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UK ETA Directory

Four clear paths into the UK Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition ecosystem. Choose one to start.

Search Funds

Traditional search funds raising institutional capital to acquire a single UK business.

Zenith Capital Successr Capital Shorefox Partners

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Investors

Institutional funds, family offices, and accelerators backing UK search funds.

2nd Act Partners AIJ Holdings ALZA Capital Partners

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Acquired Companies

Businesses bought by UK searchers — company-first, linked to the search fund that acquired them.

Ives & Co Solicitors — Thames Equity Partners Kid Ease Limited — Norte Partners Good Health Centre — York Street Capital

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Other ETA Vehicles

Holdcos, self-funded searchers, accelerator-led vehicles, partnered searches, and other non-traditional ETA paths.

FB Investment Group — Self-Funded Invincible Software Holdings — Holdco Agile Circuit Technology Group — Partnered

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Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition is a path to business ownership through acquiring an existing profitable company. Start here to learn how search funds work and who the key players are.

Methodology: This directory is maintained manually. Entries are sourced from public filings, conference attendance lists, investor portfolio pages, LinkedIn research, and direct submissions. We aim to reflect active participants we can identify in the UK search fund ecosystem. If we have missed someone or something is out of date, please let us know.

Compiled from public sources through best-efforts research. Entries may be incomplete or out of date. If you spot an error or represent a listed entry, contact us. We'll review and correct promptly.