Insights

Listen to Alex’s insights in the latest Climb in Consulting podcast

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Scaling a Consultancy: Private Equity Insights with Alex Thomson

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

GCP is delighted to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to realise its investment in Hippo to Exponent...

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GCP signs definitive agreement to realise its investment in Hippo

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

Kirsty McDonald, Partner at GCP, participated in a roundtable with Real Deals on the UK midmarket environment.

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Kirsty McDonald featured in Real Deals on the UK midmarket

Alex Thomson, Partner at GCP, was interviewed by Actum on digital transformation’s value and GCP’s strategy towards it.

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Alex Thomson interviewed by Actum on digital transformation

GCP Partner Alex Thomson shared his insight on delivering real value using AI tools for enterprise clients and investors alike.

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Delivering AI-driven value for clients and investors

Following the GCP portfolio's recent Marketing Day, Param Barodia has penned insights from the day on how marketing teams can...

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Effective use of AI for marketing teams

Following the recent GCP Portfolio Commercial Day, a discussion forum for senior sales and growth leaders, Sam Ellis has penned...

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Developing your sales strategy and team

Richard Shaw, Partner at GCP joined Martin Ward, Partner at Waypoint Partners on the most recent Waypointers podcast “Technology services...

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Richard Shaw interview on Waypointers Podcast

Richard Shaw, Partner at GCP, shares his insight on international expansion as a route for growth and creating value for...

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Supporting international growth to create shareholder value

Sam Ellis discusses how GCP supports a business develop its culture as it grows and brings in new staff.

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Building a culture that works for everyone

John Marsh discusses the value an experienced CFO can bring to an ambitious growth company.

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The value of an experienced CFO

When a high growth business is ready to expand internationally, there are several areas where an experienced investment partner can...

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International growth opportunities and how partnering with PE can support businesses to navigate the challenges and create significant scale and value

Partner Alex Thomson joined Jerome Glyn-Smith, Managing Director at Equiteq on the latest CMap webinar to discuss maximising exit value.

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How can you maximise your consultancy’s exit value and prospects? Watch Alex Thomson discuss his thoughts on the latest CMap webinar

Over the summer Tyler Stanley-Owusu joined us for a seven-week internship. In his last diary entry, Tyler discusses his time...

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Diary of an intern – Tyler Stanley-Owusu goes through his experience of working at GCP and what he has learnt from the PE industry

Alex Thomson explains the importance of a strong relationship between an investment partner and management team.

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Building a strong relationship and what partnership really means – a PE perspective

Now passed the half way mark of his internship, Tyler gives an update on what he has learnt so far...

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Diary of an intern – Tyler Stanley-Owusu gives an update on his time at GCP and what he has learnt so far about the PE industry

Partner Kirsty McDonald discusses what businesses should look for when choosing a PE partner.

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Understanding a PE partnership and what to look for

This week James Blake sat down with the private equity data and insights group, Actum to discuss our proven track...

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Managing Partner James Blake discusses our track record of strategically supporting businesses through our Growth Toolkit

In the latest edition of the Real Deals magazine, Managing Partner Garrett Curran sat down to discuss how organic growth...

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Managing Partner Garrett Curran discusses the benefits of minority stake partnerships and the opportunities they bring to developing organic growth

Two members of the investment team, Emily Henderson and Heidi Farley, sat down to discuss their views on diversity with...

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Discussing Diversity in Private Equity – in conversation with Emily Henderson and Heidi Farley

Investment Director, Ravi Monteiro discusses how a well-defined ESG strategy can support businesses to create value.

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The importance of ESG – creating value by doing the right thing

Partner Alex Thomson discusses some of the key digital transformation themes that SMEs are now embracing and benefitting from.

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What digital transformation means for SMEs

Partner Alex Thomson sat down with Paul Francis-Grey, Editor at the Actum Group to discuss the plans of scaling up...

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Partner Alex Thomson discusses the growth opportunities in our partnership with Hippo Digital

Listen to Partner, Alex and the ReachX team discuss current topics affecting private equity and what GCP looks for in...

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What’s our approach to partnering with exceptional growth businesses? Listen to Partner, Alex Thomson define what a successful investment means to us on the ReachX podcast

Listen to Partner Kirsty McDonald as she joined the panel on ‘The Loop’ podcast to discuss the PE industry.

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Is private equity misunderstood? Listen to Partner Kirsty McDonald as she joined the panel on ‘The Loop’ podcast to discuss the industry