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ECI Partners
ECI Partners is a growth focused private equity group based in the UK and the US, first established by the Bank of England in 1976.
ECI typically invests up to £200m of equity (as part of an initial transaction) in businesses valued at up to £350m across a number of subsectors, such as Cloud & Digital, Data, Financial Services, GRC, HealthTech, HR & Edtech, and Travel.
It was a founder member of both the European Venture Capital Association (now "Invest Europe") and British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association ("BVCA") in 1983 having organised its first management buyout (for Ansafone) in 1980. Early investments included Williams Holdings – owner of Chubb and Kidde – founded by Nigel Rudd and Brian McGowan, Shanks & McEwan, National Express and Bloomsbury Publishing.
The turn of the millennium saw ECI raise their seventh fund (ECI7 - £175m) with leading growth investments including Thinkmoney and LateRooms (sold for a 9x return on investment).
In September 2023, ECI announced the final close of its twelfth buyout fund, ECI 12, hitting its £1 billion hard cap, beating a £900 million target.
In May 2026, ECI invested in Helio Intelligence, a provider of AI-enabled political intelligence and public affairs monitoring services, formerly known as DeHavilland.
February 2026 marked the next step for ECI by investing for the first time outside of the UK and Ireland, acquiring Paragin Group. Paragin Group is based in The Netherlands and focuses on e-assessments and high-stakes education processes. Paragin was acquired by ECI Partners from Dutch PE firm Main Capital for an undisclosed amount.
In November 2024, ECI invested in CMap, a market leading provider of professional services automation software, and Insurance Insider, a leading digital platform providing insight and analysis for the world’s top insurers, distributors, service providers and investors. In October 2024, ECI invested in both Croud, a global, full-service digital marketing company, and Independent Governance Group, the UK’s leading provider of professional pensions trusteeship and governance services. In April 2024, ECI acquired London-based global travel management company TAG, from Apiary Capital for an undisclosed amount.
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ECI Partners
ECI Partners is a growth focused private equity group based in the UK and the US, first established by the Bank of England in 1976.
ECI typically invests up to £200m of equity (as part of an initial transaction) in businesses valued at up to £350m across a number of subsectors, such as Cloud & Digital, Data, Financial Services, GRC, HealthTech, HR & Edtech, and Travel.
It was a founder member of both the European Venture Capital Association (now "Invest Europe") and British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association ("BVCA") in 1983 having organised its first management buyout (for Ansafone) in 1980. Early investments included Williams Holdings – owner of Chubb and Kidde – founded by Nigel Rudd and Brian McGowan, Shanks & McEwan, National Express and Bloomsbury Publishing.
The turn of the millennium saw ECI raise their seventh fund (ECI7 - £175m) with leading growth investments including Thinkmoney and LateRooms (sold for a 9x return on investment).
In September 2023, ECI announced the final close of its twelfth buyout fund, ECI 12, hitting its £1 billion hard cap, beating a £900 million target.
In May 2026, ECI invested in Helio Intelligence, a provider of AI-enabled political intelligence and public affairs monitoring services, formerly known as DeHavilland.
February 2026 marked the next step for ECI by investing for the first time outside of the UK and Ireland, acquiring Paragin Group. Paragin Group is based in The Netherlands and focuses on e-assessments and high-stakes education processes. Paragin was acquired by ECI Partners from Dutch PE firm Main Capital for an undisclosed amount.
In November 2024, ECI invested in CMap, a market leading provider of professional services automation software, and Insurance Insider, a leading digital platform providing insight and analysis for the world’s top insurers, distributors, service providers and investors. In October 2024, ECI invested in both Croud, a global, full-service digital marketing company, and Independent Governance Group, the UK’s leading provider of professional pensions trusteeship and governance services. In April 2024, ECI acquired London-based global travel management company TAG, from Apiary Capital for an undisclosed amount.
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