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Industry | Private equity |
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Founded | 1976 |
Headquarters | London, Manchester and New York |
Products | Private equity funds, Buyouts |
Website | www |
ECI Partners is a growth focused private equity group based in the UK and the US, first established by the Bank of England in 1976.[1]
ECI typically invests up to £200m of equity (as part of an initial transaction) in businesses valued at up to £300m[2]
It was a founder member of both the European Venture Capital Association[3] (now "Invest Europe") and British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association ("BVCA") in 1983 having organised its first management buyout (for Ansafone) in 1980. Early investments included Williams Holdings – owner of Chubb and Kidde – founded by Nigel Rudd and Brian McGowan, Shanks & McEwan, National Express and Bloomsbury Publishing.
The turn of the millennium saw ECI raise their seventh fund (ECI7 - £175m)[4] with leading growth investments including Thinkmoney and LateRooms (sold for a 9x return on investment[5]).
In September 2023, ECI announced the final close of its twelfth buyout fund, ECI 12,[6] hitting its £1 billion hard cap, beating a £900 million target.
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