Risk Capital Partners LLP is a London-based private equity firm, co-founded in 2001 by Ben Redmond and Luke Johnson. The firm invests in numerous sectors, including leisure, retail, media, healthcare, IT services, financial services and support services.

Investment profile

Risk Capital Partners mainly provides growth capital investment, taking minority or majority positions in established, profitable, mid-market UK companies and typically contributing £3-£15 million per investment. The firm is currently investing a ten-year £75m fund on behalf of pension funds, life companies and specialist fund investors, including £25m provided by Risk Capital's own partners. The firm has participated in a range of investment situations, including development capital for

organic growth Organic business growth is related to the growth of natural systems and organisms, societies and economies, as a dynamic organizational process, that for business expansion is marked by increased output, customer base expansion, or new product devel ...

, management buyouts, shareholder restructuring, company turnarounds and the acquisition/ de-listing of

public companies A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (list ...

Current investments

* Curious Brewing - acquired in March 2021 after company put into administration. *

Gail's Gail's is a British bakery and cafe chain, with 100 shops, mostly in the London area. Gail's was started in the 1990s by Gail Mejia, and opened its first bakery in Hampstead's High Street in 2005. Tom Molnar is the co-founder and CEO of Gail's a ...

- retail bakery and cafe chain
Neilson Active Holidays
- Activity holiday provider bought from Thomas Cook in 2013
Superbrands
- media and publishing
Synarbor
- educational recruitment
The Bread Factory
- wholesale artisan bakery
Tile Depot
- retailer of floor and wall tiles

Former investments

Politics

In November 2020 the group funded a media consultant for the COVID Recovery Group of anti-lockdown MPs.

Criticism

In 2005 Risk Capital Partners acquired the

Greyhound Racing Association The Greyhound Racing Association was a UK-based private company founded in 1925 and existed until 2019. It was involved in the management of sports venues, notably greyhound racing stadia. The GRA was responsible for introducing Greyhound racing ...

It later emerged that the purchase was part-financed by property developer Galliard Homes and GRA faced a £49 million debt. The company was later dissolved following the disposal of its assets.

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