Private Equity
Downing Private Equity
Downing Private Equity is an award-winning investor specialising in the healthcare and education sectors. We leverage our deep market knowledge to originate investment opportunities with attractive risk-adjusted returns.
Partnering with experienced management teams, Downing Private Equity work to scale businesses and address underserved markets. We aim to provide strategic insights and commercial support alongside access to a broad network of expert industry contacts.
Our investments to date span children’s day nurseries and specialist education schools through to specialist care, elderly residential care homes, retirement living and funeral care.
Creating value with purpose
We look to ensure the businesses we invest in embed institutional standards of governance and adopt a relentless focus on service quality as the foundation of creating and protecting value.
Downing Private Equity has the flexibility and capability to invest across the entire capital stack to meet our investor’s preferred target return requirements. Although we typically focus on individual investments with commitments between £5m - £50m per funding round, we have invested in excess of £100m+ behind individual businesses. Our approach and investment track record demonstrates that investors don’t need to sacrifice financial return to make a positive social impact.
Where we invest
Our focus is on needs-based sectors that are less correlated to economic cycles, where we can apply our sector knowledge to build and scale businesses that form part of our social infrastructure. Through the delivery of vital services, we can create long-term value for local communities while providing an attractive rate of return to our investors.
To date, we have invested in a diverse range of healthcare and education businesses - from children’s day nurseries and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) schools to a range of specialist care services, elderly residential care homes, retirement living and funeral care.
Our investment criteria
Our approach
Partnering with strong management
Seeking attractive market fundamentals
Providing flexible structures
Targeting high-quality businesses
Award-winning Private Equity team
An award-winning private equity investment team with deep expertise and a strong track record of investing in attractive markets with strong underlying fundamentals.
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Our portfolio at a glance
Committed investment
Track record
Value realised
Specialist team
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Meet the team
View teamDowning’s team brings extensive expertise, with c.175 years of collective investment experience, including buy-ins and buy-outs.
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Insights
View allExplore our case studies and insights to see how we deliver value through healthcare and education investments.
Downing establishes Fortava Healthcare Ltd, a new dementia care provider behind industry veterans Johann van Zyl and Jamie Stuart
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Downing establishes Fortava Healthcare Ltd, a new dementia care provider behind industry veterans Johann van Zyl and Jamie Stuart
Downing's Mysa Care continues to grow specialist care business
Downing's Mysa Care continues to grow specialist care business
Investment manager Downing makes acquisition in neuro-rehabilitation care sector with institutional investor partnership
Investment manager Downing makes acquisition in neuro-rehabilitation care sector with institutional investor partnership
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Downing LLP does not provide advice or make personal recommendations and investors are strongly urged to seek independent advice before investing. Investments offered on this website carry a higher risk than many other types of investment and prospective investors should be aware that capital is at risk and the value of their investment may go down as well as up. Any investment should only be made on the basis of the relevant product literature and your attention is drawn to the risk, fees and taxation factors contained therein. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances of each investor and may be subject to change in the future. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Downing LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm Reference Number 545025). Registered in England No. OC341575. Registered Office: Downing, 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF.