RD Capital Partners

What RD Capital Partners does

RD Capital Partners is a London-based family office and permanent-capital investment firm founded in 2015 by Sameer Rizvi (CEO) and Iryna Dubylovska (CSO). It acquires and operates profitable lower-mid-market businesses, primarily in the UK, targeting companies with at least three years of profitability, EBITDA between £2m and £20m, recurring revenue, committed management, simple business models, high barriers to entry, and limited customer or supplier concentration. As of the most recent disclosure, the group controls nine platform companies, employs roughly 2,000 people, and reports an enterprise value of approximately $650m with AUM around £502m.

The portfolio is diversified across six verticals: healthcare (RDCP Care and STAR Care), industrials (RDCP Electrical, Alma Rail, Links Electrical), manufacturing (Whitefurze, Majestic Windows), consumer staples (DJL Petfoods, TSDC Wholesale), precision engineering (i4Plus/Pexion), and real estate (RDCP Real Estate, Ancient House). Disclosed platform revenues include RDCP Care at £43m, RDCP Electrical at £40m, Ancient House at £17m, i4Plus at £12m+, TSDC at £15m run-rate, STAR Care at $14m+, and RDCP Real Estate at £1m+. The firm has executed roughly 15 acquisitions since founding, with notable deals including the £34m Pexion Group acquisition (January 2023), Majestic Windows (May 2023), MCS (October 2024), Links Electrical (November 2024), Monarch Healthcare (April 2025), DJL Petfoods (September 2025), and Whitefurze (April 2026).

The business model combines an acquisition platform with active operational involvement: RDCP acquires controlling stakes, then scales platforms both organically and through follow-on bolt-ons, as exemplified by the growth of RDCP Care from 2 to 20 care homes. The 2025 entry into the US market via STAR Care marks the first material geographic expansion outside the UK. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, proprietary technology platform, or software product across the portfolio; competitive differentiation is grounded in permanent capital, sourcing reach, and operating expertise rather than technology.

Name

RD Capital Partners

Legal name

RD Capital Partners LLP

Website

http://www.rdcapitalpartners.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RD Capital Partners is a London-based family office founded in 2015 by Sameer Rizvi and Iryna Dubylovska that acquires and operates profitable UK lower-mid-market SMEs across healthcare, industrials, manufacturing, consumer staples, precision engineering, and real estate, controlling nine platforms, ~2,000 employees, and ~$650m of enterprise value.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity / Family Office Investment Management

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Office Investment Platforms & Direct Investing (PE/VC/Co-Invest) (FSAAADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Private equity investments
• Family office management
• Long-term control investments
• Portfolio company management
• UK business acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns and Capital Stewardship: RDCP generates returns through long-term ownership and value creation in acquired businesses. The firm takes controlling stakes in profitable UK companies, working with management teams to strengthen operations, support innovation, and compound value over decades. Returns are realized through operational improvement, strategic growth initiatives, and eventual exit or continued ownership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RD Capital Partners is a London-based family office investment firm that makes long-term control investments in profitable UK and US businesses, targeting companies with £2m–£20m EBITDA, recurring revenue models, and committed management teams. The firm deploys permanent capital from its own balance sheet to acquire and operate 9 platform companies across healthcare, industrials, manufacturing, consumer staples, and real estate, working alongside management to compound value over decades.

Product overview

RD Capital Partners is a family office investment firm operating as a platform of 9 portfolio companies across four core sectors: healthcare, manufacturing, industrials, and consumer staples. The platform architecture consists of platform investments (RDCP Care, STAR Care, RDCP Electrical, i4Plus, TSDC Wholesale, Whitefurze, Alma Rail, DJL Petfoods, RDCP Real Estate) plus bolt-on acquisitions. The company makes long-term control investments in UK and USA businesses, providing strategic guidance and financial support to management teams while maintaining operational independence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RDCP Care: Elderly care home operator with 20 freehold care homes covering the Midlands and North Wales.
• RDCP Electrical
• DJL Petfoods
• RDCP Real Estate
• STAR Care
• i4Plus

