What investment strategy does CBPE Capital focus on?

CBPE Capital focuses on Buyout, Growth strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does CBPE Capital have?

CBPE Capital has 12 active portfolio companies and 6 completed exits and 3 funds tracked on GP Intel.

Where is CBPE Capital headquartered?

CBPE Capital is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is CBPE Capital's assets under management?

CBPE Capital manages approximately €1.7B in assets under management.

When was CBPE Capital founded?

CBPE Capital was founded in 1984.

What sectors does CBPE Capital invest in?

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

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CBPE Capital

London, United Kingdom·Founded 1984·

Buyout Growth Equity

·cbpe.com

CBPE Capital LLP is a London-based lower and mid-market private equity firm founded in 1984 as Close Brothers Private Equity, becoming independent through a management buyout in 2008. It invests in primary buyouts of UK and Ireland companies with enterprise values of around GBP 25 million to GBP 150 million across business services, healthcare, technology, financial services, industrials and consumer sectors. CBPE closed its latest fund, CBPE Fund XI, at its GBP 714 million hard cap in March 2025, following Fund X (GBP 561 million, 2020) and Fund IX (GBP 459 million, 2016). The firm is registered at Companies House as CBPE Capital LLP under number OC305899 and is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 229900.

AUM

€1.7B

Funds

vintages 2016–2025

Portfolio

Exits

SectorsBusiness ServicesHealthcareTMTFinancialsIndustrialsConsumer

Key facts

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Founded1984

Employees29+

Websitecbpe.com

Recent exits

The Key Group

IT Services · 2025 · 5yr hold

Centralis

Business Services · 2025 · 5yr hold

Perspective Financial Group

Financials · 2024 · 5yr hold

SAFECHEM

Industrials · 2024 · 8yr hold

Coverage notes

3 funds tracked, 18 portfolio companies (12 active · 6 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

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

3 funds

CBPE Fund XIBuyout

2025 · 1yr€835M4 active

Unrealized

4 held

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry
Access Infinity	HealthTech	UK	2026
Brookbanks Consulting	Business Services	UK	2026
Tetra Consulting	Business Services	UK	2025
Velociti Solutions	IT Services	UK	2025

Access InfinityActive

HealthTechUK· Entry 2026

Brookbanks ConsultingActive

Business ServicesUK· Entry 2026

Tetra ConsultingActive

Business ServicesUK· Entry 2025

Velociti SolutionsActive

IT ServicesUK· Entry 2025

CBPE Capital Fund XBuyout

2020 · 6yr€656M6 active · 1 realized

Unrealized

6 held

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry
Clifton Asset Management	Financials	UK	2024
HealthNet Homecare	Healthcare	UK	2024
HF	LegalTech	UK	2024
HGF	Business Services	UK	2024
Snigel	AdTech	Ireland	2023
TREND Networks	Industrials	UK	2021

Clifton Asset ManagementActive

FinancialsUK· Entry 2024

HealthNet HomecareActive

HealthcareUK· Entry 2024

HFActive

LegalTechUK· Entry 2024

HGFActive

Business ServicesUK· Entry 2024

SnigelActive

AdTechIreland· Entry 2023

TREND NetworksActive

IndustrialsUK· Entry 2021

Realized

1 exit

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
The Key Group	IT Services	UK	2020	2025	Secondary		–

The Key GroupExited 2025

IT ServicesUK· Entry 2020

Secondaryto

CBPE Capital Fund IXBuyout

2016 · 10yr€537M2 active · 5 realized

Unrealized

2 held

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry
Blatchford	MedTech	UK	2018
Simbec-Orion	Healthcare	UK	2019

BlatchfordActive

MedTechUK· Entry 2018

Simbec-OrionActive

HealthcareUK· Entry 2019

Realized

5 exits

Company	Sector	Geo	Entry	Exit	Type	MOIC
Centralis	Business Services	Luxembourg	2020	2025	Secondary
Perspective Financial Group	Financials	UK	2019	2024	Secondary
Rodericks Dental	Healthcare	UK	2017	2022	Secondary	–
SAFECHEM	Industrials	Germany	2016	2024	Trade Sale	–
Xceptor	Fintech	UK	2017	2021	Secondary

CentralisExited 2025

Business ServicesLuxembourg· Entry 2020

Secondaryto

Perspective Financial GroupExited 2024

FinancialsUK· Entry 2019

Secondaryto

Rodericks DentalExited 2022

HealthcareUK· Entry 2017

Secondaryto

SAFECHEMExited 2024

IndustrialsGermany· Entry 2016

Trade Saleto

XceptorExited 2021

FintechUK· Entry 2017

Secondaryto

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About CBPE Capital

CBPE Capital is a UK and Ireland mid-market private equity firm with approximately £1.6 billion of assets under management as of December 2024 (with Fund XI closing at £714 million hard cap in 2025), headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 1984 as Close Brothers Private Equity before becoming an independent buyout in 2009. CBPE remains a partner-owned independent LLP with a 40 plus year continuous UK mid-cap buyout franchise.

Investment thesis

CBPE deploys capital through 11 active fund vintages (Fund X 2021, Fund XI closed April 2025 at £714 million), targeting UK and Ireland primary buyouts in cash-generative growth companies with enterprise values up to £175 million. Sector focus spans business services, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, technology, industrials and consumer and leisure, with geographic deployment concentrated on UK and Ireland mid-market opportunities. The primary-buyout discipline combined with high mid-cap repeat-conversion track record reflects the platform's long-tenured team and disciplined sourcing approach.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include healthcare and CRO (2024), corporate services and admin (February 2025) and education services (November 2025). Recent acquisitions include Clifton Asset Management (financial services, October 2024), Tetra Consulting (March 2025) and Access Infinity (February 2026). The platform continues active deployment of Fund XI. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.