Scottish Equity Partners

Scottish Equity Partners is an investment firm focusing on direct and secondary direct investments, primarily in technology-enabled and growth-oriented companies in the United Kingdom, with activity in Europe. It targets sectors such as consumer internet, information technology, software, e-commerce, telecommunications, digital media, healthcare, energy efficiency, and renewable energy infrastructure. The firm typically invests from around £1 million to £40 million, often taking the lead in deals and sometimes co-investing with other venture capital and growth funds, and seeks to take minority or majority stakes while working with management to avoid controlling ownership. It pursues both direct equity investments and secondary direct opportunities, including infrastructure finance for small-scale clean energy projects. Founded in 2000 and based in Glasgow, with offices in London and Edinburgh, Scottish Equity Partners has a focus on the UK, Scotland, and Ireland, and leverages its network to support international expansion. It avoids investments in activities related to armaments, gambling, tobacco, pornography, or genetic modification that breaches legislation.