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Private equity firms in United Kingdom

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

656
Private equity firms in United Kingdom
100
Rows shown
8
Stages recorded
12
Other types here
100 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 Business Growth Fund London, United Kingdom 492 408 106 50
2 3i Group London, United Kingdom 476 140 195 114
3 SoftBank Vision Fund London, United Kingdom 471 334 91 126
4 Scottish Investment Bank Glasgow, United Kingdom 350 40 42 0
5 Apax Partners London, United Kingdom 243 94 121 82
6 Janus Henderson Investors London, United Kingdom 240 34 144 0
7 Foresight Group London, United Kingdom 236 138 43 221
8 Maven Capital Partners Glasgow, United Kingdom 225 162 39 54
9 Baillie Gifford Edinburgh, United Kingdom 215 53 55 0
10 Abingworth London, United Kingdom 196 56 90 9
11 Scottish Equity Partners Glasgow, United Kingdom 165 56 61 19
12 LDC London, United Kingdom 152 125 66 80
13 Mercia Fund Managers Henley In Arden, United Kingdom 144 94 16 74
14 Lightrock London, United Kingdom 130 68 7 58
15 YFM Equity Partners London, United Kingdom 117 87 26 43
16 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund Sheffield, United Kingdom 110 61 10 0
17 24 Haymarket London, United Kingdom 103 42 12 13
18 Kennet Partners London, United Kingdom 102 51 45 7
19 Mercia Asset Management Henley In Arden, United Kingdom 101 63 17 74
20 Vitruvian Partners London, United Kingdom 95 52 31 80
21 ETF Partners London, United Kingdom 86 40 10 14
22 Generation Investment Management London, United Kingdom 85 41 24 81
23 Steadview Capital London, United Kingdom 84 32 19 0
24 True. London, United Kingdom 83 13 6 8
25 NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance Henley In Arden, United Kingdom 82 56 7 74
26 Actis London, United Kingdom 80 57 34 141
27 Livingbridge London, United Kingdom 75 49 37 28
28 Calculus Capital London, United Kingdom 72 48 15 15
29 M&G Investments London, United Kingdom 71 29 11 249
30 Greyhound Capital London, United Kingdom 71 3 11 10
31 Latitude London, United Kingdom 66 3 7 0
32 NVM Private Equity Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom 64 47 26 11
33 Cur8 Capital London, United Kingdom 63 5 5 12
34 Woodford Investment Management Oxford, United Kingdom 62 28 18 0
35 Bridges Fund Management London, United Kingdom 62 16 13 38
36 Hg London, United Kingdom 61 48 31 140
37 Permira London, United Kingdom 60 39 23 117
38 Mobeus Equity Partners London, United Kingdom 59 52 15 16
39 Virgin Group London, United Kingdom 59 7 17 62
40 West Hill Capital London, United Kingdom 58 47 6 7
41 Pollen Street Capital London, United Kingdom 57 42 16 23
42 Grosvenor Food & AgTech London, United Kingdom 56 24 6 125
43 Novator London, United Kingdom 56 20 11 5
44 Gresham House Ventures London, United Kingdom 54 44 2 13
45 Scottish National Investment Bank Edinburgh, United Kingdom 54 39 3 0
46 Zouk Capital London, United Kingdom 53 33 19 10
47 Helios Investment Partners London, United Kingdom 51 23 11 9
48 BH Digital London, United Kingdom 49 14 6 186
49 Schroders Capital London, United Kingdom 49 12 11 0
50 Inflexion London, United Kingdom 48 34 19 125
51 One Peak London, United Kingdom 47 38 3 14
52 Apis Partners London, United Kingdom 46 32 10 18
53 River Capital Liverpool, United Kingdom 45 23 4 12
54 Souter Investments Edinburgh, United Kingdom 45 9 22 7
55 Bridgepoint London, United Kingdom 44 31 16 50
56 WestBridge Capital London, United Kingdom 43 26 12 13
57 MPGI London, United Kingdom 43 3 6 0
