> 20 yr
Track record
Join together.
Succeed together.
We are the UK’s leading lower mid-market private equity investor with an unparalleled 20-year investment track-record delivering consistent capital growth.
Across our history, we’ve partnered with management teams to grow and develop high-quality market leaders that are more than the sum of their parts – joining together to succeed together.
Our tried and tested entrepreneurial approach and straightforward way of working has helped us develop companies of scale in sectors that we understand and value.
David Lonsdale
Managing Partner
At a glance
Our track record
>£ 1.3 bn
Capital raised (AEP I – VI)
6
Funds raised
> 40
Platforms
> 175
Bolt on acquisitions (AEP IV - AEP VI)
Strategy
We invest in primary buyouts of businesses delivering essential services and B2B software, headquartered in the UK & Ireland. Backed by two decades of experience, our strategy focuses on sourcing high-quality, off-market opportunities and scaling them into market leaders through a well-established, repeatable playbook.
Portfolio
Our adjacency model, built on deeply embedded sectoral expertise and a broad advisor network, helps us build strong relationships with businesses, unrivalled pipeline visibility for investors and to submit high-quality deliverable terms for vendors.
Sectors
We have deep expertise in dynamic, mission-critical sectors. With a nuanced and evolving understanding of these markets, we partner with management teams to accelerate growth and create long-term value.
ESG
ESG is fully integrated throughout our investment process, from deal screening to exit.We keep things as simple as possible, focusing on the material issues where there’s real work to be done.
Our approach is fully aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and Principles for Responsible Investment.
