Mobeus Equity Partners
Mobeus Equity Partners LLP 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). Partners include Ashley Broomberg, Richard Babington, Justin Maltz, Chris Price and Guy Blackburn.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 57 portfolio companies (19 active · 38 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
57 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Mobeus Equity Partners has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Mobeus 2Small-Mid Buyout2021 · 5yr€135M12 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
12 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality |  UK | 2025 | |
| Consumer | UK | 2025 | |
| Hospitality | UK | 2024 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2023 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2026 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2022 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2023 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2023 | |
| HR Tech | UK | 2022 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2026 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2021 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2022 |
UK· Entry 2025UK· Entry 2025UK· Entry 2024UK· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2026UK· Entry 2022UK· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2022UK· Entry 2026UK· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2022Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InsurTech | UK | 2024 | 2026 | Trade Sale |
Mobeus 1Small-Mid Buyout2017 · 9yr€194M4 active · 6 realized
Unrealized
4 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT Services | UK | 2021 | |
| Industrials | UK | 2019 | |
| Telecom | UK | 2023 | |
| Business Services | UK | 2019 |
UK· Entry 2021UK· Entry 2019UK· Entry 2023UK· Entry 2019Realized
6 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services | UK | 2019 | 2022 | Secondary | – | ||
| Financials | UK | 2016 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | UK | 2016 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Financials | UK | 2017 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | UK | 2019 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| PropTech | UK | 2021 | 2024 | Secondary | – |
Mobeus VCTsEvergreen1998 · 28yr€432M3 active · 31 realized
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | UK | 2014 | |
| Consumer | United Kingdom | 2006 | |
| Business Services | United Kingdom | 2013 |
UK· Entry 2014United Kingdom· Entry 2006United Kingdom· Entry 2013Realized
31 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials | UK | 2015 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | UK | 2008 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| IT Services | UK | 2010 | 2019 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2006 | 2020 | Secondary | – | ||
| Aerospace & Defence | UK | 2001 | 2013 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2001 | 2011 | Secondary | – | ||
| Business Services | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Telecom | UK | 2014 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | UK | 2011 | 2022 | MBO | |||
| Business Services | UK | 2010 | 2013 | MBO | – | ||
| Pharma | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Hospitality | UK | 2009 | 2012 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2015 | 2020 | – | – | ||
| Software | UK | 2006 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | |||
| Logistics | UK | 2014 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | UK | 2015 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2001 | 2014 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | UK | 2011 | 2018 | MBO | – | ||
| FoodTech | UK | 2001 | 2009 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | UK | 2008 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Business Services | United Kingdom | 2010 | 2023 | – | – | – | |
| Cybersecurity | UK | 2016 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| IT Services | UK | 2012 | 2015 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Software | UK | 2015 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | UK | 2013 | 2018 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | UK | 2015 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2006 | 2020 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Consumer | UK | 2013 | 2021 | IPO | – | – | |
| Business Services | UK | 2009 | 2015 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | UK | 2005 | 2014 | 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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