Equity Ventures

What is Equity Ventures?

Equity Ventures is a London-based private investment firm specializing in private equity and venture capital investments, focusing predominantly on management buyout consultancy. They provide expertise in structuring, financing, and executing management buyouts (MBOs), allowing managers to evolve into owners by acquiring significant financial stakes in large companies with minimal initial investment.

They work on aligning their investment interests with management teams, advocating for realistic profit forecasts and sensible business valuations. With over 20 years of experience, Equity Ventures applies its seasoned background in banking, consultancy, and venture capitalism to drive the buyout process, while also bringing personal experience to the table, having performed their own management buyout.

Their investment portfolio encompasses a variety of sectors, excluding oil and gas, and offshore fishing due to EU rules. They are open to looking at legal and profitable transactions in most industrial sectors, with a national focus across the UK.

Equity Ventures emphasizes assistance in both willing seller scenarios, such as planned retirements or strategic corporate sales, and unwilling seller situations including companies in distress or administration. They offer a bespoke MBO valuation model and a 'lite' version to facilitate quick assessments, also providing insights into how small teams can fund and finance large company buyouts.

Their approach extends beyond financial support, offering guidance on presenting opportunities and establishing buyout feasibility, being mindful of the associated costs and emphasizing professional advice on employment contract terms with 'Newco.' Equity Ventures strives to minimize upfront costs for management teams pursuing buyouts, with fees incurred largely once deal completion is near certain.