Growth capital gives businesses the backing they need to take the next big step. If you’re ready to expand, invest, acquire or scale up, this is the funding that supports ambition and turns plans into progress.
Your big ideas need a funding strategy, and our growth capital team can provide the support you need to make it happen. Growth capital is often used to fund acquisitions, buy and build, expand internationally, open new locations, upgrade technology, or even boost working capital to support the demands of growth.
You'll typically raise growth capital through one or both of:
We help you prepare for investment, explore the right options and complete a successful fundraising process.
We work with B2B and B2C businesses based in the UK across all sectors (excluding pure real estate), with £1-10m EBITDA and funding needs from £2m to £50m.
Growth capital is gaining popularity and is more accessible to SMEs than ever before. We help you navigate a fast-moving market, connecting you with the right partners for your business.
At Key Finance, we have the knowhow, network and real relationships to deliver successful outcomes. We’re not just about spreadsheets; we’re about understanding you and your business. We care about the story, the outcome of our work together and we also deeply care about the client and investor/lender experience of our processes too. Whether you’re new to this or you’re a fast-scaling sponsored enterprise up to £15m EBITDA, we’re here to back your ambition.
Here’s how we can help:
If you’re ready to push your business forward, we’re ready to work with you.
This art gallery was expanding globally and needed capital to open new locations. We secured a £4m growth capital facility that enabled them to grow quickly in London and New York. The first deal closed in just three weeks - faster and more flexible than their existing bank’s offer. This unsecured financing approach also fit well with their long-term funding plans.
Developing an industry-leading digital platform requires significant investment. We provided two separate growth capital loans totalling £3m, to support both in-house and third-party development. Having worked with this client for 20 years, we initially sourced early-stage funding and later refinanced to a more cost-effective long-term debt facility.
This fast-growing marketing business was only a year old when it needed capital to expand internationally. We managed to secure a £4m growth capital facility by using their early profits as leverage. They used £2m for acquisitions in the US and Europe, with another £2m set aside for future growth, giving them a strong base to scale globally.
With revenue growing over 30% year-on-year, this health and beauty distributor needed its first-ever external funding to sustain momentum. We worked closely with them to make the business more attractive to investors, securing a £3m growth capital deal to support expansion. We continue to provide strategic funding solutions, blending debt and equity as they scale internationally.
A founder had the opportunity to repurchase his fashion brand, 18 years after selling it to a corporate parent. We structured a £2m growth capital package, advising on deal structure, negotiations, tax, legal matters, and securing the right funding to bring the brand back into his hands.
