Investment style
Keyhaven manages investment programmes geared towards producing outstanding performance coupled with prudent risk management. We believe this is achieved through a value-driven approach of buying well, using modest amounts of leverage, and focusing primarily on operational improvements to drive growth in underlying companies. We focus on building relationships with outstanding managers, investing on an opportunistic basis by geography, sector, stage and vintage year.
We will consider opportunities in the UK, Europe and emerging markets in primary partnerships,
secondary investments and direct investments. We are largely opportunistic about the investments we will consider, but generally we have a preference for niche, specialist, regional or emerging partnerships, which we believe have the potential to become leaders in their respective marketplaces and to outperform their peers over the medium term.
Investment criteria
Keyhaven invests with managers who can demonstrate passion for what they do, deep experience in their chosen field, leadership of both thought and execution, and outstanding corporate governance. We aim to identify trends ahead of the broader market and we seek investment opportunities which will allow us to capitalise on these future market developments.
Keyhaven maintains an open door policy, and we will meet with managers who are operating in the private equity arena in the UK, Europe and in emerging markets, or those who intend on setting up an investment programme in one of these regions.
We run a robust due diligence process, and believe that our networks and global experience are key to providing crucial insights and understanding of people, businesses and the markets in which they operate. We pride ourselves on providing timely, honest feedback to managers, and on building durable, long term relationships with current and future market leaders.
