About Arete Capital Partners
Arete Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. As of Oct 2026, Arete Capital Partners is an active investor with a portfolio of 11 companies, comprising 11 funding rounds and 1 acquisition. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 1 funding round. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United Kingdom and Canada. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer Goods. Its latest investment was a $***** Series A round in Killabrush on Sep 23, 2026
Overall Arete Capital Partners portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Peak, Leonard Curtis and Chillblast. A lot of funds co-invest with Arete Capital Partners, with names like Downing sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Arete Capital Partners has a team of 9 people, including 4 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2020
Location
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Arete Capital Partners' Portfolio
Arete Capital Partners has a portfolio of 11 companies. They have invested in a total of 11 companies. Their most recent investment was in Killabrush (Series A round) on Sep 23, 2026. Here is the most recent investment by Arete Capital Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 23, 2026 | Series A | 4209 | - | |
Jul 25, 2025 | Conventional Debt | 5189 | - | |
May 17, 2022 | Series A | 7148 | - | |
Apr 20, 2022 | Seed | 7797 | - |
Arete Capital Partners has acquired 1 company. Their most recent acquisition was of Productpartnerships on Feb 10, 2025. Here is the most recent acquisition by Arete Capital Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Feb 10, 2025 | Provider of outsourced retail compliance services for consumer credit | - | 2013 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Arete Capital Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2022
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2025
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United Kingdom and Canada
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Arete Capital Partners
Arete Capital Partners has a team of 9 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom. Arete Capital Partners' team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Arete Capital Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | |||
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Principal | United Kingdom | - | ||
Associate | United Kingdom | - |
Co-investors of Arete Capital Partners
Over the past 6 years, 3 investors have co-invested in Arete Capital Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Arete Capital Partners: 3 investors entered a company along with Arete Capital Partners. These include investors like Downing (1 company).
Arete Capital Partners News
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Choice Broking to acquire wealth management firm Arete CapitalVCCircle•Feb 17, 2025•Choice Hotels, Arete Capital Partners, Choice
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Arete leads £3m investment round into indoor and outdoor heat specialistsPrivate Equity Wire•May 17, 2022•Arete Capital Partners, Tosca Debt Capital, Fireplace Warehouse
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Arete leads investment round into renewable energy trailblazerInsider Media•Feb 25, 2022•Arete Capital Partners, Trailblazerenergy, Dynamic Quest
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Environmental Clean Technologies: Completes Yallourn property acquisitionFintechinshorts•Feb 24, 2022•Arete Capital Partners
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Liverpool’s Arete leads £3m investment into analytics platformTheBusinessDesk.com•Nov 22, 2021•Arete Capital Partners, Uncrowd
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Arete and Svella partner to invest in Leonard CurtisPrivate Equity Wire•Aug 26, 2021•Arete Capital Partners, Svella, Leonard Curtis
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Arete Zero Carbon launches to help businesses achieve Net Zero CarbonPrivate Equity Wire•Jul 28, 2021•Arete Capital Partners
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Arete makes significant investment in facilities hire firmInsider Media•Jul 16, 2021•Arete Capital Partners, Vivify Health, Vivify
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Arete invests GBP10m in Tactus GroupPrivate Equity Wire•Apr 12, 2021•Tactus Group, Arete Capital Partners, CCL Computers
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