How many portfolio companies does Beechbrook Capital have?

Beechbrook Capital has 36 active portfolio companies and 42 completed exits and 7 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Beechbrook Capital headquartered?

Beechbrook Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

When was Beechbrook Capital founded?

Beechbrook Capital was founded in 2008.

What sectors does Beechbrook Capital invest in?

Beechbrook Capital invests across Business Services, Industrials, Consumer, Healthcare, Software, TMT, Financials.

What are Beechbrook Capital's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Beechbrook Capital include: Specac (2026) to Ampersand Capital Partners; Arc Building Solutions (2025) to LDC; Current Body (2025) to eComplete; Retail & Asset Solutions (2024) to Certania AG; Hosted Desktop (2024) to Your.Cloud; Eque2 (2024) to Bowmark Capital; GemSeek (2024) to Accenture; Uinsure (2024) to LDC.

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Beechbrook Capital

London, United Kingdom·Founded 2008·beechbrookcapital.com

Beechbrook Capital is a specialist European lower-mid-market private debt manager founded in May 2008 by Nick Fenn and Paul Shea. The firm, Beechbrook Capital LLP, is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 484833. Beechbrook operates two parallel strategies. Its European Private Debt platform, launched with the EUR 100 million Mezzanine I fund in 2010, provides bespoke debt financing to sponsored buyouts across the UK, Ireland, DACH, Benelux and the Nordics. Its UK SME Credit strategy, launched in 2015, provides senior secured loans, predominantly sponsorless, to UK SMEs with EBITDA up to GBP 15 million. The firm has raised over EUR 1 billion in investor commitments and completed more than 100 investments across European lower-mid-market lending, with offices in London, Cork, Frankfurt, Birmingham and Leeds.

AUM

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Funds

vintages 2010–2024

Portfolio

Exits

Beechbrook Capital is a London private equity firm with 36 active companies and 42 exits.

SectorsBusiness Services Industrials Consumer Healthcare Software TMT Financials

Key takeaways

·27 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
·Average hold across 42 realized deals: 4 years.
·Top sector focus: Business Services (33% of portfolio).
·Fund cadence: ~2Y between vintages · last raise 2024.

Sector breakdown

78 companies

Business Services

26 · 33%

Consumer

7 · 9%

Industrials

7 · 9%

Construction

6 · 8%

Software

3 · 4%

Healthcare

3 · 4%

TMT

3 · 4%

Hospitality

3 · 4%

Geography breakdown

6 geographies

63 · 81%

Germany

6 · 8%

Ireland

5 · 6%

Netherlands

2 · 3%

Norway

1 · 1%

Sweden

1 · 1%

Key facts

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Founded2008

Websitebeechbrookcapital.com

Recent exits

Beechbrook Capital sold Specac to Ampersand Capital Partners in 2026 after 2 years.

Beechbrook Capital exited Corstorphine & Wright in 2026 after 7 years.

Beechbrook Capital sold Arc Building Solutions to LDC in 2025 after 2 years.

Beechbrook Capital sold Current Body to eComplete in 2025 after 4 years.

Partners

Paul SheaManaging Partner

Jon HerbertChairman and Managing Director, UK

David MerrimanPartner and Global Head of Private Debt

Richard SmartManaging Director and Head of UK Investments

Alan ChuPartner and Chief Financial Officer

Coverage notes

7 funds tracked, 78 portfolio companies (36 active · 42 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Investment team

Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.

Paul Shea

Managing Partner

Jon Herbert

Chairman and Managing Director, UK

David Merriman

Partner and Global Head of Private Debt

Richard Smart

Managing Director and Head of UK Investments

Alan Chu

Partner and Chief Financial Officer

Emily Woollaston

Head of Investor Relations

Funds & portfolio

Every fund Beechbrook Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.

