We have been awarded B Corp certification, reflecting our leading position in delivering sustainable business growth and our pioneering role in sustainable investing. B Corporations (B Corps) are businesses that demonstrate the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability through a rigorous assessment process. We scored 111.3 out of a possible 200…

We have successfully exited our investment in Trade Skills 4U, the market-leading provider of electrician training schemes, with the sale of the business to City & Guilds. We backed Trade Skills 4U in 2017 as the first investment from our Impact Fund which was established to invest in commercially driven businesses with a mission to…

Q + A with Investment Director, Danielle Garland   How did you get started in private equity, and what has been your path to your current role? At school, money was tight, so I was always trying to make more on the side; my days were spent in the library and my evenings behind the…

We recently held our annual sustainability portfolio awards, congratulations to all the winners!   Newcomer Award Winner: Cura Terrae Environmental services group Cura Terrae joined our portfolio earlier this year. The team work with their clients to build a brighter, more sustainable future, which is supported by their own ambitious commitments to sustainability. We look…

We have made a second successful exit from our pioneering Impact Fund with the sale of our stake in Veincentre, the UK’s largest chain of varicose vein treatment clinics. The sale, to CBPE Capital (CBPE), follows a rapid roll-out of treatment clinics from seven at the time of the original investment in July 2019 to…