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Total AUM
€2T+
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active investments
Exits tracked
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189 firms matching of 1,100+ tracked · Page 1 of 4
| GP | Country | Strategy | Sector Focus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BGF London · 2011 | Evergreen | AdTechAI/ML +26 | €3.5B | 1 | 31 | 141 | ||
IK Partners London · 1989 | BuyoutGrowth | AgricultureBusiness Services +8 | €13.8B | 18 | 81 | 138 | ||
Bridgepoint London · 1984 | BuyoutGrowth | Business ServicesConsumer +6 | €86.6B | 9 | 83 | 83 | ||
Balderton Capital London · 2000 | GrowthVC | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €6.4B | 7 | 112 | 64 | ||
Cinven London | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +6 | €30.0B | 7 | 46 | 56 | ||
Beechbrook Capital London · 2008 | MezzaninePrivate Debt | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +10 | €1.1B | 7 | 36 | 42 | ||
Mobeus Equity Partners London · 2006 | EvergreenSmall-Mid Buyout | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +14 | €761M | 3 | 19 | 38 | ||
Bowmark Capital London · 1997 | BuyoutGrowth | Business ServicesData & Analytics +14 | €2.3B | 5 | 15 | 32 | ||
Palamon Capital Partners London · 1999 | Growth | Business ServicesConsumer +8 | €1.4B | 4 | 6 | 31 | ||
Inflexion London · 1999 | BuyoutGrowth +1 | AdTechBusiness Services +14 | €11.0B | 11 | 32 | 30 | ||
Livingbridge London · 1995 | BuyoutGrowth | Business ServicesConsumer +13 | €4.4B | 6 | 99 | 29 | ||
Shackleton Ventures London · 2006 | Evergreen | AI/MLBiotech +17 | – | 1 | 17 | 29 | ||
Endless Leeds · 2005 | Small-Mid BuyoutTurnaround | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +9 | €1.8B | 4 | 15 | 28 | ||
Terra Firma London · 2002 | BuyoutEvergreen +1 | Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture +9 | €11.3B | 6 | 10 | 26 | ||
Vitruvian Partners London · 2006 | Growth | AdTechAgTech +26 | €18.0B | 5 | 73 | 25 | ||
August Equity London · 2001 | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +10 | €761M | 2 | 15 | 25 | ||
Palatine Private Equity Manchester · 2005 | BuyoutImpact +1 | Business ServicesConstruction +16 | €1.4B | 8 | 25 | 23 | ||
Exponent Private Equity London · 2004 | Buyout | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +9 | €4.4B | 5 | 20 | 22 | ||
NorthEdge Capital Manchester · 2009 | BuyoutGrowth | AgricultureBusiness Services +15 | €1.2B | 4 | 26 | 22 | ||
ECI Partners London · 1976 | BuyoutGrowth | AdTechBusiness Services +10 | €2.8B | 6 | 14 | 21 | ||
Rutland Partners London · 2000 | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +5 | €931M | 3 | 7 | 20 | ||
Notion Capital London · 2009 | GrowthVC | AdTechAerospace & Defence +16 | €921M | 6 | 43 | 19 | ||
Molten Ventures London · 2006 | Balance Sheet | AdTechAerospace & Defence +17 | €1.6B | 1 | 37 | 19 | ||
BACKED VC London · 2016 | VC | AdTechAgTech +20 | €286M | 3 | 70 | 18 | ||
Index Ventures London · 1996 | GrowthVC | Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML +13 | €11.7B | 7 | 43 | 17 | ||
Rockpool Investments London · 2011 | Evergreen | AgricultureBusiness Services +11 | €878M | 1 | 19 | 17 | ||
Amadeus Capital Partners London · 1997 | GrowthVC | Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML +12 | €850M | 5 | 31 | 17 | ||
Equistone Partners Europe London · 1979 | Buyout | AdTechBusiness Services +9 | €4.8B | 3 | 15 | 16 | ||
MMC Ventures London · 2000 | VC | AgTechAI/ML +17 | €541M | 2 | 74 | 16 | ||
