Maven Capital Partners

Investment Strategy

Geography

• Europe

Sector Focus

• Marketplace Lending
• Payments and Remittances
• Infrastructure and Enterprise Software
• Data and Analytics

Investment Stage

• Seed
• Early Stage Venture

Summary

Maven Capital Partners is an independent private equity firm investing in UK companies valued up to £25m. They provide funding packages for entrepreneurial businesses, usually making a commitment of £2m to £10m per transaction. Their primary funding focuses are: MBOs, acquisitions, development capital, buy-and-build projects, and business expansion.

Maven believes that private firms in the lower mid-market arena are entrepreneurial and obtain rapid growth by nature. Their objective is to provide financial support to help the individuals they back achieve their goals, which also includes shaping their market proposition and senior team.

In regards to Maven’s private equity investment, they have a 75% growth turnover, 57% growth in EBITDA , and a 43% growth in employee numbers across their portfolios. This firm’s investment criteria consists of a strong management team that is not overly dependent on one person, a strong market position, a credible marketing strategy, an enterprise value of up to £25m (ideally with maintainable profits of over £1m per annum), and when appropriate, intellectual property rights that are capable of being protected.

Maven has offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. The firm’s strong regional focus enables Maven to have a comprehensive local knowledge.

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