ECI Partners is a growth-focused private equity group based in the UK and the US. It was first established by the Bank of England in 1976. ECI typically invests up to £100m of equity in businesses valued at up to £300m. The company has a strong focus on sustainable businesses built for the long-term and is committed to good ESG practices. ECI has a history of successful investments and has a network that unlocks opportunities worldwide.

ECI Partners

Limerston Capital is a private equity firm that pursues control investments in UK lower mid-market companies, creating value through an operationally focused and buy-and-build driven model.

Limerston Capital

Bestport Private Equity is an entrepreneurial provider of private equity capital to the UK lower-mid market, completing more than 50 deals and working with management teams to build and grow businesses towards successful exits.

Bestport Private Equity

ECI is a leading private equity investor, focussed on offering collaborative support to management teams. We pride ourselves on being straightforward to deal with, we help where we believe we can add value, and we work in absolute alignment with management teams. This is how we’ve delivered such exceptional results for over 45 years. 

We manage funds of over £2bn and invest in growth businesses valued up to £300m, investing as either a majority or a minority investor. Our growth focus is integral to how we’ve built our team. We’ve created the capability to support management teams on anything from sourcing and executing acquisitions, developing market entry strategies, understanding and improving employee engagement, or ensuring your tech platform can scale as quickly as you are, and much more. Our whole team is committed to doing what we can for the teams we partner with. 

Get in touch to find out more about the fantastic people we’ve invested in and how ECI could support you to achieve your ambitions. 

Rhubarb

Reed & Mackay

Wireless Logic

Arkessa

ATG Media

Imagesound

KB Associates

mthree

CarTrawler

Clarke Energy

Clear Insurance Management

CSL DualCom

Edenhouse Solutions

Fourth

ECI Partners 

There’s no doubt the HR landscape is shifting under the influence of Artificial Intelligence. At ECI’s recent People Forum, Rich Pearce and Max Jackson were joined by Instant Impact's Felix Mitchell, and Simon Witkiss from Ciphr, to discuss the ways AI will impact HR (and the ways it won’t). Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/efVEA62Q


ECI Managing Partner Tom Wrenn recently spoke to Fiona Haran at Insider Media about his predictions for deals and investments in 2024. 

With capital to deploy following the recent closure of our new £1bn fund, find out what Tom thinks in a PE sector that needs to be agile:  https://lnkd.in/eKiHQKBS

We chat with ECI's North American Growth Specialist, Brett Pentz, about how he works with management teams, his experience and insights into the U.S. private equity market and favourite place in New York. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gfPUGEd7


What are the biggest challenges facing SMEs in 2024? After a mixed bag in 2023, we chat to Toby Fitzherbert about what SMEs are facing this year and some of the solutions available to support them. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eTgCqwR7

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With businesses operating in a more challenging growth environment in 2024, and the pace of tech change accelerating, where will the C Suite be looking to hire? 

ECI partner Lewis Bantin discusses the five key roles he expects to see more of this year. What are they? Find out here: https://lnkd.in/em6cCjwq

Congratulations to Daniel Bailey and Rich Pearce who are promoted to Partner, and to Jin Ni Ooi for her promotion to Investment Manager following a milestone year for ECI.

Managing Partner, David Ewing, commented “It’s fantastic to kick off the new year with three very well-deserved promotions, following a great end to 2023 with the announcement of the final close on our new fund, ECI 12. We’re in a great place, starting the year with lots of available capital to deploy over the next three years, and a relatively small portfolio, so all of the ECI team are looking forward to a productive year working with exceptional management teams and helping them to unlock their growth potential”

Find out more here: 
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Company Name	ECI Partners	Limerston Capital	Bestport Private Equity
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MSH ID	COM:ECIPARTNERS	COM:LIMERSTONCAP	UK:CO:BESTPORT
Market	PRIVATE	PRIVATE	PRIVATE
Sector	Financial Services	Financial Services & Finance	Financial Services & Finance
Industry	Private Equity	Private Equity	Private Equity
Country	GB	GB	GB
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Employee Count	69
Website	ecipartners.com	limerstoncap.com	bestport.co.uk
LinkedIn	eci-partners-llp	limerston-capital	bestport-pe
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