The Private Equity Value report: Where partnership fuels performance

Charting the UK’s fastest growing private equity-backed companies and their impact

This report from Real Deals, in association with BDO, analyses the fastest growing mid-market private equity-backed companies. These companies have achieved an average combined EBITDA annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 60% between 2022 and 2024. 

The report identifies the highest-growth businesses of each of the UK’s 10 regions. The data shows how midmarket PE-backed companies are using disciplined operating models to deliver performance and sustainable value across the UK. The report also features interviews with the leaders of the companies and private equity backers about how they have supercharged growth.

Key report insights include:

• In London, 60% of qualifying businesses are made up of TMT and business services.  
• The South East has emerged as the UK’s most profitable region generating £833m of total EBITDA in 2024 
• PE-backed firms added 1,062 net new jobs in Yorkshire & Humberside  
• The Midlands is evolving into a diversified services hub, delivering £3.6bn in revenue and average EBITDA growth of 62% 
• Scotland delivers the highest average Ebitda growth in the report at 166%

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You will hear how Private Equity drives value and growth from:  

Portfolio companies such as:

• Strathberry in Scotland  AerFin from Wales 

• Hanmere Polythene Knowledge Partners in the East of England

• Stacatruc in the Thames Valley

• Pyroban in the South East

• Yorkshire based Pagabo  
  
  

PE houses such as:

Methodology

The research is based on data captured for UK businesses that were private equity-backed as at 31/12/2022 and filed group-level accounts in the three years from 2022 to 2024. Companies in scope were those with a turnover of between £10m and £300m in the latest financial accounts, with positive EBITDA. The full methodology is available in the report. 

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