Piper and Cool Japan Fund back the MBO of Inside Travel Group, the leading cultural adventures brand specialising in Asia

We are delighted to announce that we have backed a management buyout of the world’s leading Asia-focused ‘cultural adventure’ brand, Inside Travel Group (ITG). We have invested alongside Cool Japan Fund, Japan’s sovereign wealth fund focused on investing in businesses that promote Japanese culture around the world. The business was founded in 2000 by Simon

Our Investment in Martin Randall Travel

We are delighted to announce our investment in Martin Randall Travel, the UK’s leading small group cultural tours brand focused on the arts. Founded in 1988 by Martin Randall, it has become the most influential organisation in the field of cultural travel, offering an unequalled range of tours and events focusing on art, architecture, music,

Our £7m investment in innovation-led wellness brand Ancient + Brave

We are delighted to announce our £7m investment into Ancient + Brave. As a mission-driven wellness brand, Ancient + Brave uses natural ingredients and science-led innovation alongside ancestral wisdom and daily rituals to create a range of whole-body health supplements. Kate Prince founded the brand in 2018 after she started taking collagen and MCT oil to

Our New Fund - Looking for Brand Legends

We are delighted to announce that we have closed our latest fund, Fund VII, and are looking forward to partnering with 10-12 future brand legends over the next five years, investing £5-20m into each one. For us, a brand legend has: Strong leadership, senior management team and culture that is ready for the next stage of

Our continuing partnership with a jewellery brand legend

We are delighted to announce that we have made an £8m reinvestment in award-winning British demi-fine luxury jewellery brand Monica Vinader, as the brand continues to build on its success both in the UK and worldwide. This coincides with the majority sale of Monica Vinader to Bridgepoint Development Capital in which we realised our earlier

Our £7m investment into the leading small group cultural adventures travel brand

We are delighted to have invested £7m into Rabbie’s, the UK’s leading small group UK cultural adventures travel brand, taking groups of travellers on one-day and multi-day mini-coach tours across the UK and Europe. Founded in 1993 by Robin Worsnop, Rabbie’s began with him taking small groups of travellers around Scotland in his first 16-seater

Investment: Our love of pets continues with £33m investment in global pet accessories brand Omlet

We are delighted to announce that we have invested £33m in Omlet, the fast-growing online design-led pet accessories brand on a mission to become the number one global brand enhancing the experience of owning a pet for owners and pets alike. The business was founded in 2004 by James Tuthill, Johannes Paul, William Windham and

Investment: Food-Grown® supplements brand Wild Nutrition

We are delighted to announce our £5m investment into Wild Nutrition, an online natural health supplements brand that has disrupted the UK’s £20bn health and wellness market and transformed the lives of customers through highly effective Food-Grown® formulations and online expert nutritional consultations.   Having done extensive research with consumers in the supplements space, Wild