Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Vespa Capital

London, England, United Kingdom

Lower mid-market private equity firm focused on investing in UK-headquartered businesses (MBOs and private company recapitalisations) with enterprise values typically between £10m and £70m.

Focus Areas
Private Equity

Tracked deals

7

7 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

5 growth capital · 1 addon · 1 buyout

Vespa Capital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Vespa Capital. 1 2020 2 2021 2 2022 2 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Vespa Capital Invests in Rocksteady Music School
    June 4, 2024
    Buyer
    Vespa Capital
    Target
    Rocksteady Music School
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    Hampshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Growth capital

    Vespa Capital has made a growth investment in Rocksteady Music School, the UK-based provider of progressive, band-based music education for primary school children. The capital will support Rocksteady’s UK and international roll-out and further development of its proprietary technology platform to broaden access and impact.

  • Vespa Capital Makes Growth Investment in Right Legal Group
    February 2, 2024
    Buyer
    Vespa Capital
    Target
    Right Legal Group
    Industry
    Legal Services
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Growth capital

    Vespa Capital has made a growth investment in Right Legal Group, a UK-based SRA-regulated law firm specialising in wills and probate. The funding will support technology and product development, team expansion, development of its training academy and accelerated organic growth through M&A; Right Legal employs about 160 staff and has served over 30,000 clients via its RightWill platform.

  • Vespa Capital Invests in Eserv
    December 23, 2022
    Buyer
    Vespa Capital
    Target
    Eserv
    Seller
    Eserv shareholders
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Scotland, United Kingdom
    Type
    Growth capital

    Vespa Capital has invested in Eserv, an Aberdeen-based provider of AS-TEG, a 3D digital twin SaaS for complex industrial assets. The minority growth investment will partner with founder-CEO Dan Millard and the incumbent management team to support international expansion, augment the team, and further develop the AS-TEG platform.

  • Vespa Capital Invests in Digital Technology Advisory Group (DTAG)
    January 5, 2022
    Buyer
    Vespa Capital, Incumbent management team (Mark Scott, Alison Drake, Tim Blandford, Paul Gaskell, Barney Hosey)
    Target
    Digital Technology Advisory Group Ltd (DTAG)
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Growth capital

    Vespa Capital has made a growth investment into Digital Technology Advisory Group Ltd (DTAG), backing the group's incumbent management team to scale its data-led marketing, research and communications capabilities. DTAG — which comprises 2CV, The Value Engineers (TVE) and Signal — is headquartered in London, employs over 250 people and serves global blue-chip clients across the UK, US and Asia.

  • Vespa Capital Makes Growth Investment in Flag Communication
    January 1, 2022
    Buyer
    Vespa Capital
    Target
    Flag Communication
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Growth capital

    Vespa Capital has made an investment in Flag Communication, a sustainability and ESG strategy, reporting and communications agency with operations in the UK and the US. The funding will support Flag's existing management team, talent strategy and potential acquisition activity while the management team remain significant investors.

  • Vespa Capital Invests in SelectScience
    February 1, 2021
    Buyer
    Vespa Capital
    Target
    SelectScience Limited
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Vespa Capital has invested in SelectScience Limited, a digital publishing and marketing platform serving the scientific and laboratory equipment markets, backing CEO Kerry Parker and the management team to support growth. The transaction facilitates founder succession (with co‑founders Arif and Louise Butt investing alongside Vespa) and was supported by senior debt from Investec and advisory services from multiple firms.

  • Curve Digital (Catalis Group) Acquires IronOak Games
    November 2, 2020
    Buyer
    Curve Digital, Catalis Group, NorthEdge, Vespa Capital
    Target
    IronOak Games
    Industry
    Media & Entertainment
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada
    Type
    Addon

    Curve Digital, part of the Catalis Group, has acquired Vancouver-based independent game developer IronOak Games to strengthen the group's North American presence and expand its For The King IP. The transaction was supported/financed by Catalis Group's backers (NorthEdge and Vespa Capital) and funded via a committed acquisition facility established after Catalis Group's £90m backing in October 2019.

Related Acquisition Pages

Marketing & Advertising Buyers & Acquisitions 3 tracked deals by Vespa Capital. Cloud & SaaS Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Vespa Capital. Education Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Vespa Capital. Legal Services Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Vespa Capital.

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