Maven Capital Partners

Maven Capital Partners is an independent asset manager and private equity firm in the United Kingdom, formed in 2009 after a management buyout of the private equity business of Aberdeen Asset Management. It operates through a nationwide network of regional offices and focuses on the UK lower‑mid‑market, providing flexible equity and debt finance to entrepreneurial small and medium enterprises and funding property development projects. The firm supports a range of transaction types including buyouts, growth capital, and buy‑and‑build initiatives, and offers investors access to tax‑efficient vehicles such as venture capital trusts and direct co‑investments in private equity and property opportunities.

Richard Altoft

Investment Director

Gavin Bell

Investment Director

Ryan Bevington

Partner

Richard Blount

Partner - Regional Debt Funds

Richard Brighty

Investment Manager

Richard Brighty

Investment Manager

Joe Cassidy

Investment Manager

Dean Cox

Investment Director

Michael Dickens Ph.D

Investment Manager

Paul Dixon-Box

Investment Director

Ramsay Duff

Investment Director

Andrew Ferguson

Partner

Carolyn Ferguson

Investment Manager

Dave Furlong

Investment Director

Jock Gardiner

Partner

Melanie Goward

Partner

Craig Hopwood

Investment Director

Paul Johnston

Partner

William Kennedy

Partner

Rafi Khan

Investment Manager

Alexandra Lindsay

Investment Director

Jonathan Lowe

Partner - Regional Debt Funds

Rebecca MacDermid

Investment Manager

Rebecca MacDermid

Investment Manager

Ewan MacKinnon

Partner

Kimberly Martin

Investment Manager

Luke Matthews

Investor

Craig McGill

Investment Manager

Martin McLaren

Partner

Victoria McLaren

Investment Manager

David Milroy Ph.D

Partner

Andrew Muirhead

Senior Investment Manager

David Nixon

Senior Investment Manager

Bill Nixon

Managing Partner

David Nixon

Senior Investment Manager

Jonathan Oliver

Investment Director

Tom Parton

Portfolio Manager

Thomas Parton

Investment Manager

Gareth Price

Investment Director

Tom Purkis

Partner

Simon Robb

Portfolio Director

Alan Robertson

Partner

Chris Rogers

Investment Manager

Chris Rogers

Investment Manager

Alex Rothwell

Investment Director

Sajid Sabir

Investor

Alexander Sleigh

Investment Director

Alexander Sleigh

Investment Director

Harry Staples

Investment Manager

Rob Stevenson

Investment Manager

Rob Stevenson

Investment Associate

Jeremy Thompson

Partner

Michael Vassallo

Investment Partner

Simon Young

Investment Manager

Past deals in Scotland

Corporate Modelling Services

Private Equity Round in 2024
Corporate Modelling, established in 2008 and headquartered in Glasgow, UK, specializes in developing transformative software solutions for enhancing business operational efficiency. Founded by Graham Twaddle, a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of successful B2B software ventures, the company's core offering is a workforce management system. This platform automates tasks, optimizes work allocation, provides real-time data and analytics, and integrates seamlessly with existing systems. It empowers businesses to track team performance and make data-driven adjustments, thereby improving overall productivity and efficiency.

Administrate

Venture Round in 2024
Administrate Limited is a cloud-based training management solution provider based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Bozeman, Montana. Established in 2007, the company offers a comprehensive platform designed to streamline training operations for various organizations, including training companies, corporate training departments, and educational institutions. Its primary offerings include CORE, a training management system, a Learning Management System for eLearning, and WEB, which facilitates automatic course listings and online booking. Administrate's solutions are adaptable, enabling users to integrate existing eLearning tools while managing diverse training programs, from executive education to adult learning. The platform emphasizes operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making, allowing organizations to better align their training initiatives with overall business objectives. Its services are utilized both in the United Kingdom and internationally, reflecting its global reach in the training sector.

Calcivis

Venture Round in 2024
Calcivis is a privately held company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It specializes in developing and commercializing innovative dental imaging technology aimed at addressing significant unmet needs in dentistry. The company's core product is a platform designed to revolutionize the treatment of tooth decay by enabling dentists to visualize active decay early, potentially preventing cavities that would otherwise require drilling and filling. Calcivis operates a virtual development model, collaborating with contract research and manufacturing organizations predominantly based in Scotland.

