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The BVCA’s Sustainability Policy Executive, Breeze Haywood, reflects on the outcome of the most recent COP30 negotiations. Breeze highlights the UK’s role in advancing global nature finance and how private capital is well-positioned to help develop innovative finance mechanisms to further mobilise capital at scale.

This is the 18th annual report on the performance of portfolio companies, a group of large, private equity (PE) owned UK businesses that met defined criteria at the time of acquisition. Its publication is one of the steps adopted by the PE industry following the publication of guidelines by Sir David Walker to improve transparency and disclosure, under the oversight of the Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG).

The latest Private Equity Annual Public Reports – reviewing the industry’s financial performance and disclosure – have been published today. The reporting process brings together three complementary annual reports which promote transparency by the UK’s largest private equity-backed companies and their investors. Designed to be read together, the reports underpin the private equity industry’s continued commitment to openness and accountability in support of the UK economy.

Seven UK businesses backed by private capital have been crowned as national winners of the BVCA Vision Awards for exceptional performance, following regional awards that took place throughout the year.

The BVCA’s longstanding Vision Awards, in partnership with headline sponsor Grant Thornton and supporting sponsor Santander, continues to recognise and celebrate the best management teams backed by private capital, alongside the GPs who support them across the United Kingdom.

Belasko’s Head of Funds, Nick McHardy, looks at the practical steps involved in launching and operating a private capital fund. This piece reflects on foundational aspects such as fundraising, documentation, fund structuring as well as service provider selection – giving a useful guide on operational aspects and fund lifecycle management.

New data has found that businesses backed by private capital generated £4.4bn for the Welsh economy in 2025.

BVCA Senior Venture Capital Executive, Baderin Tejuoso, reflects on Slush 2025, one of the most influential conferences in the European venture capital calendar.

As the Chancellor’s welcome recognition in her speech highlights, the need for investment to drive growth remains critical. To get on the growth trajectory, and remain there, we now need her to get on with the pro-growth agenda, and avoid the damaging speculation we saw this year, which impacts confidence and investment plans.

Aggreko and Strathberry have won British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Vision 2025 Awards for Scotland.

The data makes clear that Scotland is an exciting destination for private capital, an industry which supports the development of 639 businesses which call this nation home. These businesses bring value to local communities through the 159,000 jobs they support.

A new report has found that businesses backed by private capital generate £10.8bn for the Scottish economy each year.

KeTech, a technology and engineering company dedicated to improving the rail passenger experience, showcased its technology to local MP Maya Ellis when she visited their main headquarters late last week.