GCP News

We’re delighted to announce that we were awarded the ‘Group Portfolio Collaboration Excellence’ award at this year’s Actum Group Private Equity Value Creation Awards.  The award recognises our dedication to...

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GCP wins ‘Group Portfolio Collaboration Excellence’ Award at the 2025 Actum Value Creation Awards

Following the announcement of GCP’s definitive agreement to realise its investment in Bridewell, Partners Richard Shaw and Ravi Monteiro were...

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‘Bridewell’s culture critical to GCP’s 9.3x return’ – Read Partners Richard Shaw and Ravi Monteiro’s insights in the latest edition of Deals in Focus

GCP is delighted to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to realise its investment in Bridewell, the UK’s...

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GCP signs definitive agreement to realise its investment in Bridewell, which will deliver a return of 9.3x to GCP Fund V

Following the start of 2025, we wanted to share our reflections on the last 12 months and run through some...

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GCP’s 2024 Review: Celebrating Milestones, New Partnerships, and Strategic Success

With 2024 coming to an end, we are delighted to share a round-up of some of the impressive progress and...

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2024 Portfolio Review: A Year of Partnership Growth, Achievements, and Milestones

James Handley, Investment Director at GCP has been featured as one of Real Deals’ Future 40 Mid-Market Investment Leaders

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James Handley featured as Future 40 Investment Leader 

GCP is pleased to welcome its 2024 summer interns, in partnership with the Big City Bright Future programme run by...

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GCP welcomes its 2024 interns through Big City Bright Future

GCP announces its new partnership with Boardwave, the organisation supporting ambitious founders in the software industry across the UK and...

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GCP announces partnership with Boardwave

Richard Shaw, Partner at GCP, recently spoke at the BVCA’s flagship growth equity conference

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Richard Shaw speaks at BVCA Accelerate

GCP is pleased to announce that Ravi Monteiro has joined the partnership of the firm.

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Ravi Monteiro promoted to Partner at GCP

We are delighted to announce two new additions to the GCP team as we continue to grow and develop our...

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GCP announces two new appointments

GCP is delighted to announce the promotion of James Handley to Investment Director.

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GCP – James Handley Promotion

We have reflected on the last 12 months and are delighted to say that it was a very successful year...

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GCP Review of 2022

We are pleased to announce four new additions to the team as we continue to invest for growth and make...

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GCP announce further team expansion

We are delighted to announce two new joiners to our investment team, continuing our productive first six months of 2022.

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GCP expand the investment team by welcoming two new members

At the end of June, we welcomed Tyler Stanley-Owusu for a seven-week internship to give him an insight of how...

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Diary of an intern – Tyler Stanley-Owusu discusses his route to private equity and his first two weeks at GCP

Congratulations to Partner Richard Shaw who has been announced in this year’s Real Deals Future 40 Mid-Market Investment Leaders list.

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Partner Richard Shaw announced in Real Deals’ Future 40 Mid-Market Investment Leaders list

This month we are delighted to announce three promotions that will further develop our investment team and enhance the wider...

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GCP are pleased to announce three internal promotions

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) are delighted to announce the final close of our most recent fund, Fund V, which successfully...

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GCP beats target for final close for GCP V at £260m

Despite the uncertainties and adversity of 2021, we were extremely proud of the hard work, resilience and drive of our...

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2021 – Our review of the year

Read about our successful night at the British Private Equity Awards.

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GCP win at the British Private Equity Awards

Growth Capital Partners (‘GCP’) has promoted Alex Thomson to Partner, Jay Salter to Investment Director and James Handley to Investment...

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Growth Capital Partners makes three promotions

Growth Capital Partners (“GCP”), a leading partnership-focused investor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Henderson as Investment Director....

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GCP are pleased to announce that Emily Henderson has joined the team

GCP is pleased to announce a minority investment in Bridewell Consulting, the first investment in GCP Fund V. Bridewell Consulting...

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GCP invests in Bridewell Consulting as 1st investment in its new Fund V

Growth Capital Partners (“GCP”), a leading partnership-focused investor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Gray as Origination Director. 

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GCP is pleased to announce that Michael Gray has joined the team

On Saturday the 6th of July, James, Jay, Richard, John, Ravi, Liam and Katarina all represented Growth Capital Partners and...

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Growth Capital Partners raises over £20,000 for Impetus

Growth Capital Partners (“GCP”), a leading mid-market investor in UK SMEs, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jay Salter...

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GCP promotes Jay Salter to Investment Manager

Growth Capital Partners (“GCP”), a leading partnership-focused investor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Liam Bennett as Investment Executive.

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GCP is pleased to announce that Liam Bennett has joined the team

The investment in Indigo Telecom by Growth Capital Partners has been named as Insider's Deal of the Month for December 2018.

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Indigo Telecom Group named Insider Media Deal of the Month

Growth Capital Partners (“GCP”), a leading partnership-focused investor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heidi Farley as Investment Executive.

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GCP is delighted to announce that Heidi Farley has joined the team

Growth Capital Partners (GCP), the UK SME specialist private equity firm, has realised its investment in contemporary city centre event...

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GCP realises its investment in etc. venues

Richard leads GCP’s investment activity in the TMT sector and plays a central role in new deals and portfolio management...

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GCP promotes Richard Shaw to Partner

Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has hired three new recruits, with two investment executives and a finance director joining the team.

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Growth Capital Partners hires three new recruits

GCP is pleased to announce the promotion of Ravi Monteiro to Investment Director. Ravi joined GCP in 2014 and most...

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Growth Capital Partners promotes Ravi Monteiro to Investment Director

Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a leading lower mid-market investor in UK SMEs, and British Business Bank Investments Ltd (BBBIL), the...

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Final close of Fund IV at £205m

GCP is delighted to announce that Richard has been promoted to investment director

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GCP announces third senior appointment in sixth months

GCP, the most experienced provider of blended equity and debt to the UK's small to medium sized businesses, has boosted...

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GCP boost deal team with significant hire

Growth Capital Partners (GCP), the provider of flexible debt and equity to the UK’s small to medium sized businesses today announces the appointment of...

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GCP adds to its Investment team

The three executive directors of Close Growth Capital have bought the business out of Close Brothers and changed its name...

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Close Capital Partners spins out of Close Brothers