All BVCA membership applicants must be actively involved in private equity; be of good standing in the private equity community; and agree to abide by the BVCA Code of Conduct.
Membership of the BVCA is entirely at the discretion of the Council who may accept or reject applications without giving reasons. In assessing applications for membership, the BVCA Council will have regard to such matters it may consider relevant. The following criteria are for guidance only.
If you have any membership enquiries, please email Tommy Nguyen or telephone directly on 020 7420 1832.
Full members are active in making long-term equity investments primarily in unquoted companies and are funded by institutions (such as pension funds and insurance companies), their parent companies (such as banks) or both.
An applicant must: have, as its principal business, the provision of equity finance to unquoted companies and make its returns mainly through medium to long-term capital gain and an investment capability in the UK. These activities may include start-up and other early stage, expansion, management buy-out or management buy-in which include an "equity type" return; take an active role in helping to build and develop the companies in which it invests; and be a member of a recognised regulatory authority where appropriate.
Apply online to become a Full member.
There are four categories of associate membership - investor, financial, professional and academic.
An applicant must: have a number of staff with experience of working in the private equity industry; have a record of providing services to private equity firms or investee companies in the UK or globally; and state the names of the director/partner of three full members who would be willing to endorse its application.
Apply online to become an Associate member.
