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Last activity: 17.08.2026

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August Equity is an independent private equity firm investing £10 to £50 million in UK based companies. It invests in buy-outs of high growth service-orientated companies in the UK mid-market.

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Location

United Kingdom, England, Westminster

Employees

11-50

Founded date

2001

Investment Type

Private Equity Firm

Funds raised 2

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	$392.56M	August Equity closes fifth fund at £300m and completes on first deal

Portfolio 27

Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
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	Aspirations Care	aspirationscare.com
	Agilio \| Dental	codeuk.com		United Kingdom, England, Brighton
	Sonnet Care Homes	sonnetcarehomes.co.uk		United Kingdom, England, Bocking Churchstreet
	VetPartners	vetpartners.co.uk		United Kingdom, England, York
	Medius	waxdigital.com
	Charterhouse	cvd.plc.uk
	Orbis Education and Care	orbis-group.co.uk		United Kingdom, Wales, Cardiff County
	Fosters Funeral Directors	scottishfunerals.com
	Compass Children's Homes	compasschildrenshomes.com
	Lifeways Group	lifeways.co.uk		United Kingdom, England, London
	Agilio \| Dental	agiliosoftware.com		United Kingdom, England, Torridge District
	Active Assistance	activeassistance.com
	Charterhouse Group	cvdgroup.com		United Kingdom
	Zenergi	zenergi.co.uk		United Kingdom, England, Chilworth
	Pet Cremation Services	pcsonline.org.uk		United Kingdom, England, Guilsborough
	The Dermatology Partnership	thedermatologypartnership.com
	Air IT	air-it.co.uk		United States, West Virginia, Nottingham
	Independent Vetcare	independentvetcare.co.uk
	Origin Group	originanimal.com
	Funeral Partners	funeralpartners.co.uk		United Kingdom
	Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging	hallmarq.net		United Kingdom, England, Guildford
	Fosters Funeral Directors	fostersfuneraldirectors.com		United Kingdom, Scotland, Rutherglen
	British Assessment Bureau	british-assessment.co.uk		United Kingdom, England, Tonbridge and Malling
	Berkeley Home Health	berkeleyhomehealth.com		United Kingdom, England, Farnham
	Dental Partners	dentalpartners.co.uk
	Little Garden Day Nurseries	lgnurseries.com		United Kingdom, England, London

