Investments
21Portfolio Exits
14Funds
2About Key Capital Partners
Key Capital Partners (KCP) is an investor in the smaller buy-out market making equity investments of between £2 million and £10 million in profitable, growing companies. The firm will invest across all sectors and in all types of later-stage transactions.

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Latest Key Capital Partners News
Jul 26, 2023
Leeds-based private equity house Key Capital Partners has completed a £6 million investment in Fuel Learning, a specialist in the provision of leadership and management training. The deal sees Key acquire a significant minority stake in the business.
Key Capital Partners Investments
21 Investments
Key Capital Partners has made 21 investments. Their latest investment was in Fuel Learning as part of their Private Equity on July 7, 2023.

Key Capital Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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7/25/2023 | Private Equity | Fuel Learning | $7.71M | Yes | 1 | |
3/1/2022 | Private Equity | Jellyfish Pictures | Yes | 4 | ||
4/7/2021 | Private Equity | Total Integrated Solutions | Yes | 2 | ||
11/10/2020 | Private Equity | |||||
2/12/2020 | Private Equity |
Date | 7/25/2023 | 3/1/2022 | 4/7/2021 | 11/10/2020 | 2/12/2020 |
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Round | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity | Private Equity |
Company | Fuel Learning | Jellyfish Pictures | Total Integrated Solutions | ||
Amount | $7.71M | ||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Key Capital Partners Portfolio Exits
14 Portfolio Exits
Key Capital Partners has 14 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Wells Plastics on October 26, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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10/26/2022 | Management Buyout - II | Stuart Law, Carl Birch, and Gary Ogden | 1 | ||
7/26/2022 | Shareholder Liquidity | 1 | |||
6/21/2021 | Acq - Fin - II | 5 | |||
Date | 10/26/2022 | 7/26/2022 | 6/21/2021 | ||
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Exit | Management Buyout - II | Shareholder Liquidity | Acq - Fin - II | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Stuart Law, Carl Birch, and Gary Ogden | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Key Capital Partners Acquisitions
15 Acquisitions
Key Capital Partners acquired 15 companies. Their latest acquisition was YorkTest Laboratories on July 24, 2017.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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7/24/2017 | Management Buyout | 2 | ||||
5/18/2017 | Acq - Fin | 3 | ||||
1/1/2017 | Management Buyout | 1 | ||||
9/22/2016 | ||||||
4/24/2014 |
Date | 7/24/2017 | 5/18/2017 | 1/1/2017 | 9/22/2016 | 4/24/2014 |
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Investment Stage | |||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Management Buyout | Acq - Fin | Management Buyout | ||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Key Capital Partners Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Key Capital Partners has 2 funds, including Key Capital Partners Fund .
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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4/29/2016 | Key Capital Partners Fund | Buyouts & Acquisitions | Open | $95M | 1 |
11/30/2007 | Key Capital Partners I |
Closing Date | 4/29/2016 | 11/30/2007 |
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Fund | Key Capital Partners Fund | Key Capital Partners I |
Fund Type | Buyouts & Acquisitions | |
Status | Open | |
Amount | $95M | |
Sources | 1 |
Key Capital Partners Team
3 Team Members
Key Capital Partners has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, Owen Trotter.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Owen Trotter | Managing Partner | Current | |
Name | Owen Trotter | ||
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Work History | |||
Title | Managing Partner | ||
Status | Current |