We acquire and steward UK founder-led businesses through succession and the next chapter of growth — preserving what made them extraordinary, and committing operationally for the long term.
Progression Capital is evolving from its roots as a Cambridge-led search fund into a long-duration private equity platform. We back UK businesses generating £1m+ EBITDA where the founder is planning succession, or where the next chapter calls for an operator-investor alongside the existing team.
We buy great companies and preserve what makes them special. No cost-cutting playbook, no five-year exit clock — just patient capital, hands-on operational support, and a commitment to the people, brand and customers that built the business.
If you're approaching retirement, planning succession, or simply want a partner who'll preserve your legacy — we'll move at your pace, in confidence, and structure the deal around what matters to you, your team and your customers.
We co-invest with family offices, HNW investors and institutional partners seeking exposure to UK lower-mid-market businesses — without the J-curve, hurry, or fee drag of a traditional fund structure.
We are sector-agnostic and structure-flexible. If the business is durable and the people are exceptional, we'll find a way to make it work.
Submit a BusinessMost private equity is structured around fund timelines, not businesses. We're structured around the opposite.
An NDA-protected conversation. We learn about you, the business, the team, and what a good outcome looks like.
Within 2–3 weeks of receiving the information memorandum, we'll come back with an indicative valuation and deal structure.
Focused commercial, financial and legal diligence. We work with your advisors, not against them, and minimise disruption to the business.
Completion, then we step into the business operationally — at the cadence and depth you and the leadership team prefer.
Two decades in technology — operating, engineering and sales leadership at scale. Coming from a family of operators across digital healthcare, construction and renewables. BSc Electronics Engineering, MSc Data Communication Systems, Executive MBA, University of Cambridge.
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Strategy and transformation background across management consultancy, private equity and high-growth startups. Engineer turned entrepreneur — has founded and operated technology businesses. BEng & MEng Mechatronics, MBA, University of Cambridge.
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Continuity is one of our core principles. We retain existing leadership and staff, invest in development, and structure incentives so the people who built the business share in its next chapter.
Yes. The brand is often the single biggest asset on the balance sheet — and culture is what makes it work. We preserve both. No rebrands, no playbook impositions.
We use a multiple of normalised EBITDA, adjusted for working capital, growth profile, revenue quality and sector dynamics. We'll share our methodology openly and discuss it with you and your advisors.
Absolutely. We routinely structure deals with rollover equity, earn-outs, or ongoing advisory roles for founders who want to remain connected to the business.
Every conversation begins under NDA. We have no PR cycle and no incentive to disclose. We engage directly with founders without brokers if that is preferred.
Yes. Our capital is sourced from family offices, HNW individuals and operator-investors. We welcome co-investment from intermediaries' clients on a deal-by-deal basis.