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May 18, 2021	Agilio Software makes third acquisition in twelve months	INICA’s specialist cloud based dental software modules are specifically designed as an integrated set of tools for dental practices to manage all aspects of practice operations whilst providing a full suite of group reporting. August Equit...
May 4, 2021	Agilio Software (“Agilio”) adds HR software capabilities through its acquisition of MyHRtoolkit	Specifically designed for small and medium sized businesses, MyHRtoolkit’s online HR software streamlines day to day HR functions with easy-to-use human resource management tools. August Equity initially invested in Agilio with the acquisi...
Apr 29, 2021	Hallmarq wins sequential Queens Award for innovation	The Queens Award is an awards programme for British businesses who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promotion opportunity. They are the highest official UK award for a British business. This year just 48 ...
Apr 12, 2021	Promotions alongside new hires caps off a strong year for August Equity	Katie joined August Equity in October 2018 having previously worked for Barclays in their UK M&A team. Over the last two and a half years, Katie has been involved in a number of platform investments and portfolio success across the heal...
Mar 16, 2021	Business Systems is boosting its Customer Experience capabilities with the off-market acquisition of CCaaS specialist, acrinax, its first transaction.	Passionate about Customer Experience, acrinax delivers Contact Centre-as-a-Service (“CCaaS”) and Workforce Engagement Management (“WEM”) solutions to enable their customers’ digital transformations. The business’ mission is to support enter...
Mar 4, 2021	Air IT completes its third pair of acquisitions	Air IT has acquired Kent-based Infotech and Cheshire-based Concise Technologies for undisclosed considerations. Backed by August Equity, this marks the third time the IT Managed Service Provider has acquired two businesses simultaneously, ...
Mar 1, 2021	August Equity sells Pet Cremation Services to VetPartners	Based in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, PCS operates a national network of high quality pet crematoria, providing clinical waste collection for veterinary clinics as well as delivering bereavement training for veterinary professionals. Aug...
Jan 25, 2021	Charterhouse announces its strategic off-market acquisition of cyber specialist Pentesec and its third bolt-on in 2021	The CVD buy-and-build is well underway following August Equity’s initial investment in November 2018. Pentesec is CVD’s fifth acquisition, with each bringing significant strategic advantage to the group. CVD’s buy-and-build began in Decembe...
Jan 22, 2021	Orbis turns focus to growth following an exceptional 2020	As the negative impact of the Covid pandemic rippled through the UK, Orbis joined businesses from all sectors in battening down the hatches, planning and implementing stringent health & safety protocols, PPE, new routines and remote wor...
Jan 11, 2021	August Equity invests in its fourth Managed Service play; Business Systems.	Business Systems is a specialist in Cloud Enterprise Communication Solutions, providing a suite of Contact Centre solutions including Call Monitoring & Compliance, Workforce Engagement Management and Contact Centre as a Service offering...
Jan 7, 2021	Charterhouse further increases its geographic presence and skillset with the acquisition of Symity and DXP	London-based CVD provides unified communications (“UC”) and cyber security solutions to both a UK and international customer base of mid-market businesses, ranging from 200 – 10,000 seats. Since August Equity’s investment in November 2018, ...
Dec 12, 2020	A double takes 2020 acquisition total to four for Air IT	August Equity backed IT Managed Service provider, Air IT has over doubled its revenue and EBITDA throughout 2020 via four acquisitions, the latest being the double acquisition of Riverbank and Nexus. These followed the acquisition of London...
Dec 9, 2020	Air IT cap off exceptional 2020 with another double acquisition	2020 has been a year to remember for August Equity backed IT Managed Service provider, Air IT. It’s recent, double acquisition of Riverbank and Nexus follows the acquisition of London based Netstar and Birmingham based Microtrading in Octob...
Dec 7, 2020	Little Garden nursery group reaches double digits.	August Equity acquired LGDN, comprising four sites, in June last year. During 2020 the group has made four additional acquisitions, Prima Montessori in Gillingham, Bizzy Bees in London, Acorn Montessori in Harrow and three Headstart nurseri...
	August Equity sells UK’s third largest independent children’s fostering agency, Compass Community, to Graphite Capital	Compass has grown rapidly since August invested in the business in 2012. It has brought together several well-established, independent fostering agencies and residential care homes under one brand. The existing management team will continue...
	August Equity, announced the closing of its new fund, August Equity Partners IV, at £224m	The Fund will continue August’s longstanding strategy of backing management teams to build UK businesses of scale in service-led companies which are sourced and created through the firm’s self-origination model. Philip Rattle August Equity...
	Unquote article \| GP Profile: August Equity Partners	The full article can be found here. As many firms delay their fundraising processes, August Equity Partners is in the advantageous position of having closed a fund before the coronavirus-related fundraising lull permeated in Europe. The fi...
	ICAEW Corporate Financier \| Covid-19 and its impact on private equity portfolios and M&A	Find the full article in ICAEW’s latest Corporate Financier here. March proved to be a tipping point in the Covid-19 pandemic. By 24 March, the UK had joined Italy and other major European countries in enforcing lockdown measures. By May, ...
	August Equity acquires CODE	August Equity has completed the acquisition of CODE from its former CEO, Paul Mendlesohn. The incumbent management team led by Managing Director Karen Penfold will continue to run the business alongside Dr Sati Sian who has been appointed E...
	Navigating COVID-19: Internal procedures, practices and easy wins	Navigating COVID-19: Internal procedures, practices and easy wins COVID-19 has shaken both society and the economy in equal measure. The majority of the workforce are working remotely, and all eyes are trained on daily government communica...
	Land-ahoy: Navigating COVID-19 (part 4 of 4)	Land-ahoy: Navigating COVID-19 (part 4 of 4) In parts 1, 2 and 3 we provided an overview on the current COVID-impacted situation as it developed and the business and finance trends our portfolio companies were experiencing. In this article...
	The Amtivo Group acquires Certification Europe	Established in 1999 and head officed in Dublin, CE has offices in Japan, Italy and the UK, establishing an impressive international footprint for the Amtivo Group in key markets. Its ethos of providing clients with assurance that goes beyon...
	The art of executing a successful buy and build strategy	The art of executing a successful buy and build strategy How does a buy and build strategy work? Private equity (PE) firms in the lower mid-market have historically used a strategy known as “buy and build” to create businesses that are at...
	HealthInvestor webinar: Healthcare Partner, Garret Turley, discusses Covid-19’s impact on health investment in the UK	Link below:
	Dental Partners expands to 42 practices	August Equity’s portfolio company Dental Partners is proud to announce three recent acquisitions increasing its chain of clinics to 42. The additions are The Dental Care Centre in Little Lever Bolton; Glen Maye Dental Practice in Northende...
