bd-capital | Operator-Led Private Equity

The Home
of Operator
Led Investing

Partnership is the foundation of everything we do. Our operator-led private equity model brings investors and business leaders together as one team, ensuring real-world operational experience guides our investment approach and investment discipline strengthens and supports the companies we partner with.

From our hubs in London, Amsterdam and Madrid, we combine our international experience and networks with local presence to build authentic relationships with business owners and management teams. We then build on those relationships by providing support and expertise, with the mission to help good companies become great.

Our purpose is simple yet powerful

To help everyone
we work with be
more successful.

Partnership is the foundation of everything we do. Our operator-led private equity model brings investors and business leaders together as one team, ensuring real-world operational experience guides our investment approach and investment discipline strengthens and supports the companies we partner with.

Our purpose is simple yet powerful

To help everyone we work with
be more successful.

From our hubs in London, Amsterdam and Madrid, we combine our international experience and networks with local presence to build authentic relationships with business owners and management teams. We then build on those relationships by providing support and expertise, with the mission to help good companies become great.

Amsterdam cityscape at dusk – representing bd-capital’s European operator-led private equity presence
A DIFFERENT APPROACH

Private Equity
should be
Positive Equity.

One Team

At bd-capital, there is equal balance between investors and operators; we operate as a single, integrated team of investors and business leaders, working side-by-side from origination to exit. We combine private equity discipline with the practical wisdom of experienced operators to help good companies become great.

Operator led investing

We believe that real insight comes from those who’ve been in the CEO seat. That’s why our Operator Club Members, or “OCM’s” aren’t advisors; they are integral members of our investment process, bringing operational credibility, strategic foresight, and executional know-how at every stage. Fully aligned at both fund and company level, they share our incentives and our determination to deliver superior results.

Working in Partnership

We don’t invest in companies — we invest with people. Our partnerships are built on trust, mutual respect, and a shared ambition to create something exceptional.

Multi-Sector Specialist

We invest where we see enduring structural growth — from tech-enabled healthcare to evolving consumer models and high-value services. Our multi-sector specialist approach allows us to originate investment opportunities in many different places, where we have the expertise to help.

International & Local

With hubs in London, Amsterdam and Madrid, we combine global expertise with local insight and networks. Our on-the-ground teams speak the same language, understand the culture, and have the networks and experience to provide close support to the business owners and management teams we partner with. This deep local connection, backed by international networks, creates authentic relationships and opens doors to opportunities others can’t access.

A DIFFERENT APPROACH

Private Equity
should be
Positive Equity.

Andy Dawson – team member at bd-capital Anne van der Voorden – Director at bd-capital Alejo Vidal-Quadras – Partner at bd-capital Jaime Gomeza – team member at bd-capital Molly Flynn – team member at bd-capital Bram Grimmelt – team member at bd-capital Richard Learwood – Operating Partner at bd-capital Graham Elton – team member at bd-capital Alice Spurling – Chief Financial Officer at bd-capital Richard Baker – team member at bd-capital
ONE TEAM

Local Presence.
International Experience.

At bd-capital our team of investors and business leaders brings extensive international experience across sectors, functional capabilities and leadership. This team structure combined with local presence is a powerful formula. Our investors and operators in London, Amsterdam and Madrid have local knowledge, speak the same language, share a culture and bring expertise and proximity to origination, partnership engagement and value creation.

This One Team structure is the heart of bd-capital’s differentiated approach.

Meet our Team

bd-capital team walking outdoors during ESG event team member reflecting during bd-capital ESG meeting bd-capital team in conversation at ESG event Andy Dawson presenting during bd-capital ESG workshop Kim Allan member portrait at bd-capital ESG event bd-capital colleague focused during ESG session bd-capital team walking and networking outdoors bd-capital team member portrait at ESG event bd-capital colleagues in active discussion ESG interview filming at bd-capital event Bram Grimmelt bd-capital ESG interview portrait Derk Bottema at bd-capital ESG session team member smiling during bd-capital ESG recording ESG presentation at bd-capital team meeting team discussion during bd-capital ESG event bd-capital meeting discussion close-up bd-capital team group discussion participant sharing ideas at bd-capital ESG event bd-capital ESG workshop participant team member focused during bd-capital ESG session senior leader speaking at bd-capital ESG event
ONE TEAM

Local Presence.
International Experience.

At bd-capital our team of investors and business leaders brings extensive international experience across sectors, functional capabilities and leadership. This team structure combined with local presence is a powerful formula. Our investors and operators in London, Amsterdam and Madrid have local knowledge, speak the same language, share a culture and bring expertise and proximity to origination, partnership engagement and value creation.

This One Team structure is the heart of bd-capital’s differentiated approach.

Meet our Team

Working in
Partnership to Build
Great Companies.

At bd-capital, we invest in high-potential businesses across the UK and Europe that demonstrate a clear opportunity for growth. Our focus is on carefully selected, structurally growing subsectors within the Healthcare, Services, and Consumer ecosystems, where powerful long-term tailwinds are driving expansion.

Our mission is to create superior returns by helping good companies become great. We achieve this by working hand-in-hand with founders and management teams to define and deliver strategy, while driving the operational initiatives that truly move the needle for the business — not only in the next year, but over the next five years and well into the long term.

OUR PORTFOLIO arrow_forward

Our Investments
Our Investments

Working in Partnership
to Build Great Companies.

At bd-capital, we invest in high-potential businesses across the UK and Europe that demonstrate a clear opportunity for growth. Our focus is on carefully selected, structurally growing subsectors within the Healthcare, Services, and Consumer ecosystems, where powerful long-term tailwinds are driving expansion.

Our mission is to create superior returns by helping good companies become great. We achieve this by working hand-in-hand with founders and management teams to define and deliver strategy, while driving the operational initiatives that truly move the needle for the business — not only in the next year, but over the next five years and well into the long term.

Our Portfolio
Our Investments

Working in Partnership to Build Great Companies.

At bd-capital, we invest in high-potential businesses across the UK and Europe that demonstrate a clear opportunity for growth. Our focus is on carefully selected, structurally growing subsectors within the Healthcare, Services, and Consumer ecosystems, where powerful long-term tailwinds are driving expansion.

Our mission is to create superior returns by helping good companies become great. We achieve this by working hand-in-hand with founders and management teams to define and deliver strategy, while driving the operational initiatives that truly move the needle for the business — not only in the next year, but over the next five years and well into the long term.

Our Portfolio

Latest News

More News