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Thames Equity Partners

Thames Equity Partners is a UK-based search fund focused on acquiring and operating established businesses in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and B2B services. They aim to support succession planning for SMEs without clear successors.

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Overview

What Thames Equity Partners does

What Thames Equity Partners is

Thames Equity Partners is a UK-based search fund focused on acquiring and operating established businesses in sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and B2B services. They aim to support succession planning for SMEs without clear successors.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.

Operational profile

Organization status and context

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Operational status
Active
Organization type
Search Fund
Structured capabilities
Funder
Last reviewed
March 4, 2026

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Capability profile

Thames Equity Partners as a funder

Investment thesis

Thames Equity Partners aims to identify and acquire established UK businesses with strong growth potential and a capable management team. They focus on companies with predictable revenue and a solid EBITDA margin.

Focus narrative

Thames Equity Partners focuses on identifying, acquiring, and operating established UK businesses within specific sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and B2B services. The target criteria for investments include businesses with an enterprise value between £5-40 million, EBITDA between £1-5 million, an EBITDA margin greater than 15%, high predictable and recurring revenue, and strong growth potential.

Terms and economics

Typical check
$5,000,000–$40,000,000

Focus and fit

Sectors
Healthcare

Availability

Currently deploying
Not published

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Upseed classifies Thames Equity Partners under the Search Fund organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.

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Source basis

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Last reviewed

March 4, 2026

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