Souter Investments Edinburgh · 2008 | Evergreen | Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services +12 | €878M | 1 | 38 | 16 | ||
Maven Capital Partners Glasgow · 2009 | BuyoutEvergreen +1 | BiotechBusiness Services +14 | €889M | 6 | 15 | 16 | ||
Growth Capital Partners London · 1999 | Growth | Business ServicesCloud Infrastructure +12 | €1.2B | 4 | 17 | 15 | ||
Charterhouse Capital Partners London · 1934 | Buyout | AdTechBusiness Services +10 | €7.0B | 3 | 20 | 15 | ||
Apax Partners London · 1981 | BuyoutGrowth +1 | AI/MLBusiness Services +20 | €70.8B | 7 | 56 | 15 | ||
Albion Capital London · 1996 | Evergreen | AdTechAI/ML +12 | €1.2B | 2 | 42 | 15 | ||
IQ Capital Partners London · 2005 | GrowthVC | AdTechAerospace & Defence +19 | €920M | 6 | 45 | 14 | ||
Abingworth London · 1973 | Life Sciences VCVC | AI/MLBiotech +2 | €1.8B | 6 | 26 | 14 | ||
AnaCap Financial Partners London · 2005 | BuyoutSecondaries | Business ServicesData & Analytics +5 | €1.9B | 5 | 15 | 14 | ||
Graphite Capital London · 1991 | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €1.4B | 3 | 13 | 13 | ||
Elysian Capital London · 2007 | Buyout | Business ServicesConstruction +5 | €825M | 3 | 11 | 13 | ||
Permira London · 1985 | BuyoutGrowth +1 | Business ServicesConsumer +18 | €80.0B | 7 | 53 | 13 | ||
Hanover Investors London · 2002 | Evergreen | Business ServicesConsumer +5 | €425M | 1 | 9 | 13 | ||
Hg London · 2000 | Buyout | Business ServicesCybersecurity +8 | €69.0B | 9 | 55 | 13 | ||
Stirling Square Capital Partners London · 2002 | Buyout | AgricultureBusiness Services +5 | €3.0B | 4 | 16 | 13 | ||
BC Partners London · 1986 | Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +11 | €40.0B | 4 | 21 | 12 | ||
Synova London · 2007 | Growth | Business ServicesData & Analytics +10 | €2.0B | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||
Montagu Private Equity London · 1968 | BuyoutSecondaries | Business ServicesConsumer +7 | €14.0B | 5 | 24 | 12 | ||
Primary Capital Partners London · 1994 | Small-Mid Buyout | Business ServicesConsumer +3 | €266M | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
Pembroke VCT London · 2013 | Evergreen | ConsumerCybersecurity +9 | €294M | 1 | 59 | 12 | ||
Foresight Group London · 2001 | GrowthSmall-Mid Buyout +1 | Business ServicesE-commerce +10 | €15.4B | 8 | 9 | 12 |
BGF
London
Strategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AdTechAI/ML
+26FundBGF · 2011
AUM
€3.5B
Funds
1
Portfolio
31
Exits
141
IK Partners
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AgricultureBusiness Services
+8FundIK Small Cap IV · 2025
AUM
€13.8B
Funds
18
Portfolio
81
Exits
138
Bridgepoint
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+6FundEurope VIII (BE VIII) · 2026
AUM
€86.6B
Funds
9
Portfolio
83
Exits
83
Balderton Capital
London
Strategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundBalderton Capital IX · 2024
AUM
€6.4B
Funds
7
Portfolio
112
Exits
64
Cinven
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+6FundCinven Fund VIII · 2024
AUM
€30.0B
Funds
7
Portfolio
46
Exits
56
Beechbrook Capital
London
Strategy
MezzaninePrivate Debt
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+10FundUK SME Credit IV · 2024
AUM
€1.1B
Funds
7
Portfolio
36
Exits
42
Mobeus Equity Partners
London
Strategy
EvergreenSmall-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+14FundMobeus 2 · 2021
AUM
€761M
Funds
3
Portfolio
19
Exits
38
Bowmark Capital
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
Business ServicesData & Analytics
