Mobeus Equity Partners
Mobeus Equity Partners LLP (Companies House OC320577) is a London-based independent small-cap buyout firm founded in 2006. The firm is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 456538. It focuses on UK SME management buyouts with enterprise values up to approximately GBP 30 million, investing GBP 5-20 million per deal across B2B Services, Human Capital and Distinctive Brands. In 2021 Mobeus sold its VCT fund-management division to Gresham House plc and pivoted to a pure buyout house, closing Mobeus 1 (GBP 166 million final close, 2017) and Mobeus 2 (GBP 115 million first close, 2021). Current partners: Ashley Broomberg, Richard Babington, Justin Maltz, Chris Price and Guy Blackburn.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 48 portfolio companies (16 active · 32 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Mobeus Equity Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Mobeus 2Small-Mid Buyout2021 · 5yr€135M11 active
Unrealized
11 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Travel Group | Hospitality | UK | 2025 |
| Assured Underwriting Group | InsurTech | UK | 2024 |
| Big Potato Games | Consumer | UK | 2025 |
| Distant Journeys | Hospitality | UK | 2024 |
| Ellis Recruitment Group | Business Services | UK | 2023 |
| G=mc2 | Business Services | UK | 2026 |
| Gungho Marketing | Business Services | UK | 2022 |
| GW Global Insights | Business Services | UK | 2023 |
| Intralink | Business Services | UK | 2023 |
| LACE Partners | HR Tech | UK | 2022 |
| The Translation People | Business Services | UK | 2022 |
Mobeus 1Small-Mid Buyout2017 · 9yr€194M4 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABL 1Touch | IT Services | UK | 2021 |
| Cooper Coated Coil | Industrials | UK | 2019 |
| Orbital Internet Group | Telecom | UK | 2023 |
| Ventrica | Business Services | UK | 2019 |
Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Partnership | Business Services | UK | 2019 | 2022 | Secondary | – | |
| Advantedge | Financials | UK | 2016 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Kinneir Dufort | Business Services | UK | 2016 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Ludlow | Financials | UK | 2017 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Star Brands | Consumer | UK | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | |
| The Boundary | PropTech | UK | 2021 | 2024 | Secondary | – |
Mobeus VCTsEvergreen1998 · 28yr€432M1 active · 26 realized
Unrealized
1 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Graphics International | Industrials | UK | 2014 |
Realized
26 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access_IS | Industrials | UK | 2015 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | |
| ATG Media | Business Services | UK | 2008 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Automated Systems Group | IT Services | UK | 2010 | 2019 | Secondary | – | |
| Blaze Signs | Industrials | UK | 2006 | 2020 | Secondary | – | |
| British International | Aerospace & Defence | UK | 2001 | 2013 | Trade Sale | – | |
| DiGiCo | Industrials | UK | 2001 | 2011 | Secondary | – | |
| EMaC | Business Services | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Entanet | Telecom | UK | 2014 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Equip Outdoor Technologies | Consumer | UK | 2011 | 2022 | Unknown | – | – |
| Faversham House | Business Services | UK | 2010 | 2013 | MBO | – | – |
| Focus Pharmaceuticals | Pharma | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Iglu.com | Hospitality | UK | 2001 | 2012 | Secondary | – | |
| Lightworks | Software | UK | 2006 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | |
| MachineWorks Software | Software | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | – |
| Master Removers Group | Logistics | UK | 2014 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Media Business Insight | Business Services | UK | 2015 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Monsal | Industrials | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Motorclean | Business Services | UK | 2011 | 2018 | MBO | – | – |
| Pasta King | FoodTech | UK | 2001 | 2009 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Plastic Surgeon | Business Services | UK | 2008 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Tessella | IT Services | UK | 2012 | 2015 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Tharstern | Software | UK | 2015 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Tushingham Sails | Consumer | UK | 2015 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Vectair Systems | Industrials | UK | 2006 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Virgin Wines | Consumer | UK | 2013 | 2021 | IPO | – | – |
| Westway Services | Business Services | UK | 2009 | 2015 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Mobeus Equity Partners
Mobeus Equity Partners is a UK lower-mid-market growth capital and management buyout firm with approximately £150 million of assets under management across four Income & Growth VCT vehicles as of December 2024, headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 2012 via management buyout from Matrix Group with origins dating to the 1990s as Matrix Private Equity Partners. Mobeus remains an independent partner-owned LLP (OC320577) with a multi-decade Matrix lineage.
Investment thesis
Mobeus Equity Partners deploys capital through approximately four active VCT vehicles (Mobeus Income & Growth VCT, Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT, The Income & Growth VCT), targeting UK lower-mid-market growth capital and management buyouts with £5-25 million equity tickets into companies with £2-7.5 million EBITDA. The platform partners with founder and manager-led teams. Sector focus spans B2B services, human capital (talent, training, recruitment), distinctive consumer brands, technology-enabled services and leisure and travel. Geographic deployment is UK exclusively.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include online travel and leisure (Iglu.com, 2025, largest cruise and ski OTA in UK), consumer products and household (Star Brands, 2025), product design and consulting (Kinneir Dufort, 2024) and tech public-policy consulting (Access Partnership, 2024). Recent acquisitions include human capital MBO (G=mc2, 2026), distinctive brands MBO (Big Potato Games, 2025) and distinctive brands MBO (Distant Journeys, 2025). The platform continues active deployment across the partnership-led UK lower mid-market mandate. 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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