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Connection Capital
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Connection Capital is a specialist UK private client alternative investment platform that syndicates private equity, private debt, co-investments, commercial property, and alternative fund strategies to high-net-worth individual investors. The firm targets established, profitable UK SMEs generating at least £1m EBITDA, backing management buyouts, growth capital rounds, and cash-out deals in companies typically with £10–30m turnover, deploying flexible capital of £3–10m per deal. It also provides access to later-stage co-investment rounds (Series C and beyond) in fast-growing tech companies alongside institutional managers, as well as curated alternative asset fund strategies from top-quartile managers — all of which would otherwise be inaccessible to private investors.
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“Our model of deal by deal investments with no boundaries on what/how we can fund a business, gives us what is probably the most flexible capital of £3-10m in the UK.”
“Connection Capital has a clear mission: to provide individual investors with access to private equity and other alternative investment opportunities, which are usually only available to institutional investors.”
“It has been gratifying to see the resilience of our portfolio and the proactive approach of our management teams, working with us to drive profit and value.”
Team
Bernard Dale
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Michael Mowlem
Chief Investment Officer
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TORI Global | Private Equity | — | 2026-03-11 |
| Hood Group | MBO | — | 2024-10-01 |
| Winder Power | MBO | — | 2024-02-22 |
| Thistle Initiatives | Co-investment / MBO | $7m | 2023-05-11 |
| Brompton Technology | Growth Capital | $6m | 2022-07-18 |
| Thought Machine | Series C Co-investment | — | 2021-01-01 |
| Modulr | Series C Co-investment | — | 2021-01-01 |
| Virgin Wines | MBO (exited via IPO) | — | 2013-11-01 |
| Tempcover | MBO (exited) | $9m | 2017-12-01 |
| 23.5 Degrees (Starbucks franchisee) | Growth Capital | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Mobeus Equity Partners | 2 |
| IQ Capital | 1 |
| Duke Street | 1 |
| Blenheim Chalcot | 1 |
| Headway Capital Partners | 1 |
| Copper Street Capital | 1 |
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