How private equity managers invest

In this video, Hamish Mair, Head of Private Equity at BMO Global Asset Management, managers of F&C Private Equity, discusses why he invested in caravan site operator Park Holidays and reveals the outcome of the investment.Hamish works with companies with the aim of making them more profitable over the long term:

"This involves helping the management with operational and strategic planning and ensuring the best chance that these plans will bear fruit by providing clear milestones and incentives for management."

Hamish Mair, Head of Private Equity, BMO Global Asset Management, managers of F&C Private Equity

In the next video, Rebecca Gibson, Partner at Oakley Capital explains how they helped online dating company Parship Elite Group double its profits and transform its business.

"Oakley acquired Parship, the number one online match making service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in 2015 and has seen its profits double in the following two years.

"Private equity not only provides an investee company with capital to grow and evolve, but also expertise that can assist with strategy, operations, strengthening reporting functions and exploring M&A opportunities."

Steven Tredget, Partner, Oakley Capital, managers of Oakley Capital Investments

Watch Hg’s Andrew Land explain why HgCapital invested in insurance broker A-Plan and his vision for the partnership in the following video.

“We identified A-Plan as one of the most attractive insurance distribution platforms in the UK, on which we could build a much larger multi-channel business through strategic M&A and investing in technology.

"We have now completed more than 15 acquisitions including the creation of underwriting, digital and online capabilities, as well as upgrading the entire data and IT system.

"This has more than doubled our policy count and revenue base, and we see this only accelerating in the future.”

Andrew Land, Partner, Hg

Here, Felix Haldner, Partner at Partners Group explains how Princess Private Equity Holding enabled Swiss technology company The VAT Group to expand and create hundreds of jobs.

"In contrast to investing in listed companies in which minority shareholders delegate control of a company to management, private equity typically acquires controlling stakes, taking Board seats and working closely with management. Free from the distractions of short-term earnings figures, private equity is able to take a long-term perspective and focus on creating value in portfolio companies."

Felix Haldner, Partner, member of the Board of Directors of Princess Private Equity Holding

Helen Steers, Partner at Pantheon Ventures (responsible for Pantheon International) speaks to Mads Larsen on how private equity helped Swedish healthcare company Attendo to grow and make a successful stock market flotation.

"Private equity can give investors access to a wide range of high quality, well-managed companies globally that are not available to them via the public markets. The best private equity managers are able to use their expertise and sector knowledge to help those companies implement strategic and operational improvements, leading to value creation over the long term."