Key Capital Partners Llp (Key)

A leading player in the smaller buy-out market, Key Capital Partners (Key), is one of only a few Private Equity (PE) firms specialising in working with entrepreneurial businesses worth between £5m and £50m. With offices in Leeds and London, it has one of the most experienced investment teams in the UK and offers national coverage. Key has a strong track record of backing high growth SMEs through management buy-outs, equity release and development capital deals. With over £140m under management Key is seeking to invest equity sums of between £4m and £15m in profitable, dynamic businesses where there is the opportunity to double the profits of the business over a three to five year period. Since launching its first fund in 2007, Key has invested a total of £100m in over 20 businesses across a variety of sectors from school catering and recruitment to nursing care and online retail. It has successfully exited 18 of these businesses including the secondary buy-out of Sparta, a London-based IT training academy in 2020; the AIM IPO of CMO.Stores in 2021; and the sale with reinvestment in ed-tech company, Avantis in 2022. Key is owned and managed by its five partners who also co-invest in the funds and who make up the investment committee. With a flat reporting structure, it is able to make investment decisions swiftly and works closely with the management teams of its investee companies to deliver their ambitions for their business. Key Capital Partners LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Please read our important disclaimers here: https://www.keycapitalpartners.co.uk/privacy