What investment strategy does Rubicon Partners focus on?

Rubicon Partners focuses on Buyout strategies in the private equity space.

How many portfolio companies does Rubicon Partners have?

Rubicon Partners has 13 active portfolio companies and 3 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Rubicon Partners headquartered?

Rubicon Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is Rubicon Partners's assets under management?

Rubicon Partners manages approximately €383M in assets under management.

When was Rubicon Partners founded?

Rubicon Partners was founded in 1993.

What sectors does Rubicon Partners invest in?

Rubicon Partners invests across Industrials, Business Services.

What are Rubicon Partners's recent exits?

Recent realized exits by Rubicon Partners include: Avove (2026) to H.I.G. Capital; CMD (2024) to Luceco plc; Farsound Aviation (2019) to AGIC Capital.

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Rubicon Partners

London, United Kingdom·Founded 1993·

Buyout

·rubiconpartners.com

Rubicon Partners is a London-based lower-mid-market private equity firm founded in 1993 that specialises in control buyouts, corporate carve-outs and turnarounds of complex industrial businesses in manufacturing, engineering, distribution and services. It takes a hands-on operational approach to companies with enterprise values of roughly GBP 10 million to GBP 200 million across the United Kingdom and Europe. Having invested deal-by-deal for most of its history, the firm raised its first institutional fund (Rubicon Partners V) in 2022 and a second (Rubicon Partners VI) which closed in 2025, with Connection Capital among its investors. It reports around USD 413 million of capital under management.

AUM

€383M

Funds

vintages 1993

Portfolio

Exits

Rubicon Partners is a London buyout firm with €383M AUM, 13 active companies and 3 exits.

SectorsIndustrials Business Services

Key takeaways

·Average hold across 3 realized deals: 4 years.
·Top sector focus: Industrials (63% of portfolio).

Sector breakdown

16 companies

Industrials

10 · 63%

Business Services

4 · 25%

Aerospace & Defence

1 · 6%

Mobility

1 · 6%

Key facts

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Founded1993

Websiterubiconpartners.com

Recent exits

Rubicon Partners sold Avove to H.I.G. Capital in 2026 after 4 years.

Rubicon Partners sold CMD to Luceco plc in 2024 after 1 year.

Rubicon Partners sold Farsound Aviation to AGIC Capital in 2019 after 8 years.

Coverage notes

1 fund tracked, 16 portfolio companies (13 active · 3 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

Funds & portfolio

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

1 fund

Fund

Strategy

Vintage

Size

Assets

Exits

Rubicon Partners

Evergreen1993€383M13 assets3 exits

Evergreen

1993 · 33yr

€383M

Unrealized

13 held

Company	Entry
Airedale Industrials · UK	2021
Airedale Group Business Services · UK	2021
Aquamain Business Services · UK	2018
Bamboo Connect Industrials · UK	2022
Centriforce Industrials · UK	2024
Consolidated Timber Holdings Industrials · UK	2021
EnServe Business Services · UK	2016
Erodex Industrials · UK	2026
FLSmidth Air Pollution Control Industrials · UK	2025
Jacopa Industrials · UK	2024
O&S Doors Industrials · UK	2023
Park Sheet Metal Industrials · UK	2019
Volvox Group Mobility · UK	2015

Realized

3 exits

Company	Entry	Exit	Type	Buyer	MOIC
Avove Business Services · UK	2022	2026	Secondary	H.I.G. Capital	–
CMD Industrials · UK	2023	2024	Trade Sale	Luceco plc	–
Farsound Aviation Aerospace & Defence · UK	2011	2019	Trade Sale	AGIC Capital	–

Frequently asked questions

What investment strategy does Rubicon Partners focus on?: Rubicon Partners focuses on Buyout strategies in the private equity space.
How many portfolio companies does Rubicon Partners have?: Rubicon Partners has 13 active portfolio companies and 3 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
Where is Rubicon Partners headquartered?: Rubicon Partners is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
What is Rubicon Partners's assets under management?: Rubicon Partners manages approximately €383M in assets under management.
When was Rubicon Partners founded?: Rubicon Partners was founded in 1993.
What sectors does Rubicon Partners invest in?: Rubicon Partners invests across Industrials, Business Services.
What are Rubicon Partners's recent exits?: Recent realized exits by Rubicon Partners include: Avove (2026) to H.I.G. Capital; CMD (2024) to Luceco plc; Farsound Aviation (2019) to AGIC Capital.