About Bestport Private Equity
Bestport Private Equity is a private equity firm founded in 2005. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of Oct 2026, Bestport Private Equity has a portfolio of 12 companies, comprising 12 funding rounds and 4 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Retail. Its latest investment was a $***** PE round in Sano Physiotherapy on Aug 20, 2025
Overall Bestport Private Equity portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions, namely TeamSport, Dot Net Solutions and Lewmar. A lot of funds co-invest with Bestport Private Equity, with names like London Co-Investment Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Bestport Private Equity has a team of 9 people, including 3 partners.
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Founded Year
2005
Location
London, United Kingdom
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Bestport Private Equity's Portfolio
Bestport Private Equity has a portfolio of 12 companies. They have invested in a total of 12 companies. Their most recent investment was in Sano Physiotherapy (PE round) on Aug 20, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by Bestport Private Equity:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 20, 2025 | PE | 4925 | - | |
Sep 27, 2021 | Conventional Debt | 9081 | ||
Sep 27, 2021 | Series B | 7643 | ||
Feb 17, 2021 | PE | 8080 | - |
Bestport Private Equity has acquired 4 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Northside Graphics on Jan 31, 2024. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Bestport Private Equity:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jan 31, 2024 | Provider of digital printing services | - | 1988 | |
Sep 19, 2019 | Distributor of medical & catering equipments | - | 1990 | |
Feb 02, 2021 | Solar and warm water heating system providers | - | 1992 | |
Mar 05, 2018 | APi-linked payment gateway provider | - | 1997 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Bestport Private Equity:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2024
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Consumer
Team profile of Bestport Private Equity
Bestport Private Equity has a team of 9 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom. Bestport Private Equity's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Bestport Private Equity:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | London | - | ||
Advisor | - | - | - | |
Advisor | - | - | - | |
Advisor | - | - | - | |
Advisor | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Bestport Private Equity
Over the past 21 years, 4 investors have co-invested in Bestport Private Equity's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Bestport Private Equity: 4 investors entered a company along with Bestport Private Equity. These include investors like London Co-Investment Fund (1 company).
Bestport Private Equity News
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Physiotherapy specialist secures Bestport Private Equity backingInsider Media•Aug 18, 2025•Bestport Private Equity, Sano Physiotherapy, Blake Morgan, Apta
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Belfast online digital printing business acquired by equity firmIrishnews•Jan 31, 2024•Northside Graphics, Bestport Private Equity
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Bestport invests in Energy Saving LightingPrivate Equity Wire•Sep 27, 2021•Bestport Private Equity, ThinCats, Energy Saving Lighting, Stephenson Harwood and 4 others
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Playful Promises lingerie sells stake to private equity firm to fund growthFashion Network•Feb 16, 2021•Playful Promises, Bestport Private Equity
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Bestport and Ethos Partners sell Nu-HeatPrivate Equity Wire•Feb 02, 2021•Bestport Private Equity, Ethos Partners, Nu-Heat, Polypipe
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Bestport completes MBO of Hilditch GroupPrivate Equity Wire•Sep 19, 2019•Bestport Private Equity, Hilditch Group, West Country Financial
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Great Hill Partners-backed NMI Acquires CreditcallCitybizlist•Feb 20, 2018•nmi.com., Creditcall, Network Merchants, Bestport Private Equity and 3 others
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Holiday rental provider Snaptrip raises ￡2.1m and acquires Last Minute CottagesChina Travel News•Jan 11, 2018•Snaptrip, Bestport Private Equity, Forward Partners, Last Minute Cottages and 1 other
