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Investment thesis

MML Capital Partners is an international mid-market private equity investor focused on investing alongside strong management teams and working in partnership with them to deliver their bold expansion plans. Founded in 1988, MML creates value from original thinking, designing bespoke 'tailored solutions' to middle-market businesses — often taking a non-controlling minority stake — to support organic and acquisitive growth strategies across the UK, Europe, and the US. The firm operates three core strategies: Partnership Capital (businesses with £10m+ EBITDA, investing £40m–£120m), Enterprise Capital (lower mid-market businesses with £2m+ EBITDA, investing £10m–£40m), and Keystone (essential, asset-backed businesses aligned with global megatrends). MML focuses on a small number of investments where the business case is strong and the chemistry with management is right, providing what it describes as 'private equity returns with downside protection' to its own investors.

Notable quotes

We have a long-standing group of blue-chip investors who have supported us from fund to fund, and it is great to welcome a new cohort of LPs from around the globe. Fund VIII is off to a fantastic start, with very strong early deployment and a fabulous early exit.

Ian Wallis · Houlihan Lokey – MML Partnership Capital VIII Fund Close Announcement · 2025-06

We are incredibly grateful to all our investors for the trust they have placed in MML and the conviction they have shown in MML Partnership, a strategy that has proven to be resilient through the cycles.

Jonty Graham · Houlihan Lokey – MML Partnership Capital VIII Fund Close Announcement · 2025-06

Understand what you want and can achieve with your business. A clear plan is a precursor to engaging with potential funders. It is only when you understand what you want to achieve that you can determine what type of capital and what type of partner will best assist on the journey.

Rory Quirke · MML Capital Ireland – People Profile

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
RTM Engineering ConsultantsGrowth Capital (Minority)2026-01-29
EVAARO (Close Brewery Rentals)Growth Capital2025-07
TMCGrowth Capital2024-12
CosegicGrowth Capital (Enterprise)2024
Waste VisionGrowth Capital (Keystone)2024
RoboyoGrowth Capital2021
VeezuGrowth Capital (Minority)2021
WaystoneGrowth Capital2019
Spencer OgdenGrowth Capital
GravotechGrowth Capital2024

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