actively driving growth and returns

what we look for
We look for passionate teams with the vision and energy to effectively challenge the status quo and entrepreneurs that want to change the world! We strongly believe that the people are the single most important factor in determining the success of a business. We therefore invest in people, not business plans.

sector focus:

We focus on innovative, growth businesses in the consumer and leisure space.

  • We believe there are exciting growth opportunities in these markets, particularly for innovative brands that are re-defining the traditional norms in response to increasingly sophisticated and discerning customers

  • Focusing on specific industries allows us to gain a fuller understanding of the market dynamics, the challenges and the opportunities and to build a team with specific relevant experience

  • Particular areas that we are proactively exploring include food and hospitality, well being, health and beauty, travel, media and entertainment, online media and eCommerce, and other consumer technologies

investment stage:

We will partner with great entrepreneurs at any stage in the lifecycle of their business provided there is exciting potential and a strong team.

  • Typically though we focus on growth stage businesses that are facing the critical transition from start up through adolescence to become a mature operation

  • By focusing on businesses that are at a similar stage and facing similar challenges we are better able to leverage our collective knowledge and expertise across our investment portfolio and provide greater overall value to our partners

  • We can invest as little as £0.5m or as much as £15m over the life of an investment but always seek to take at least a significant minority share to ensure we are in a position to actively contribute to an accelerated growth trajectory

geography:

Due to the nature of our active engagement with our portfolio companies we currently focus the majority of our investment efforts on businesses located in the UK. However, in an increasingly global world, we also recognize the need to be opportunistic and will therefore selectively consider opportunities outside of the UK market.