+14FundBowmark Capital Partners VII · 2024
AUM
€2.3B
Funds
5
Portfolio
15
Exits
32
Palamon Capital Partners
London
Strategy
Growth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+8FundPalamon European Equity IV · 2016
AUM
€1.4B
Funds
4
Portfolio
6
Exits
31
Inflexion
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
+1Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+14FundInflexion Buyout Fund VII · 2026
AUM
€11.0B
Funds
11
Portfolio
32
Exits
30
Livingbridge
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+13FundLivingbridge 7 · 2021
AUM
€4.4B
Funds
6
Portfolio
99
Exits
29
Shackleton Ventures
London
Strategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AI/MLBiotech
+17FundShackleton Ventures (Evergreen) · 2006
AUM
–
Funds
1
Portfolio
17
Exits
29
Endless
Leeds
Strategy
Small-Mid BuyoutTurnaround
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+9FundEnact Fund III · 2022
AUM
€1.8B
Funds
4
Portfolio
15
Exits
28
Terra Firma
London
Strategy
BuyoutEvergreen
+1Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAgriculture
+9FundTerra Firma Special Opportunities Fund I · 2012
AUM
€11.3B
Funds
6
Portfolio
10
Exits
26
Vitruvian Partners
London
Strategy
Growth
Sectors
AdTechAgTech
+26FundVitruvian Investment Partnership V · 2023
AUM
€18.0B
Funds
5
Portfolio
73
Exits
25
August Equity
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+10FundAugust Equity Partners VI · 2025
AUM
€761M
Funds
2
Portfolio
15
Exits
25
Palatine Private Equity
Manchester
Strategy
BuyoutImpact
+1Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+16FundPalatine Buyout Fund V · 2025
AUM
€1.4B
Funds
8
Portfolio
25
Exits
23
Exponent Private Equity
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+9FundExponent Private Equity Partners V · 2025
AUM
€4.4B
Funds
5
Portfolio
20
Exits
22
NorthEdge Capital
Manchester
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AgricultureBusiness Services
+15FundNorthEdge Fund III · 2020
AUM
€1.2B
Funds
4
Portfolio
26
Exits
22
ECI Partners
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+10FundECI 12 · 2023
AUM
€2.8B
Funds
6
Portfolio
14
Exits
21
Rutland Partners
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+5FundRutland Fund III · 2015
AUM
€931M
Funds
3
Portfolio
7
Exits
20
Notion Capital
London
Strategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+16FundNotion Capital Opportunities III · 2025
AUM
€921M
Funds
6
Portfolio
43
Exits
19
Molten Ventures
London
Strategy
Balance Sheet
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+17FundMolten Ventures Balance Sheet · 2016
AUM
€1.6B
Funds
1
Portfolio
37
Exits
19
BACKED VC
London
Strategy
VC
Sectors
AdTechAgTech
+20FundBacked Fund III · 2025
AUM
€286M
Funds
3
Portfolio
70
Exits
18
Index Ventures
London
Strategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML
+13FundIndex Ventures XII · 2024
AUM
€11.7B
Funds
7
Portfolio
43
Exits
17
Rockpool Investments
London
Strategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AgricultureBusiness Services
+11FundRockpool Investments (Evergreen) · 2011
AUM
€878M
Funds
1
Portfolio
19
Exits
17
Amadeus Capital Partners
London
Strategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceAI/ML
+12FundAmadeus APEX Technology Fund · 2023
AUM
€850M
Funds
5
Portfolio
31
Exits
17
Equistone Partners Europe
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+9FundEquistone Partners Europe Fund VI · 2018
AUM
€4.8B
Funds
3
Portfolio
15
Exits
16
MMC Ventures
London
Strategy
VC
Sectors
AgTechAI/ML
+17FundMMC Scale Up Fund · 2019
AUM
€541M
