Private Equity Firm Business Services

August Equity

London, England, United Kingdom

Independent private equity firm investing £10 to £50 million in UK and Ireland based companies, focused on buy-outs of high-growth service-orientated businesses in the UK mid-market.

Focus Areas
Private equity investment in services and technology businesses, Buy-outs of high-growth service-oriented UK mid-market companies

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2021-2025.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

2 growth capital · 1 addon · 1 buyout

August Equity Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for August Equity. 1 2021 1 2023 2 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Polaris Software, August Equity
    Target
    Sitestream
    Industry
    Software
    Type
    Addon

    UK-based Polaris Software, backed by private equity firm August Equity, has acquired Massachusetts-based Sitestream, a provider of automated traffic enforcement and municipal compliance software. The deal is an add-on to Polaris’ growing portfolio and is intended to accelerate the company’s expansion into the U.S. public sector market and broaden its municipal compliance and road-safety offerings.

  • Buyer
    August Equity
    Target
    Superbia Holdings Limited
    Location
    Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    August Equity has completed an investment in Superbia Holdings Limited, marking the first institutional equity into the Leicester-based wealth management and financial advice group. The capital from August Equity (via AEP VI) will support Superbia’s organic growth, national geographic expansion and targeted acquisitions to broaden its client proposition and footprint across the UK.

  • Buyer
    August Equity, StarTraq management
    Target
    StarTraq
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    August Equity has made a significant investment in StarTraq, a UK-based cloud compliance software business that provides offence processing, licensing and permitting solutions for police forces and local authorities. The deal sees August invest alongside StarTraq management to fund international expansion, organic growth and targeted M&A; Billy Kennedy will continue to lead the business, founder Allan Freinkel will become a Non‑Executive Director and Gordon Wilson will join as Chair.

  • Buyer
    August Equity
    Target
    Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB)
    Industry
    Accounting & Tax
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom

    August Equity has made a significant investment in Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) to accelerate the firm's growth, expand its regional UK footprint, and fund further technology investment and M&A activity. The capital will support hiring, tech investment and AAB's plans to scale its accountancy and business services platform across the UK.

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