Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) is one of the largest and most successful venture capital firms in Europe, with over $500 million under management. With offices in Glasgow and London, SEP focuses on investments in information technology, healthcare & life sciences and energy related technology businesses. The specialist sector teams invest in companies throughout the UK, from start-up through to pre-IPO, in financings of up to $50 million.
The firm is one of the most experienced in Europe with over 15 years experience of backing and building world-class businesses. With many successful exits in the form of trade sales and IPOs across Europe, the US and Asia, the SEP team focus on global opportunities from the outset.
In recent years successes in the semiconductor sector include backing the two largest exits; Bluetooth specialist CSR, which is now worth around $1.5 billion, in which SEP led the last crucial round immediately before the company's hugely successful flotation; and Wolfson Microelectronics, which is now valued at £445 million, where SEP was involved with the company from the earliest seed round when it spun out of the University of Edinburgh.
Our experience of working with companies like these has given SEP a reputation in the industry of identifying companies with high potential at an early stage and working with them to realise that potential as they face the challenges of building a successful business.
Further information on SEP and portfolio companies can be found at www.sep.co.uk.