	Looking externally: Navigating COVID-19 (part 3 of 4)	Looking externally: Navigating COVID-19 (part 3 of 4) In parts 1 and 2, we looked internally at business procedures, reviewing finances and working with lenders. But there is also a wide variety of external support available that should be...
	August Equity invests in Zenergi, the UK’s largest provider of energy procurement services to the education sector	The business serves local authorities, multi-academy trusts, secondary schools, junior schools and independent schools. It counts more than 1,800 schools as customers and delivers 1.5 terawatts of energy. Headquartered in Southampton, Zene...
	The increasing threat of cyber-attacks on deals – August Equity’s Mike Biddulph speaks to AoN and the Financial Times	Mike’s expertise from Secure Data meant that he was asked for expert insight specifically on the ever-increasing risk of cyber-attacks on transactions. He highlights the growing trend of specialist cyber due diligence with regards to deals...
	August Equity featured in the ICAEW’s Corporate Financier magazine	Download PDF
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	August Equity sells veterinary practice operator VetPartners	Founded in 2015, VetPartners is one of the UK’s leading operators of small animal, mixed and equine veterinary practices. The Company owns more than 310 veterinary clinics across the UK providing services to pets, equine and production anim...
	Ocean Certification joins the British Assessment Bureau	Established in 2001, with a head office in Newcastle, Ocean also has an office in Japan, which will enhance CE’s operations there. Its client focus ethos, coupled with a flexible approach to service, complements BAB’s innovative go-to-marke...
	August Equity invests in Fosters, one of the UK’s most disruptive and fast-growing funeral services firms	The funeral director model has seen little historic innovation, while the average pricing for funerals across the UK is £5,530 for cremation-based funerals and £6,800 for burials [1]. Funeral inflation has averaged nearly 6% over the past t...
	Air IT caps off strong summer with two acquisitions	August-backed IT Services provider Air IT supports SMEs (25 – 250 seats) with IT managed services, cyber security, business comms, and business intelligence. Prior to August Equity investment, the business primarily served customers from a ...
	Cash is King: Navigating COVID-19 (part 2 of 4)	Cash is King: Navigating COVID-19 (part 2 of 4) COVID-19 continues to enforce world-wide lockdown. This has caused significant and mounting stress on business owners who have to make a decision on running day-to-day business as usual, redu...
	How to get rid of blackheads: Dr Adam Friedman, Chief Medical Officer of the Dermatology Partnership speaks to the Guardian	TDP was created by August Equity through the combination of three leading dermatology clinics to form the UK’s first medically-led dermatology group. Adam Friedmann, consultant dermatology and Chief Medical Officer of TDP, recently spoke t...
	August Equity’s software-led healthcare compliance business, CODE, acquires Isopharm, the market-leading online CPD and verification services business to the dental market.	Isopharm is the leading provider of online CPD into the dental market using innovative solutions to meet the mandatory requirements for continuous development. The business also provides software and services for validation and testing to a...
	Why do we love animal health so much?	Why do we love animal health so much? August Equity has an amazing pedigree in investing in animal health. Successfully-exited investments have included Independent Vetcare (IVC), the veterinary clinic consolidator that was founded by Augu...
	The art of executing a successful buy and build strategy (part 2)	The art of executing a successful buy and build strategy (part 2) Buy and build is not just M&A In an earlier Insights article we wrote about how buy and build is a distinct strategy used by private equity companies to create business...
	August Equity announces a strategic investment in unified communications business, Charterhouse Voice and Data	London-based Charterhouse specialises in business technology solutions, helping clients on everything from digital transformation and cyber security to customer experience and workforce collaboration. Its customers span many sectors and inc...
	Preparing your business for investment and what to look for in a partner – August Equity’s workshop roundup	Preparing your business for investment and what to look for in a partner – August Equity’s workshop roundup Identifying the right investment partner and how to prepare for investment can be a challenge. August Equity, along with strategy a...
	August Equity unveils investment team promotions for the new financial year	Kate joined our investment team in 2015 as a manager, having spent seven years at Deloitte in the transaction services department, where she qualified as a chartered accountant. At August, she is responsible for origination, execution, por...
	Five Technology Trends to watch out for in the aftermath of CV-19	Five Technology Trends to watch out for in the aftermath of CV-19 As like many of you over the past few months, I have spent a significant amount of my time on Microsoft Teams or Zoom. These platforms have been critical for businesses to c...
	August Equity’s Kate Cook interviewed in the Corporate Financier	When asked about her first investment at August, she replied: “In 2015 we brought together three veterinary businesses to form a new veterinary group, VetPartners. We expanded rapidly, making more than 100 acquisitions and growing from 33...
	Who says compliance has to be boring?	Who says compliance has to be boring? A growing landscape of red tape Businesses across all sectors are facing a continually growing and changing regulatory market, as governments and regulatory bodies issue new regulations and update req...
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	August Equity invests in the British Assessment Bureau, a leading UKAS accredited ISO certification body	ISO certification is a vital requirement for many SMEs who wish to supply larger businesses or the public sector; it demonstrates that their products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. BAB provides four key standards, inc...
	August Equity acquires leading animal MRI diagnostics firm Hallmarq Veterinary Imaging Ltd as its seventh investment from the latest fund	Hallmarq is at the cutting edge of veterinary imaging technology and has internally designed and developed two unique products: its flagship standing-leg equine MRI scanner and more recently, its specific high-field MRI scanner for small an...
	August Equity closes fifth fund at £300m and completes on first deal	The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with more than 40% of the committed capital coming from North America, including pension funds and endowments. Philip Rattle, Managing Partner said: “It was an interesting time to be raising. We h...
	August Equity’s first investment of new fund has ambitions of becoming UK’s third largest NHS and private dental group	Genesis Dental Care operates 10 practices in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire offering private and NHS dental treatment. The business was set up in 2004 to provide high quality NHS and affordable dentistry to local co...
	August Equity exits SecureData in sale to Orange	SecureData is the leading independent cybersecurity services and solutions provider operating in the UK with revenues of circa £50m, annual growth rates of >20% and over 200 employees. The business provides a comprehensive range of profe...
	August Equity exits Wax Digital in sale to Medius	Wax is a high growth, cloud based spend management SaaS software provider offering its clients an integrated source-to-pay software platform. Its solutions are deployed in over 100 countries with 250,000+ users worldwide. Wax has been consi...

