Hugh Costello

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Octopus Investments aims to achieve capital growth by investing in diversified portfolio quality smaller UK companies. They believe that the smaller end of the market is becoming increasingly inefficient and seek to identify fast-growing companies at attractive valuations which have the potential to offer investors substantial upside. The firm supports their institutional investors to meet their investment mandates on behalf of their end investors, across five specialist asset classes: renewable energy, sustainable infrastructure, real estate, healthcare and venture capital.

Livingbridge invests in companies located across the globe primarily in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer, healthcare & education, technology and services sectors. It participates in buyouts, MBOs, MBIs, secondary buyouts and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from GBP 15 - 300 million. The firm makes minority and majority investments.

Functions as a College/University

Business Growth Fund Invests in companies located in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of acquisitions, internationalisation, technology, data and AI sectors. It provides financing for growth and early stage capital requirement with an investment size of GBP 3 - 30 million. It act as a minority investor and makes follow-on investments.

Agathos invests in small market companies located in the United Kingdom with a turnover of up to GBP 100 million and an enterprise value of GBP 10 - 25 million. It participates in buyout and growth-stage capital transactions with an investment size of GBP 3-10 million. It focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries.