Origami Capital Partners and Kestrel Partners Recapitalize UK Tech Portfolio
June 24, 2025
Origami Capital Partners has formed a strategic partnership with London-based Kestrel Partners to recapitalize and invest in Kestrel's UK small-cap technology portfolio. Origami will provide hybrid, structured capital to support growth, liquidity and ownership transitions across the portfolio companies.
- Buyers
- Origami Capital Partners, Kestrel Partners
- Targets
- Kestrel Partners' UK technology portfolio
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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