58 Puma Private Equity London, United Kingdom 42 40 2 10
59 NPIF Maven Equity Finance Glasgow, United Kingdom 42 33 5 54
60 Unbound London, United Kingdom 41 15 5 2
61 Doughty Hanson & Co London, United Kingdom 40 16 17 3
62 Lansdowne Partners London, United Kingdom 40 9 11 26
63 Schroder Ventures London, United Kingdom 39 13 21 609
64 MEIF Proof-of-Concept & Early Stage Fund Henley In Arden, United Kingdom 38 20 3 0
65 Three Hills Capital Partners London, United Kingdom 37 32 11 38
66 Development Partners International London, United Kingdom 37 23 10 10
67 CoinShares London, United Kingdom 37 9 5 0
68 Cibus Fund London, United Kingdom 36 13 4 17
69 QuantumLight London, United Kingdom 36 1 1 7
70 British Business Investments Sheffield, United Kingdom 34 24 3 0
71 Mustard Seed London, United Kingdom 34 18 2 1
72 Juno Capital Partners London, United Kingdom 34 14 2 2
73 Alta Berkeley Venture Partners London, United Kingdom 34 4 13 0
74 Eterna Capital London, United Kingdom 34 3 3 5
75 Kartesia London, United Kingdom 33 27 12 38
76 Columbia Lake Partners London, United Kingdom 33 10 10 12
77 ECI Partners London, United Kingdom 32 31 17 30
78 Piper Private Equity London, United Kingdom 32 26 13 12
79 MML Capital Partners London, United Kingdom 32 24 15 48
80 Connection Capital London, United Kingdom 31 21 7 3
81 Montagu London, United Kingdom 31 16 16 18
82 Rockpool Investments London, United Kingdom 30 28 9 0
83 TowerBrook Capital Partners London, United Kingdom 30 14 14 80
84 SMH Venture Finance Limited London, United Kingdom 30 12 10 0
85 Alpina Partners London, United Kingdom 30 10 7 1
86 Better Capital London, United Kingdom 30 4 7 0
87 TLG Capital London, United Kingdom 29 24 5 1
88 Edge VC London, United Kingdom 29 14 5 2
89 Brookstreet Equity Partners London, United Kingdom 28 19 1 2
90 BC Partners London, United Kingdom 28 18 15 127
91 Growth Capital Partners London, United Kingdom 28 18 8 21
92 BP Marsh & Partners London, United Kingdom 28 16 4 5
93 Metric Capital Partners London, United Kingdom 27 18 8 0
94 IK Partners London, United Kingdom 27 17 11 118
95 Literacy Capital London, United Kingdom 27 17 7 8
96 The Capital Partnership London, United Kingdom 25 12 4 4
97 Sprints London, United Kingdom 25 10 3 15
98 Meridian Health Ventures London, United Kingdom 25 5 2 7
99 Hermes GPE London, United Kingdom 25 0 10 0
100 Searchlight Capital Partners London, United Kingdom 24 20 10 62

Table 1. Private equity firms in United Kingdom, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 656.

Investment stages

Among these 656
Private equity investors486 Early stage investors241 Venture investors168 Late stage investors161 Seed investors134 Debt investors71 Post IPO investors37 Secondary market investors27

Other investors in United Kingdom

Angel investors1,572 Venture capital firms1,325 Investment partners427 Startup accelerators206 Angel groups149 Micro VC funds138 Family offices116 Startup incubators88 Corporate venture capital85 Venture debt funds74 Investment banks69 Government investment offices60

Private equity firms elsewhere

United States4,112 China844 Canada286 France277 Germany240 India202 Singapore173 Hong Kong163 Switzerland152 South Korea150 Australia134 The Netherlands134 United Arab Emirates110 Spain97 Sweden94 Brazil93 Italy90 South Africa81 Israel75 Japan72 Luxembourg64 Belgium51 Russian Federation44 Mexico42
Cite: FundingWatcher, 656 private equity firms in United Kingdom, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/private-equity-firms/united-kingdom/