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Top 25 Distribution and logistics private equity companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 355 distribution and logistics private equity companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 11,294 professional contacts across them, including 3,829 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers distribution and logistics private equity companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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355Companies
11,294Contacts tracked
3,829Verified emails
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The 25 largest distribution and logistics private equity companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 355 distribution and logistics private equity companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to distribution and logistics private equity companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Partial evidenceWarrington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20265,001-10,0001,403 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Stobart is a leading supply chain, transport and logistics business providing industry-leading services to many of the UK’s best known brands, within four core sectors of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2Partial evidenceDyce, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,0001,073 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ASCO is a global specialist in logistics, materials management, and operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3Partial evidenceDartford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,000757 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Pentagon is the specialist provider of supply chain logistics and services for critical industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4Indirect evidenceHeadquarters, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,000596 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ligentia is now part of Asyad Group.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5Indirect evidenceNewmarket, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,000487 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 1930, brothers Wallace and Frank Turner bought their first vehicle and began delivering loads from their father’s farm in Soham, Cambridgeshire.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6Partial evidenceEdinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,000373 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bibby Distribution was acquired by Menzies Distribution.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7Indirect evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500331 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Metro power the supply chains of leading global brands and manufacturers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8Partial evidenceStroud, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000286 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our core business objective is to be the logistics service partner for businesses who want value for money, environmental credibility and exceptional service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500273 contacts →

Strong evidence

“IK Partners (“IK”) is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200250 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded over 20 years ago, Oakley Capital was established to be the partner of choice for exceptional founders and entrepreneurs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11Partial evidenceGolborne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000193 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Abbey is a leading transport and logistics company, specialising in bulk liquid and powder transport.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12Indirect evidenceNorthampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,000143 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13Strong evidenceBradford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500130 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Expect Distribution is a leading logistics provider based in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14Partial evidenceNorth Moons Moat. Redditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500128 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1983, AMCO has provided reliable, economic logistics services across various industrial and commercial sectors for 40 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200116 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Tigbourne Capital is a distinguished private equity firm founded in 2011, headquartered in the UK and boasting a robust footprint across the USA, Europe, and the Arabian Gulf.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Terra Firma drives value creation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17Strong evidenceBallyclare, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,00099 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Woodside Logistics Group offers the complete transport solution comprising of Woodside Haulage, Woodside Motorfreight, Woodside Distribution, Woodside Tankfreight and Woodside…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20098 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Livingbridge is a leading mid-market private equity firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19Strong evidenceEllington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-50090 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Buffaload Logistics is a family-owned business with more than 100 years combined experience in the temperature-controlled transport and distribution sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20083 contacts →

Strong evidence

“MML 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…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21Partial evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-50082 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ascott Transport Limited was formed in 1959 as a family-run logistics service provider.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20078 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Established in CapVest is a leading mid-market private equity firm headquartered in London.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23Partial evidenceLondres, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20073 contacts →

Partial evidence

“GLP is a leading global investment manager and business builder in logistics, real estate, infrastructure, finance and related technologies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20071 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Charterhouse is one of the longest established private equity firms operating in Europe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25Indirect evidenceUxbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-20070 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Keplin, we recognise the significance of both excellence and ensuring our customers are satisfied.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

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Distribution and logistics private equity companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026
33.9%Verified-email coverage
31.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
29.9%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
139
11-50
114
51-200
64
201-500
17
501-1,000
9
1,001-5,000
8
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 355 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among distribution and logistics private equity companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “distribution and logistics private equity companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names distribution and logistics private equity companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among distribution and logistics private equity companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,829 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Distribution and logistics private equity companies by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names distribution and logistics private equity companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many distribution and logistics private equity companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 355 distribution and logistics private equity companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Stobart, headquartered in Warrington, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most distribution and logistics private equity companies?

London leads with 106 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (9) and Coventry (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,829 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 355 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.