💡 Backing the next generation of start-ups Great to see Christopher Dorrell in @thetimes cover proposals from UK Private Capital and other groups, including the @Founders_Forum and the @StartupCltn, to encourage successful founders to reinvest gains, experience and ambition in UK scale-ups, venture and growth funds and R&D-intensives businesses. The UK has more unicorns than Germany, France, the Netherlands and Sweden combined, a hotbed of innovative companies. By implementing measures, such as our proposed Scale-Up Reinvestment Relief, we can strengthen the UK's entrepreneurial flywheel and help the next generation of companies access the capital and expertise they need to grow. 📌 As our Chief Executive Michael Moore said: 'Global competition for entrepreneurial talent is fierce. If the UK wants successful founders to build their next venture here, not cash out early or move overseas, the Government must incentivise entrepreneurs to recycle capital and share expertise within the ecosystem.' 🔗 Read the article: thetimes.com/business/compan…

🤝 🚀 Be part of conversations shaping private capital | Exclusive events for the industry UK Private Capital events provide the platform to engage with LPs, GPs, Professional Services firms and external stakeholders across the sector. From flagship conferences, national and regional forums to specialist technical and networking events, our 2026 events programme is designed to unite the entire private capital ecosystem. Events throughout the year include: ➡️ Summit Main Conference – Our flagship annual event, bringing together leading investors, fund managers, policymakers, regulators and advisers. ➡️ LP-GP Summit & Dinner – Connecting senior investors and fund managers for high-value discussion, targeted networking and meaningful relationship-building. ➡️ Black History Month Reception – Forming part of our DE&I Series, this event supports firms to build inclusive environments in which everyone can thrive. ➡️ Invest Series – Gather with industry leaders to explore how investment can best drive growth across the UK’s nations and regions. ➡️ Technical Policy Conference – Crafted and presented by industry professionals, this event addresses the practical implications of critical legislative, regulatory, accounting and taxation changes. ➡️ UK Private Capital Awards – Bringing together the Vision Awards, Inspirational Women Award, Excellence in Sustainability and Excellence in Impact, Rising Star and Lifetime Achievement awards into one landmark celebration. For more information on all our upcoming events, visit the website ➡️ ukprivatecapital.co.uk/event…

📌 Welcome signal of intent from UK Pension funds. UK Private Capital welcomes today’s announcement of a new £1bn UK Scale-Up Fund designed to back the next generation of high-growth science and technology companies. The UK has a strong system supporting the set-up and growth of innovative ideas into businesses, however access to capital to support these businesses to scale up and become world leading is a long-standing challenge. 🔽Our Chief Executive’s Michael Moore’s full reaction:

🌱 Sustainability and impact are key drivers of value creation in private capital UK Private Capital are proud to celebrate the outstanding firms recognised in our Excellence in Sustainability and Impact Awards, shining a spotlight on the firms spearheading commitment to responsible investment and impact investing. They showcase how private capital can protect and create value, deliver positive environmental and social outcomes, and generate lasting impact for businesses, investors and society. Congratulations to our Sustainability Award winners: 🏆 Adams Street Partners, praised for sustainability leadership across AI, defence and energy transition. 🏆 Triton Partners, recognised for embedding sustainability through a dedicated value creation function and a clear approach to sustainability at exit. 🏆 Graphite Capital, commended for their transparent reporting and strong exit outcomes. 🏆 Molten Ventures stood out for early ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) integration in investment decisions. 🏆 IFCO SYSTEMS. Praised for scaled environmental savings through reusable packaging. These companies were also specially recognised by our judges for their work to embed sustainability into their business strategy, investment processes and operations, while demonstrating measurable value creation, strong engagement and responsible business performance. 🌱Federated Hermes, 🌍PAI Partners, 🍄NorthEdge, 🌴Aureos, backed by EMK Capital, 🪴Victorian Sliders, backed by BGF. The Excellence in Impact award showcases how members are advancing their impact investing approaches. Congratulations to our Impact Award winners: 🏆Neuberger, praised for its long-standing impact programme and robust approach to measuring and managing impact. 🏆Clean Growth Fund, stood out for its clear climate-focused impact strategy and evidence of investments achieving intended outcomes. 🏆Alina Homecare, backed by Bridges Fund Management, was recognised for its impact-led model, strong staff training, and focus on better outcomes for service users and staff. The judges also gave a special recognition to the following three organisations for their credible stewardship frameworks, commercially viable environmental solutions, and business models that successfully embed measurable social value. 🚀 🪴HarbourVest Partners LLC 🌵Cura Terrae (backed by Palatine) 🍃Springpod (backed by Ufi Ventures). A huge congratulations to all those recognised, and thank you to our independent judging panel, for sustainability Michelle Lamprecht, Caroline Lofgren, Eimear Palmer, Aga Siemiginowska, Adinah Shackleton. For impact Ellen de Kreij, Alexander Shadbolt, Sarah Teacher and Zoe VanderWolk, for helping showcase best practice across the industry. 🔗 To find out more about what we do: ukprivatecapital.co.uk/stati…

📈Private capital continues to deliver strong returns over the long term New analysis from UK Private Capital and PwC shows that, over a 10-year horizon, private equity and venture capital outperform public markets, generating higher returns than both the FTSE All Share Index and MSCI Europe Index. The Performance Measurement Survey, the largest primary research survey of its kind in the UK, highlights the industry’s long-term approach to investing and its ability to deliver returns for investors over time. On a 10-year basis, UK private capital funds delivered returns of 15.8% p.a., compared to 8.4% for the FTSE All Share and 10.2% for MSCI Europe. It’s important to consider a range of metrics together to get a full understanding of fund performance as investors rarely focus on a single metric. That’s why the Performance Measurement Survey provides extensive metrics that fund managers investment professionals use to assess performance of the industry, including internal rates of return (IRR), Public Market Equivalent (PME) benchmarking analysis and two types of multiple of capital (Total Value to Paid in, or TVPI and Distributed to Paid In, or DPI). 🔗 Read the full report: ukprivatecapital.co.uk/resou…

UK Private Capital welcomes the Business and Trade committee's report on investing in the UK economy The report makes several recommendations about how to transform the UK’s investment environment and access to finance for British businesses, including: 📌 Reform incentives for pension funds to increase UK investment. Use annual evaluations of the Mansion House Compact and Accords to assess what more needed to drive up UK investment 📌 Triple the UK's venture capital industry over the next decade, advancing the British Business Bank's British Growth Partnership with a UK scheme matching the design and scale of France's #Tibi initiative + update rules & thresholds for Venture Capital Trusts 📌Expand Enterprise Investment Scheme & Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme to increase investment into new UK firms Responding to the report, our chief executive Michael Moore 🔽

Today’s #KingsSpeech introduced several bills which could make the UK more agile and supportive of investment. Private capital is ready to support growth across the UK economy: back business, support innovation and drive growth. Our Chief executive’s reaction 🔽

📣 Private capital’s pivotal role in the British economy 📌 2025 was another strong year for the UK private equity and venture capital industry. Our latest Report on Investment Activity presents a comprehensive picture of fundraising, investments and divestments last year. ➡️UK Private Capital’s Chief Executive, Michael Moore, outlines the key takeaways from #RIA2025 🔽 🔗 The full report is now available on our website: ukprivatecapital.co.uk/resou… #PrivateCapital #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital