Maven Capital Partners is a small-to-mid cap private equity house focused on the provision of growth capital and mezzanine finance to private companies across the UK. It is one of the most active private equity fund managers in the country, managing around £280m of assets for a variety of client funds, including Venture Capital Trusts, the Capital for Enterprise Fund A (CfE) and a number of family offices and high net worth individuals.
Headquartered in Glasgow, and with three Scottish investment offices, Maven offers nationwide coverage of the market for SME finance, with over 30 staff and partners, including nine Investment Executives currently based in Scotland. By virtue of its long established presence within the Scottish regions the team at Maven understands local market dynamics and is able to provide comprehensive coverage of the Scottish SME sector, sourcing and executing a range of SME transactions, and offering support to investee companies.
Maven has invested in a wide range of Scottish businesses across the country, using both equity and mezzanine funding structures. The portfolio includes a number of energy services companies, as our Aberdeen-based North of Scotland team has a particularly strong profile in the UK oil and gas sector, having completed nine transactions since April 2007. The full range of Maven private company investments can be viewed here.