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Jul 5, 2026	Alkimii Receives Investment From August Equity To Expand Hospitality Operations Platform	Alkimii announced that it has received an investment from August Equity, a U.K. lower-middle-market private equity firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Alkimii provides software that helps hotels and hospitality oper...
Jan 9, 2025	Integrity360 makes Nclose its second acquisition in South Africa	Dublin-based cybersecurity firm Integrity360 has acquired Nclose, a South African cybersecurity services company with operations in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It is Integrity360's second acquisition in the country following its takeover of...
Dec 4, 2024	Integrity360's Strategic Leap: Expanding Horizons in Europe	In a bold move, Integrity360 has set its sights on the German market through the acquisition of Adsigo, a prominent player in the cybersecurity and payment card industry. This strategic acquisition is more than just a business deal; it’s a ...
Dec 4, 2024	Integrity360's Strategic Leap into Germany: A Game Changer in Cybersecurity	Integrity360, a prominent player in the cybersecurity landscape, has made waves with its recent acquisition of Adsigo, a respected consultancy in the European payment card industry. This strategic move is not just a business transaction; it...
Dec 4, 2024	Integrity360 expands into German markets with Adsigo acquisition	Integrity360 has acquired European payment card industry qualified security assessor (PCI QSA) and cybersecurity services company Adsigo. The deal will allow Integrity360 to expand further into continental Europe and add additional skills t...
Apr 23, 2014	SureCloud named as finalist in Pathfinder 20 Index of top emerging UK technology companies in 2014	Reading, UK, 23 April 2014 – SureCloud®, a supplier of Cloud-based Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced it has been named as a finalist in the 2014 Pathfinder 20 Index of top emerging UK technology companies. Add...
Jan 7, 2014	August Equity Closes Fund at £200M	London, UK-based August Equity LLP closed its latest fund at £200m. Led by Managing Partner Philip Rattle, August Equity focuses on supporting companies in the healthcare, education, technology services and business services sectors to scal...
Jul 3, 2012	SecureData Europe Receives Investment from August Equity	SecureData Europe Limited, a UK-based specialist IT security provider, has received an investment from August Equity LLP. Led by Etienne Greeff, Managing Director, Matt Tomlinson, Sales Director, and Andrew Cooke, Operations Director, Secur...
	August Equity closes fifth fund at £300m and completes on first deal	The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with more than 40% of the committed capital coming from North America, including pension funds and endowments. Philip Rattle, Managing Partner said: “It was an interesting time to be raising. We h...

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FAQ about August Equity

When was August Equity founded?

August Equity was founded in 2001.

What funds has August Equity raised?

August Equity has announced 2 funds on Parsers VC.

How many startups has August Equity invested in?

August Equity has 27 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them Aspirations Care, Agilio | Dental and Sonnet Care Homes.

What is the latest news about August Equity?

Parsers VC has 53 news items about August Equity, among them “Agilio Software makes third acquisition in twelve months” (May 18, 2021) and “Agilio Software (“Agilio”) adds HR software capabilities through its acquisition of MyHRtoolkit” (May 4, 2021).

What has the press written about August Equity?

Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning August Equity, among them “Alkimii Receives Investment From August Equity To Expand Hospitality Operations Platform” (Jul 5, 2026) and “Integrity360 makes Nclose its second acquisition in South Africa” (Jan 9, 2025).

Is August Equity still active?

Yes, August Equity is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 17, 2026.