7 funds

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

UK SME Credit IV

Private Debt2024€177M9 assets

Private Debt

2024 · 2yr

€177M

–

Unrealized

9 held

Company	Entry
Brand Revolution Business Services · UK	2025
Caragh Nurseries Consumer · UK	2025
Corbel Partners Business Services · UK	2025
Darts Corner E-commerce · UK	2025
FourCentric Business Services · UK	2025
ICP Educare Education · UK	2026
Intrusted Pension Services Financials · UK	2026
Leathwaite (refi) Business Services · UK	2025
Meaco Consumer · UK	2025

UK SME Credit III

Private Debt2021€216M10 assets5 exits

Private Debt

2021 · 5yr

€216M

Unrealized

10 held

Company	Entry
Embrace Steel Construction · UK	2024
Emerge Global Logistics · UK	2024
Give Me Cosmetics Consumer · UK	2024
ITPS IT Services · UK	2021
Naismiths Business Services · UK	2024
PermaGroup Construction · UK	2022
Photonic Solutions Industrials · UK	2022
Strata Business Services · UK	2024
UTS Industrials · UK	2021
Wilton & Bain Business Services · UK	2022

Realized

5 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Arc Building Solutions Construction · UK	2023	2025	Trade Sale	LDC	–
CDS Business Services · UK	2021	2023	Trade Sale	Beech Tree Private Equity	–
Current Body Consumer · UK	2021	2025	Trade Sale	eComplete	–
Retail & Asset Solutions Business Services · UK	2022	2024	Trade Sale	Certania AG	–
Specac Industrials · UK	2024	2026	Trade Sale	Ampersand Capital Partners	–

UK SME Credit II

Private Debt2018€150M1 assets6 exits

Private Debt

2018 · 8yr

€150M

Unrealized

1 held

Company	Entry
Shuttercraft Industrials · UK	2018

Realized

6 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Capital Consulting International Business Services · UK	2020	2021	Trade Sale	Rimkus Consulting Group	–
Corstorphine & Wright Business Services · UK	2019	2026	Recapitalization	–	–
Gravity Global Business Services · UK	2019	2021	Secondary	Elysian Capital	–
Hosted Desktop Software · UK	2019	2024	Trade Sale	Your.Cloud	–
Leathwaite Business Services · UK	2018	2025	Recapitalization	–	–
Richborough Estates Business Services · UK	2019	2022	Secondary	Terra Firma Principal Capital Group	–

Private Debt III

Private Debt2016€100M11 assets15 exits

Private Debt

2016 · 10yr

€100M

Unrealized

11 held

Company	Entry
Access Fertility Healthcare · UK	2019
Allergy Standards Healthcare · Ireland	2021
AssemBuild Group Construction · UK	2021
Beinbauer Mobility · Germany	2017
Bio-medical Research MedTech · Ireland	2019
D&D London Hospitality · UK	2016
Dermedis Healthcare · Germany	2019
Intersocks Consumer · Germany	2019
Motocaddy Consumer · UK	2019
MPS Aerospace & Defence · Netherlands	2016
Nucore Energy · UK	2017

Realized

15 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Alpha II Business Services · UK	2016	2017	IPO	–	–
Brand Addition Business Services · UK	2017	2019	IPO	–	–
Burkle TMT · Germany	2018	2021	Trade Sale	–	–
CTS Group Business Services · UK	2018	2021	Trade Sale	–	–
Eque2 SaaS · UK	2020	2024	Trade Sale	Bowmark Capital	–
Excellence Logging Energy · UK	2019	2024	Recapitalization	–	–
GemSeek Business Services · UK	2016	2024	Trade Sale	Accenture	–
Glanua Business Services · Ireland	2018	2024	Recapitalization	–	–
Greentech Plastics Industrials · Ireland	2020	2022	Trade Sale	Mergon Group	–
Nigel Wright Business Services · UK	2016	2022	MBO	Nigel Wright Group management team	–
PTG TMT · Norway	2017	2021	Trade Sale	Norvestor	–
Search Business Services · UK	2017	2022	Recapitalization	–	–
Seventeen Group Financials · UK	2020	2022	Recapitalization	–	–
Uinsure InsurTech · UK	2020	2024	Secondary	LDC	–
Xtremepush Software · Ireland	2020	2021	Trade Sale	Grafton Capital	–

