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Top 25 Private equity companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Private equity companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 860 companies tracked

There are 860 private equity companies headquartered in the United Kingdom (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 12,020 professional contacts across them, including 5,370 with verified work emails and 1,084 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers 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. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

860Companies

12,020Contacts tracked

5,370Verified emails

1,084Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest private equity companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 860 private equity companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	Bridgepoint Group	West End	201-500	566	350
2	LDC	Newcastle Upon Tyne	51-200	524	115
3	PSG	London	51-200	496	153
4	Cinven	London	201-500	298	215
5	BGF	Newcastle	51-200	275	155
6	Triple Point	London	201-500	258	187
7	Oakley Capital	London	51-200	249	184
8	Moonfare	London	201-500	246	148
9	AEA Investors	London	51-200	205	129
10	Eight Roads	London	51-200	172	118
11	Montagu	London	51-200	159	126
12	Searchlight Capital Partners	London	51-200	150	113
13	Walter Scott	Edinburgh	51-200	130	98
14	Tigbourne Capital LTD	London	51-200	115	8
15	Terra Firma	London	51-200	109	45
16	Livingbridge	London	51-200	98	51
17	EMK Capital	Saint Helier	51-200	97	87
18	Hedosophia	London	51-200	93	52
19	Letterone	London	51-200	86	51
20	YFM Equity Partners	London	51-200	80	56
21	Tenzing	London	51-200	76	44
22	Charterhouse Capital Partners	London	51-200	71	51
23	Bowmark Capital	London	51-200	50	44
24	Bluestones Investment Group	Chester	201-500	49	33
25	Cranemere	London	51-200	48	32

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Private equity companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

LondonLargest hub · 596 HQs

1,084Contacts with mobile numbers

29Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

514

11-50

247

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Private equity companies by metro

Metro	Companies
Private equity companies in London	596
Private equity companies in Manchester	16
Private equity companies in Birmingham	14
Private equity companies in Edinburgh	13
Private equity companies in Leeds	8
Private equity companies in Belfast	8
Private equity companies in Glasgow	5

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “private equity companies”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in the United Kingdom.
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: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 29 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

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

There are 860 private equity companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

What is the largest company on this list?

Bridgepoint Group, headquartered in West End, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most private equity companies?

London leads with 596 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (16) and Birmingham (14).

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 5,370 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 860 companies.

How current is this list?

The list is refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. It was last verified on August 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 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, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.