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Connection Capital

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Investment thesis

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.

Notable quotes

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.

Bernard Dale · https://www.connectioncapital.co.uk/team/bernard-dale/

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.

Michael Mowlem · https://www.insidermedia.com/news/south-east/new-chief-investment-officer-for-connection-capital · 2023-05-30

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.

Bernard Dale · https://www.connectioncapital.co.uk/news/the-view-from-the-direct-investments-team-bernard-dale-q1-2023/ · 2023-03-01

Team

Bernard Dale

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

ConsumerEnterpriseOther

Claire Madden

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

ConsumerEnterpriseOther

Michael Mowlem

Chief Investment Officer

ConsumerEnterpriseFintechOther

Lorna Robertson

Head of Funds

EnterpriseOther

Peter Knight

Head of Co-Investments

FintechConsumerEnterprise

Mark Snaith

Investment Director, SME Investment Team

ConsumerEnterpriseOther

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
TORI GlobalPrivate Equity2026-03-11
Hood GroupMBO2024-10-01
Winder PowerMBO2024-02-22
Thistle InitiativesCo-investment / MBO$7m2023-05-11
Brompton TechnologyGrowth Capital$6m2022-07-18
Thought MachineSeries C Co-investment2021-01-01
ModulrSeries C Co-investment2021-01-01
Virgin WinesMBO (exited via IPO)2013-11-01
TempcoverMBO (exited)$9m2017-12-01
23.5 Degrees (Starbucks franchisee)Growth Capital

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