About Key Capital Partners
Key Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2006. It is primarily based in Leeds, United Kingdom. As of Jan 2026, Key Capital Partners has a portfolio of 37 companies, comprising 32 funding rounds and 6 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United Kingdom and Germany. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Business Services to Enterprise Applications. Its latest investment was a $***** Series B round in SJA Group on Feb 08, 2024
A lot of funds co-invest with Key Capital Partners, with names like Spiral Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Key Capital Partners has a team of 13 people, including 8 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2006
Location
Leeds, United Kingdom
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Key Capital Partners' Portfolio
Key Capital Partners has a portfolio of 37 companies. They have invested in a total of 32 companies. Their most recent investment was in SJA Group (Series B round) on Feb 08, 2024. Here are the most recent investments by Key Capital Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 08, 2024 | Series B | 4813 | - | |
Nov 15, 2023 | PE | 8405 | - | |
Jul 25, 2023 | PE | 4501 | - | |
Feb 25, 2022 | Seed | 8715 | - |
Key Capital Partners has acquired 6 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of YorkTest on Jul 24, 2017. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Key Capital Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jul 24, 2017 | UK-based, commerialized At-Home consumer diagnostics company developing food allergy and other allergy test kits | $12M | 1982 | |
May 16, 2017 | Distributor of roofing tiles and windows | - | 2008 | |
Dec 11, 2018 | Provider of catering services | - | 1998 | |
Dec 16, 2011 | Manufacturer of processed and manufactured flat glass products | $350K | 1936 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Key Capital Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2020
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2017
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United Kingdom and Germany
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Business Services
Team profile of Key Capital Partners
Key Capital Partners has a team of 13 members including 8 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom. Key Capital Partners' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Key Capital Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Leeds | - | ||
Partner | Leeds | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | |||
Partner | Leeds | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Leeds | - | ||
Partner | Leeds | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of Key Capital Partners
Over the past 20 years, 3 investors have co-invested in Key Capital Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Key Capital Partners: 3 investors entered a company along with Key Capital Partners. These include investors like Spiral Ventures (1 company).
Key Capital Partners News
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Key Capital takes minority stake in telecoms infrastructure firmTheBusinessDesk.com•Jan 07, 2026•Key Capital Partners, CellTech Communications, CellTech Communications Ltd, Celltech Group
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Darts Corner hits bullseye as private equity firm Ethos Partners steps up to the ocheTheBusinessDesk.com•Nov 20, 2025•Darts Corner, Ethos Partners, Key Capital Partners, Ethos Capital and 1 other
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Key Capital Partners bolsters Leeds team with appointmentInsider Media•Mar 08, 2025•Key Capital Partners, EY
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Key Capital backing for cruise tech firm - investment to support growth plansInsider Media•Oct 09, 2024•Key Capital Partners
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Key Capital invests in cruise technology companyBusiness Link•Oct 08, 2024•Key Capital Partners, TheICEway, Cowgill, Bermans
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PE firm completes £9m investment in property services providerTheBusinessDesk.com•Feb 07, 2024•Key Capital Partners, SJA Group, Key Capital, Addleshaw Goddard and 6 others
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Security firm bolstered by acquisitionTheBusinessDesk.com•Oct 31, 2023•ationwide Specialist Projects, TIS, Key Capital Partners, ThinCats
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Private equity firm makes £6m investment into training firmTheBusinessDesk.com•Jul 25, 2023•Fuel Learning, KCP Capital, DWF, Inflexion and 10 others
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