Inspirit Capital
Inspirit Capital is a London-based private equity firm founded in 2019 by Will Stamp and Albert Farrant, specialising in corporate carve-outs and special situations across UK and Ireland headquartered businesses. The firm targets control investments in non-core divisions of large corporations with enterprise values up to GBP 200 million and revenues over GBP 30 million. It operates through two funds: Inspirit Fund I LP (Companies House LP020667, GBP 50 million, closed January 2020) and Inspirit Fund II LP (Companies House LP023246, GBP 75 million, closed July 2023). The management entity is Inspirit Management Limited (Companies House 12201025, SIC 64303). Inspirit was named Emerging Manager of the Year at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards 2026.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
2 funds tracked, 19 portfolio companies (10 active · 9 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Inspirit Capital has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Inspirit Fund IITurnaround2023 · 3yr€88M6 active
Unrealized
6 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Converge UK | IT Services | UK | 2026 |
| HSJ | Healthcare | UK | 2024 |
| Kaplan Languages Group | Education | UK | 2026 |
| mthree | Business Services | UK | 2024 |
| Palladium Group | Business Services | UK | 2025 |
| Watson Fuels | Energy | UK | 2025 |
Inspirit Fund ITurnaround2020 · 6yr€59M4 active · 9 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha 3 | Industrials | UK | 2022 |
| Aquest | Business Services | UK | 2023 |
| This Works | Consumer | UK | 2023 |
| Vysus Group | Energy | UK | 2020 |
Realized
9 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWind | Energy | UK | 2023 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Inspiro | Education | UK | 2023 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| ModuSpec | Energy | UK | 2020 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Paddington Paper Holdings | Industrials | UK | 2021 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Procam Take 2 | TMT | UK | 2020 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | – |
| Senergy Wells | Energy | UK | 2020 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| SGC Engineering | Business Services | UK | 2020 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Spaldings | Agriculture | UK | 2022 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Vysus Transportation | Business Services | UK | 2020 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Inspirit Capital
Inspirit Capital is a UK and Ireland corporate carve-out specialist headquartered in London at 2 Babmaes Street. The firm was founded around 2019-2020 with the first carve-out completed in 2020, operating as a partner-led independent firm backed by a small institutional investor base. Inspirit has completed 16 corporate carve-outs since 2020 and was named Real Deals 2026 Emerging Manager of the Year.
Investment thesis
Inspirit Capital deploys capital through a committed-capital pool (specific fund structure not publicly disclosed), targeting UK and Ireland corporate carve-outs by acquiring divisions divested by large corporates with enterprise values up to £100 million and an operational turnaround focus. Sector focus spans IT services, business and human capital services, education and training, offshore wind and marine services and contact centre and BPO. Geographic deployment is UK and Ireland (headquarters-based businesses). The platform reinvigorates divested units as standalone entrepreneurial businesses.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include education and training services (2025), with 9 successful exits cumulatively. Recent acquisitions include a language education group (2026), an IT services carve-out in the West Midlands (2024-2025) and a human capital services carve-out (2024). The platform continues active deployment across the UK and Ireland carve-out mandate. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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