.
Investment thesis
Beech Tree deploys capital through four flagship vehicles (Beech Tree Private Equity Partners I through IV), targeting lower mid-market growth capital investments in tech-enabled UK businesses. Sector focus spans technology, financial services and tech-enabled services, with geographic deployment concentrated on the UK plus international expansion support for portfolio companies. The active value creation toolkit combines sales optimisation, automation, buy-and-build M&A and international expansion, with the senior decision-making partner model offering bureaucracy-free engagement for founder-led businesses.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include insurance services (Avid Insurance Services, October 2025), business services (Obsequio Group, October 2025) and energy services (Sustainable Energy First, June 2024). Recent acquisitions include technology and data analytics (Simpson Associates, October 2025), education and training (Inspiro Learning acquired Remit Training as bolt-on, November 2025) and communications technology (Fourteen IP merger with Clearly IP, 2025). The platform continues active deployment of the latest fund vintage. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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