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Top 25 Special situation investors based in the United Kingdom

Name: Special situation investors based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 392 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 392 special situation investors headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 8,347 professional contacts across them, including 4,017 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers special situation investors 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 22, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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4,017Verified emails

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The 25 largest special situation investors based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 392 special situation investors based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to special situation investors: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	ICG	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	797 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ICG (LSE: ICG) is a global alternative asset manager with $126bn* in AUM and more than three decades of experience generating attractive returns.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Bridgepoint Group	Strong evidence	West End, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	553 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bridgepoint Group is one of the world's leading mid-market investors, specialising in private equity, infrastructure, credit, secondaries and private wealth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Privet Capital LLP	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	469 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We identify the hidden value in companies that are often in challenging or complex situations, but have a strong core offering.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Arrow Global Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	462 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arrow is a leading European vertically integrated alternative asset manager specialising in private credit and real estate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	LMR Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	378 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LMR Partners is a global alternative investment manager that was founded in November 2009.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	BC Partners	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	333 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BC Partners is an international investment firm that offers select, focused investment strategies designed to complement each other and create synergies that benefit our investors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Aurelius	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	328 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AURELIUS is a global alternative investor, distinguished and widely recognised for its operational approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	Hayfin Capital Management LLP	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	277 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hayfin Capital Management is a leading alternative asset management firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	Cheyne Capital	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	192 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cheyne Capital is a London-based alternative investment fund manager which was founded in by Jonathan Lourie (CEO & CIO) and Stuart Fiertz (President) after working together at…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	CVC Credit	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	172 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2005, CVC Credit is the dedicated credit arm of CVC.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Sona Asset Management	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	151 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sona Asset Management is an institutional alternative asset management firm that specialises in investing across the credit spectrum with a primary focus on European markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Alcentra	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	148 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alcentra is a global asset management firm focussed on sub-investment grade corporate credit.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	ARINI	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	98 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arini Capital Management is a specialized alternative asset manager with a diverse credit investment offering across public and private credit, supported by a highly sophisticated…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Cain International	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	98 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cain International ('Cain') is a privately held investment firm focused on real estate and business opportunities that shape the fabric of global gateway cities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Columbia Threadneedle Investments Emea Apac	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Columbia Threadneedle Investments, we invest to make a difference in your world, and the wider world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Albacore Capital Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	83 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AlbaCore Capital Group is one of Europe’s leading alternative credit specialists, investing in senior direct lending, private capital solutions, opportunistic and dislocated…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Marathon Asset Management Limited	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Marathon Asset Management is an independent, privately owned investment management firm based in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	LCM Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LCM Partners is one of Europe's leading alternatives investment management firms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	RAB Capital	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	n/a	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RAB Capital is a private company that invests in a wide range of assets based on fundamental analysis.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Hilco Capital	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hilco Capital is a leading special situations investor, asset-based lender and retail adviser, specialising in combining fast access to capital with financial and operational…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	AGC Equity Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AGC Equity Partners is a global alternative asset investment firm operating from offices in London and the Middle East.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Riverrock European Capital Partners LLP	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP is a leading European alternative investment management company providing solutions to global investors and customised capital financing to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	J. Stern & CO	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “J.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Investcorp-Tages	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Investcorp-Tages specialises in actively managed, alternative investment strategies spanning external manager allocations, strategic partnerships such as seeding and UCITS, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Veld Capital	Indirect evidence	West End, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Veld is an asset-backed focused private investment firm, with strategies targeting both credit (highly diversified portfolios of predominantly amortising consumer and SME debt) as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: special situation investors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names special situation investors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of special situation investors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name special situation investors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Special situation investors based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

48.1%Verified-email coverage

21.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

84.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

201

11-50

138

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 392 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 special situation investors, 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 “special situation investors”. 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 special situation investors), 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 special situation investors, 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, 4,017 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 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Special situation investors by metro

Special situation investors in London332

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 special situation investors, 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 special situation investors are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 392 special situation investors 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?

ICG, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most special situation investors?

London leads with 332 headquartered companies, followed by Edinburgh (3) and West End (3).

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 4,017 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 392 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 22, 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.