Candle Shack

Private Equity Round in 2021
Candle Shack is a luxury candle manufacturer and supplier based in Stirling, United Kingdom. The company produces and distributes candle-making products and equipment, including candle kits, wax melts, diffusers, wicks, and melting equipment, along with related supplies to support customers in all stages of candle creation.

Snappy Shopper

Series A in 2021
Snappy Shopper Ltd is an online food and grocery delivery service based in Dundee, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. The company specializes in offering a diverse range of products, including groceries, beverages, snacks, household items, baby care products, pet food, and magazines. Snappy Shopper partners with local convenience stores, allowing customers to order items from their inventories and receive deliveries in as little as 30 minutes. The platform promotes contact-free and same-day delivery, which has helped it gain popularity among consumers, amassing over 105,000 users. Customers typically spend an average of £27 per order, significantly higher than the average spend in traditional convenience stores. The service collaborates with well-known brands such as SPAR, Nisa, Co-Op, and Premier, alongside hundreds of independent retailers, providing an additional sales channel for these businesses. Top-performing stores on the platform can achieve home delivery retail sales exceeding £10,000 per week.

Optoscribe

Venture Round in 2020
Optoscribe Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Livingston, UK, specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative 3D light waveguides for optical telecommunications markets. The company offers a range of products including ultra-low crosstalk multicore fiber fanout devices, channel devices, 3D MMux photonic lanterns, and FCX glass interfaces. These solutions facilitate connections between various types of fibers such as single-mode, multi-mode, multicore, and few mode fibers. Optoscribe's unique selling proposition lies in its proprietary 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuit platform, which enables compact and robust optical interconnects, reduces assembly costs, and supports advanced space division multiplexed transmission. The company caters to a wide array of communications applications, addressing fiber density issues as data transfer speeds increase from 400Gb/s to 800Gb/s and beyond. Optoscribe's products are designed to meet the stringent needs of communications markets, with proven manufacturing processes ensuring scalability and reliability.

Optoscribe

Series C in 2018
Optoscribe Limited, established in 2010 and headquartered in Livingston, UK, specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative 3D light waveguides for optical telecommunications markets. The company offers a range of products including ultra-low crosstalk multicore fiber fanout devices, channel devices, 3D MMux photonic lanterns, and FCX glass interfaces. These solutions facilitate connections between various types of fibers such as single-mode, multi-mode, multicore, and few mode fibers. Optoscribe's unique selling proposition lies in its proprietary 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuit platform, which enables compact and robust optical interconnects, reduces assembly costs, and supports advanced space division multiplexed transmission. The company caters to a wide array of communications applications, addressing fiber density issues as data transfer speeds increase from 400Gb/s to 800Gb/s and beyond. Optoscribe's products are designed to meet the stringent needs of communications markets, with proven manufacturing processes ensuring scalability and reliability.

BioAscent

Venture Round in 2018
BioAscent is a drug discovery service provider based in Newhouse, Scotland, offering integrated drug discovery services to pharmaceutical companies. It provides de novo assay development, target analysis, bespoke screening strategies, compound screening including high-throughput screening, medicinal and synthetic chemistry, computational chemistry, and compound management, with access to in-house diversity and fragment libraries, and data management to help maximize lead identification and reduce discovery costs.

Smarter Grid Solutions

Debt Financing in 2015
Smarter Grid Solutions Ltd. is a prominent smart grid technology company based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, with additional offices in London and New York. Founded in 2008, the company specializes in developing and deploying active network management (ANM) products aimed at integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into electricity grids. Its key offerings include ANM Strata, ANM 100, ANM 50, and CONNECT+, which facilitate the connection, control, and optimization of various DER types. These products enable electricity distribution companies to manage grid-connected resources effectively, supporting high renewable energy penetration and facilitating net-zero emission electricity. Additionally, Smarter Grid Solutions provides tools for capacity analysis and grid connection assessments, alongside consultancy services in strategic planning and smart grid training. The company collaborates with a range of power companies and utilities across the UK, Europe, and the US, contributing to both rural and urban smart grid projects.

Traceall Global

Debt Financing in 2015
Traceall Global Ltd. is a technology company based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, that specializes in cloud-based solutions for tracking, traceability, and monitoring. Founded in 2000, the company offers a range of services, including smart asset monitoring, which provides real-time web-based analytics for variables such as temperature, humidity, and maintenance status. Traceall Global also features a unique supplier and specification management system, enhancing communication and ensuring detailed product information and traceability. The company's solutions cater to various industries, including logistics, retail, food and beverage, seafood, and oil and gas, focusing on product safety management and brand protection. Additionally, Traceall Global provides fish traceability solutions to monitor catches effectively, underscoring its commitment to delivering comprehensive insights and analytics across complex supply chains.