Products and services

• RDCP Care Elderly care provider operating 20 freehold care homes across the Midlands and North Wales with capacity for 837 residents, generating £43m annual revenue and employing over 950 staff.
• DJL Petfoods Midlands-based pet food ingredients sourcing and supply company, GMP+ accredited, serving premium brands and pet food manufacturers across UK and Europe, distributing 2,500 tonnes monthly with 92% customer retention.
• RDCP Electrical Group of independent electrical wholesale companies operating 18 distribution branches across the UK, specializing in industrial, commercial, and renewable sectors, generating £40m annual revenue with 130+ employees.
• Whitefurze Coventry-based manufacturer of fully recyclable durable consumer products specializing in home and garden products, with 156,000 sq ft warehousing and 42,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Nuneaton, employing over 100 people.
• Alma Rail Specialist provider of safety-critical signalling, telecoms, and electrical engineering services to the UK rail industry, delivering project delivery, testing & commissioning, and maintenance support.
• TSDC Wholesale
• i4Plus Precision engineering holding company with investments in Hone-All Precision and CC Electronics, serving aerospace, defence, automotive, and energy sectors, generating £12m+ annual revenues with over 30 years of precision engineering experience.
• STAR Care USA-based elderly care provider operating 6 freehold care homes across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Connecticut with capacity for 360 residents, generating $14m+ annual revenue and employing 360+ staff.
• RDCP Real Estate Privately held expanding portfolio of high-end residential real estate valued at approximately £7m, generating £1m+ annual revenue, comprising carefully selected properties in desirable locations managed by a team of 4 employees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enterprise value grown to approximately $650 million since founding in 2015
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Penta Capital: London-based lower-mid market PE firm with a healthcare and business services focus. Comparable in deal-size range, UK control investment approach, and platform-led value creation thesis.
• Cairngorm Capital Partners: UK lower-mid market PE firm focused on control investments in profitable, founder-owned UK SMEs with similar sector diversification (healthcare, consumer, industrials). Closely comparable investment model and platform-building approach.
• Sovereign Capital Partners: UK mid-market PE firm targeting profitable, founder-owned SMEs across business services, healthcare, and consumer. Direct comparable in acquisition approach, sector diversification, and lower-mid market deal sizing.
• NorthEdge Capital: Manchester-based UK lower-mid market PE firm investing in profitable SMEs across healthcare, industrials, and consumer. Directly comparable in target deal size, sector breadth, and UK regional footprint to RDCP's investment criteria.
• Synova Capital: London-based PE firm focused on UK lower-mid market control investments, typically in profitable founder-owned businesses. Closely comparable to RDCP's model of long-term control stakes in profitable, cash-generative UK SMEs.
• YFM Equity Partners: UK lower-mid market PE firm investing £2m-£10m in profitable SMEs. Highly comparable investment criteria and target company size, including healthcare, manufacturing and consumer-facing businesses similar to RDCP's portfolio.
• August Equity: London-based lower-mid market PE firm focused on UK control investments in profitable SMEs with £2m-£15m EBITDA. Direct comparable in deal-size band, sector diversity, and founder-led acquisition model.
• Palatine Private Equity: Manchester-based UK PE firm investing in profitable SMEs across healthcare, business services, and consumer. Comparable in target company profile, regional UK focus, and buy-and-build strategy.

Broad incumbents

• LDC (Lloyds Development Capital): One of the UK's largest mid-market PE investors (Lloyds Banking Group backed) with broad sector exposure including healthcare, industrials, and consumer. Larger and broader incumbent doing similar control investments but at greater scale and with fund-based capital.
• BGF (Business Growth Fund): UK's most active growth investor with minority and majority stakes in UK SMEs across virtually all sectors. Comparable deal-by-deal approach to profitable UK companies, but operates at a much larger scale via a permanent-capital vehicle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A10 records

Investments

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