UK SME Credit I

Private Debt2015€176M1 assets7 exits

Private Debt

2015 · 11yr

€176M

Unrealized

1 held

Company	Entry
Infomedia Telecom · UK	2017

Realized

7 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
2Excel Aviation Aerospace & Defence · UK	2016	2021	Trade Sale	Signal Capital Partners	–
4Most Business Services · UK	2016	2018	MBO	4most Employee Ownership Trust	–
Cloud Direct Software · UK	2017	2021	Trade Sale	Crayon Group	–
ICP Nurseries Education · UK	2017	2019	Secondary	Oakley Capital	–
MCM Central Consumer · UK	2016	2017	Trade Sale	ReedPOP	–
Nu Heat Construction · UK	2017	2021	Trade Sale	Polypipe Group plc	–
Plan.com Telecom · UK	2017	2020	Trade Sale	–	–

Mezzanine II

Mezzanine2014€151M4 assets6 exits

Mezzanine

2014 · 12yr

€151M

Unrealized

4 held

Company	Entry
Gusto Hospitality · UK	2014
IPS Specials Pharma · UK	2014
Leo's Lekland Hospitality · Sweden	2014
MCP Business Services · UK	2015

Realized

6 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Bench Industrials · Germany	2014	2019	Trade Sale	Gordon Brothers	–
Cantillon Construction · UK	2015	2018	Trade Sale	Morrisroe Group	–
Firstcom Telecom · UK	2015	2020	Recapitalization	Kartesia	–
IRSH Mobility · Germany	2014	2019	Trade Sale	STAR Capital	–
Stan Chem Industrials · UK	2014	2018	Trade Sale	Lake Chemicals and Minerals	–
Veezu TMT · UK	2015	2020	Recapitalization	Tosca Debt Capital	–

Mezzanine I

Mezzanine2010€100M0 assets3 exits

Mezzanine

2010 · 16yr

€100M

Realized

3 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Alpha Business Services · UK	2013	2016	Secondary	Dunedin	–
N-Sea Business Services · Netherlands	2013	2020	Trade Sale	CapitalChange	–
Simply Biz Business Services · UK	2013	2015	Recapitalization	–	–

About Beechbrook Capital

Beechbrook Capital is one of the earliest pure-play European lower mid-market private debt specialists with more than €1.3 billion raised across 8 funds since inception as of December 2024 (UK SME Credit IV first close £151 million in 2024), headquartered in London with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Cork and Frankfurt. The firm was founded in 2008 by Paul Shea and team and operates as a partner-owned FCA-authorised platform and PRI signatory.

Investment thesis

Beechbrook Capital deploys capital through eight funds across two strategies: UK SME Credit I-IV and Private Debt I-IV (pan-European mid-market), targeting SME-focused European private debt for the lower mid-market with bespoke senior, unitranche and mezzanine debt plus small equity co-investments to companies with €10-150 million enterprise value. Sector focus spans business services, media and telecoms, industrials, healthcare and consumer and leisure. Geographic deployment spans Northern and Western Europe including UK, Ireland, Nordics, Benelux, DACH and Poland.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include premium spirits (The Lakes Distillery, April 2024). Recent acquisitions include veterinary services (LuxVet Group, June 2025), horticulture (Caragh Nurseries, August 2025) and professional services (Strata, November 2024). The platform continues active deployment of UK SME Credit IV.

Frequently asked questions

How many portfolio companies does Beechbrook Capital have?: Beechbrook Capital has 36 active portfolio companies and 42 completed exits and 7 funds tracked on GP Intel.
Where is Beechbrook Capital headquartered?: Beechbrook Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
When was Beechbrook Capital founded?: Beechbrook Capital was founded in 2008.
What sectors does Beechbrook Capital invest in?: Beechbrook Capital invests across Business Services, Industrials, Consumer, Healthcare, Software, TMT, Financials.
What are Beechbrook Capital's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by Beechbrook Capital include: Specac (2026) to Ampersand Capital Partners; Arc Building Solutions (2025) to LDC; Current Body (2025) to eComplete; Retail & Asset Solutions (2024) to Certania AG; Hosted Desktop (2024) to Your.Cloud; Eque2 (2024) to Bowmark Capital; GemSeek (2024) to Accenture; Uinsure (2024) to LDC.