Funds
2
Portfolio
74
Exits
16
Souter Investments
Edinburgh
Strategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Aerospace & DefenceBusiness Services
+12FundSouter Investments (Balance Sheet) · 2008
AUM
€878M
Funds
1
Portfolio
38
Exits
16
Maven Capital Partners
Glasgow
Strategy
BuyoutEvergreen
+1Sectors
BiotechBusiness Services
+14FundMaven UK Regional Buyout Fund II · 2024
AUM
€889M
Funds
6
Portfolio
15
Exits
16
Growth Capital Partners
London
Strategy
Growth
Sectors
Business ServicesCloud Infrastructure
+12FundGCP Fund VI · 2025
AUM
€1.2B
Funds
4
Portfolio
17
Exits
15
Charterhouse Capital Partners
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
AdTechBusiness Services
+10FundCharterhouse Capital Partners XI · 2023
AUM
€7.0B
Funds
3
Portfolio
20
Exits
15
Apax Partners
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
+1Sectors
AI/MLBusiness Services
+20FundApax XI · 2024
AUM
€70.8B
Funds
7
Portfolio
56
Exits
15
Albion Capital
London
Strategy
Evergreen
Sectors
AdTechAI/ML
+12FundAlbion Enterprise VCT · 2007
AUM
€1.2B
Funds
2
Portfolio
42
Exits
15
IQ Capital Partners
London
Strategy
GrowthVC
Sectors
AdTechAerospace & Defence
+19FundIQ Capital Growth Fund II · 2023
AUM
€920M
Funds
6
Portfolio
45
Exits
14
Abingworth
London
Strategy
Life Sciences VCVC
Sectors
AI/MLBiotech
+2FundAbingworth Clinical Co-Development Co-Investment Fund · 2023
AUM
€1.8B
Funds
6
Portfolio
26
Exits
14
AnaCap Financial Partners
London
Strategy
BuyoutSecondaries
Sectors
Business ServicesData & Analytics
+5FundAnaCap Buyout II · 2024
AUM
€1.9B
Funds
5
Portfolio
15
Exits
14
Graphite Capital
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundGraphite Capital Partners IX · 2018
AUM
€1.4B
Funds
3
Portfolio
13
Exits
13
Elysian Capital
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConstruction
+5FundElysian Capital III · 2020
AUM
€825M
Funds
3
Portfolio
11
Exits
13
Permira
London
Strategy
BuyoutGrowth
+1Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+18FundPermira VIII · 2023
AUM
€80.0B
Funds
7
Portfolio
53
Exits
13
Hanover Investors
London
Strategy
Evergreen
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+5FundHanover Active Equity · 2002
AUM
€425M
Funds
1
Portfolio
9
Exits
13
Hg
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesCybersecurity
+8FundHg Mercury 4 · 2023
AUM
€69.0B
Funds
9
Portfolio
55
Exits
13
Stirling Square Capital Partners
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
AgricultureBusiness Services
+5FundStirling Square Capital Partners V · 2025
AUM
€3.0B
Funds
4
Portfolio
16
Exits
13
BC Partners
London
Strategy
Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+11FundBC Partners XII · 2025
AUM
€40.0B
Funds
4
Portfolio
21
Exits
12
Synova
London
Strategy
Growth
Sectors
Business ServicesData & Analytics
+10FundSynova Capital Fund V · 2022
AUM
€2.0B
Funds
4
Portfolio
12
Exits
12
Montagu Private Equity
London
Strategy
BuyoutSecondaries
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+7FundWireless Logic Continuation Vehicle · 2025
AUM
€14.0B
Funds
5
Portfolio
24
Exits
12
Primary Capital Partners
London
Strategy
Small-Mid Buyout
Sectors
Business ServicesConsumer
+3FundPrimary IV · 2014
AUM
€266M
Funds
4
Portfolio
5
Exits
12
Pembroke VCT
London
Strategy
Evergreen
Sectors
ConsumerCybersecurity
+9FundPembroke VCT · 2013
AUM
€294M
Funds
1
Portfolio
59
Exits
12
Foresight Group
London
Strategy
GrowthSmall-Mid Buyout
+1Sectors
Business ServicesE-commerce
+10FundForesight Regional Investment Fund VIII · 2025
AUM
€15.4B
Funds
8
Portfolio
9
Exits
12