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Horizon Capital 2021 Review
Contributor: Giuliana Victoria Cian, Manager
Amidst all the uncertainty in global markets, 2021 was a record year of growth for Horizon Capital and our portfolio companies. It was a year in which we invested to deepen our domain expertise and extend…
A GPs perspective on the importance of prioritising ESG criteria
Contributor: Giuliana Victoria Cian, Manager
ESG is becoming more of a priority on the agenda of all private equity funds. Regardless of fund size, investment strategy or even geographical presence, ESG is now fundamentally changing the way we do business…
Why empathy has never been more important in a technology proposition
Guest contributor: Stewart Smythe, CEO, Ascent
The last decade-ish has been all about cloud for mid-market European businesses, positioning investment in modern infrastructure and technology operations as the critical enablers of future value…
Communications Platform as a Service: Driving change in Customer Experience
Thomas Maizels, Director
In 2020 Twilio, a San Francisco based Communications Platform as a Service (“CPaaS”) provider, saw its share price grow 280%…
Why e-commerce tech businesses will thrive in post-Covid landscape
Aidan Connelly, Manager, Horizon Capital
COVID19 has had a significant impact on many sectors but none more so than e-commerce. Lockdowns, travel bans, and retail closure…
Three ingredients for a successful buy and build M&A strategy
Adam Lewis, Partner, Horizon Capital
Why pursue an M&A strategy?
M&A is a key strategy used by CEOs the world over in pursuit of growth…
2020 in Review
An active year for Horizon Capital with 2 New Platform investments, 3 realisations and 23 add on acquisitions.
This time last year UK businesses braced themselves for a year of uncertainty with the outcome of both Brexit and the US presidential election hanging in the balance.
A 2020 business lesson from Rudyard Kipling
Luke Kingston, Partner, Horizon Capital
‘If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…..’
Recent News Articles
Dains Accountants has announced the acquisition of Barringtons, which has offices across Staffordshire, Cheshire, and…
BP3, a global leader in designing and delivering business process automation programs, today announced it…
LONDON, UK, APRIL 27TH 2022: The Marketing Practice (TMP) has acquired ABX specialists Campaign Stars,…
