Compare private equity opportunities
Private equity gives investors exposure to companies that are not listed on a public stock exchange, from early-stage growth businesses to established buyouts. Access ranges from listed investment trusts to direct, introduction-only opportunities, and some routes are only shown to investors who self-certify as eligible.
Private equity is not one thing
A listed private equity investment trust trades daily on the stock exchange like any share. A direct introduction to an unlisted fund or single company can lock your capital away for years with no ready buyer. Both are called "private equity"; they carry very different risk and liquidity profiles.
Illiquid by nature
Unlisted private equity is typically locked in for years, with no guaranteed exit before the fund or deal matures.
Concentration risk
A single-company or single-fund introduction carries far more concentration risk than a diversified listed trust.
Regulatory status varies
Listed investment trusts are FCA-regulated vehicles; direct, unlisted introductions often are not. Check each opportunity's own regulatory status individually.
Private equity opportunities
Matched from our current panel. Some listings are demo data while we finish integrating live providers, clearly marked as such. Others are independently researched, real companies we have no commercial relationship with — see the note on each card.
Oakmount & Partners Ltd
An independent private-market and corporate engagement firm operating on a strictly non-advisory, execution-only basis for professional and institutional counterparties.
Not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Not authorised to carry on regulated activities under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
[TEST] Private Equity — Mining Sector (Introduction Only)
A private equity opportunity in the mining sector. The company’s identity is withheld and is only disclosed to certified investors after an introduction — it is not possible to approach this opportunity directly. Placeholder figures — real terms to follow.
Demo listing. Not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Not covered by the FSCS.
[TEST] Fenwick Ventures
Demo fixture only — not a real company or offer. Illustrates a growth-equity style listing.
Demo data. Not a real regulated or unregulated entity.
ICG Enterprise Trust plc
A London-listed private equity investment trust investing primarily in profitable, cash-generative private companies (buyouts) in North America and Europe. Describes itself as the only UK-listed private equity investor focused exclusively on global buyouts.
Managed by ICG Alternative Investment Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: ICGT).
Oakley Capital Investments Limited
A listed investment company giving shareholders exposure to a portfolio of private companies through funds managed by Oakley Capital, which partners with high-growth European businesses across technology, consumer, education and business services.
A Bermuda-registered investment company (no. 40324) whose shares trade on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange; not itself stated as FCA-authorised on its own site.
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