Traceall Global

Venture Round in 2015
Traceall Global Ltd. is a technology company based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, that specializes in cloud-based solutions for tracking, traceability, and monitoring. Founded in 2000, the company offers a range of services, including smart asset monitoring, which provides real-time web-based analytics for variables such as temperature, humidity, and maintenance status. Traceall Global also features a unique supplier and specification management system, enhancing communication and ensuring detailed product information and traceability. The company's solutions cater to various industries, including logistics, retail, food and beverage, seafood, and oil and gas, focusing on product safety management and brand protection. Additionally, Traceall Global provides fish traceability solutions to monitor catches effectively, underscoring its commitment to delivering comprehensive insights and analytics across complex supply chains.

BioFilm

Private Equity Round in 2014
BioFilm Limited is a manufacturer and developer of thin dissolvable films, catering to various sectors including nutritional supplements, cosmetics, dental care, and medical devices across Europe. Founded in 2003 and based in Glasgow, United Kingdom, the company specializes in a diverse range of film products, such as oral care films for teeth whitening and mouth ulcers, food supplement films featuring substances like potassium iodide and melatonin, and wound care films. BioFilm also produces specialty films for breath freshening, dry mouth, and anti-snoring applications. Additionally, the company operates as a private label developer, creating custom film products for pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and retail industries. BioFilm Limited was previously known as Biofilm Manufacturing Limited and rebranded in July 2005.

Fletcher Shipping

Private Equity Round in 2013
Fletcher Shipping Limited, founded in 2007 and based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom, specializes in providing marine services through its fleet of platform supply vessels. The company is engaged in the design and manufacture of various ships, including models such as FS Aquarius, FS Taurus, FS Pegasus, and FS Pisces. Its operations focus on supporting offshore activities, ensuring efficient transportation and logistics for the maritime industry.

Lambert Contracts

Private Equity Round in 2013
Lambert Contracts Limited is a specialist company based in Paisley, Scotland, offering a comprehensive range of services including insurance reinstatement, fire safety contracts, property maintenance, repairs, and construction. Established in 1985, the company provides various insurance reinstatement services such as building drying, plastering, roofing, electrical work, joinery, painting and decorating, plumbing, gas engineering, and tiling. Additionally, Lambert Contracts delivers maintenance services that encompass plumbing, electrical work, roofing, joinery, bricklaying, and installations for kitchens and bathrooms, as well as window and door replacement and repairs. The company also focuses on fire safety, offering services like fire alarms, smoke venting, dry risers, emergency lighting, risk assessments, and firefighting equipment. Lambert Contracts is committed to delivering reliable and efficient services to both residential and commercial clients throughout Scotland.

Deep Casing Tools

Funding Round in 2013
Deep Casing Tools Limited, established in 1999 and headquartered in Aberdeen, UK, specializes in manufacturing innovative technologies for the global oil and gas industry. The company's primary products are The Turborunner and The Turbocaser Express, both high-speed reaming systems designed to enable drilling and completions teams to accurately land casings and completions at target depth, safeguarding assemblies and minimizing operational risks. Led by a team with over 200 years of collective industry experience, Deep Casing Tools' products are engineered by professionals for professionals, combining innovative design with precision engineering to deliver significant cost and time efficiencies.

Fletcher Shipping

Private Equity Round in 2012
Fletcher Shipping Limited, founded in 2007 and based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom, specializes in providing marine services through its fleet of platform supply vessels. The company is engaged in the design and manufacture of various ships, including models such as FS Aquarius, FS Taurus, FS Pegasus, and FS Pisces. Its operations focus on supporting offshore activities, ensuring efficient transportation and logistics for the maritime industry.

ROVOP

Debt Financing in 2012
ROVOP Ltd is an independent provider of subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, catering to the oil and gas, offshore wind, telecommunications, and power transmission industries both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Aberdeen, with an additional location in Houston, Texas, ROVOP offers a comprehensive range of services. These include support for drilling and construction, inspection, repair, and maintenance of subsea infrastructure, as well as ROV services for cable and pipe laying. The company also provides decommissioning services, which involve visual inspections, debris removal, and onsite support. ROVOP is committed to delivering expert knowledge and operational flexibility to meet the diverse needs of its clients.
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