We are thrilled to announce we were awarded Private Equity team of the Year at the 2024 West Midlands Rainmakers awards, with Managing Partner Paul Franks taking home the Rainmaker of the Year Award.

The award follows a strong year for Beech Tree PE. We have invested close to £100m across 5 new platforms since 2023, with recent investments including Covert Swarm (a cyber security platform) and Sustainable Energy First (a leading business in the energy procurement sector). We have also added 6 bolt-on acquisitions to the portfolio in the same period.

Beech Tree have also continued to invest in the team over the past year, having recently appointed a new Investment Director, James Rosthorn, who joins from Maven. This followed the appointment of Claudia Haywood to the team as Investment Manager.

Paul Franks commented: "The past year has been really strong for Beech Tree. Our origination of new platform deals has been excellent and the portfolio is performing well. It’s great to get recognition in these leading Midland’s awards. It’s been great to see the expansion and development of the team with Adam Rudd now a partner at the firm and Ben Cartwright being promoted to Director during the year. We are looking forward to the rest of the year with a healthy pipeline heading into the summer”.

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