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.
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
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
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 approach
Partnering with strong management
Seeking attractive market fundamentals
Providing flexible structures
Targeting high-quality businesses
Insights
View allExplore our case studies and insights to see how we deliver value through healthcare and education investments.
Downing expands Private Equity team with new appointment
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Downing expands Private Equity team with new appointment
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
Mark Gross is named Equity Investor of the year at the HealthInvestor Power List 2024 awards
Mark Gross is named Equity Investor of the year at the HealthInvestor Power List 2024 awards
Downing-backed specialist education group Bridges Care and Education (BCE) is continuing to expand with the opening of a new school in Gloucester
Downing-backed specialist education group Bridges Care and Education (BCE) is continuing to expand with the opening of a new school in Gloucester
Our portfolio at a glance
Committed investment
Track record
Value realised
Specialist team
Our investments
We're proud to be a catalyst for the growth of our portfolio companies. Funding healthcare and education businesses to build scale and deliver a lasting impact alongside an appropriate risk-adjusted return for our investors.
Lighthouse Funerals
Chalk Nursery Group
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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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.