Scottish Equity Partners

Investor - Venture Capital

Overview

Scottish Equity Partners invests in high growth technology and technology enabled companies throughout Europe and the United States.

Country: United Kingdom

Founded: 1991

Headquarters: 17 Blythswood Square, Glasgow

+44 (0)141 273 4000

Investment Strategy

Geography

  • North America
  • Europe

Sector Focus

  • Marketplace Lending
  • RegTech
  • Infrastructure and Enterprise Software
  • Data and Analytics

Investment Stage

  • Seed
  • Early Stage Venture
  • Later Stage Venture
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Series D

Summary

Scottish Equity Partners invests in entrepreneurial management teams with global aspirations in innovation technology.  They are active and supportive long term investors who provide helpful constructive feedback throughout the investment process to maximize the companies’ potential. SEP provides up to £20m in addition to their contributions to business planning, building a board, and entering new markets.  They can also access additional finance from their long-standing partners.  Their goal is to use their experience to build and create value to help the companies dominate their market sectors.

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Investments

Date

Name

Size

Round

Co-Investors

Sector

Country

July 2014

Pulsant

£15m

Private Equity

Oak Hill Capital Partners

Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

United Kingdom

February 2014

Zuto

£8m

Private Equity

Calum Paterson

Marketplace Lending

United Kingdom

September 2013

Sumerian

£2.4m

Venture

Scottish Investment Bank

Data & Analytics

United Kingdom

September 2012

SkyDox

£20m

Business Growth Fund

Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

United Kingdom

July 2012

Clavis Insight

£1.56m

Delta Partners

Data & Analytics

Ireland {Republic}

April 2011

Metaforic

$8m

Series B

Pentech Ventures

Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

United States

April 2011

Media Ingenuity

£17.5m

Venture

Data & Analytics

United Kingdom

April 2009

Clavis Insight

€2.1m

Series A

  Delta Partners

Data & Analytics

Ireland {Republic}

April 2008

Tideway

$27m

Series C

Apex Partners & Fearghal O Riordain

Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

United Kingdom

March 2008

Sumerian

Venture

Data & Analytics

United Kingdom

September 2004

Searchspace

£11.4m

RegTech

United Kingdom

June 2004

Verisim

£1.2m

Seed

Infrastructure & Enterprise Software

United Kingdom

Funds Raised

Vintage

Fund Name

Amount

2016

SEP V

$260m

2014

SEP Infrastructure Fund

$135m

2012

The Environmental Energies Fund

$67m

2011

SEP IV

$200m

2006

SEP III

$160m

Key Employees

Lorna Foy
CFO

Catherine Simpson
Head of Operations

Fraser McLatchie
Principal, Investment Operations

Gordon Beveridge
Director

Sarah Roughead
Director of Fund Reporting

Rachael Williamson
Head of HR

Martin Brennan
Principal

Julie Curran
Principal, Deal Origination

Calum Paterson
Managing Partner