Richard Thompson

Partner

Richard joined CBPE in 2010 and is a member of the Investment Committee. Richard has a particular focus on businesses in the business and financial services sectors.

Richard has led CBPE’s investment in Snigel, Perspective and DCL, and has worked on a variety of other investments, including Xafinity and Compre.

After qualifying as a chartered accountant with PwC in London in 2004, Richard worked in their corporate finance division for five years. At PwC, he was involved in a number of private equity transactions across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on business services. Richard has a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.


Selected investments

Perspective

Sector: Financial Services

Date of investment: Dec 2019

Location: Chorley, UK

Company website: pfgl.co.uk

CBPE contact: Richard Thompson

Compre

Sector: Financial Services

Date of investment: Sep 2015

Date of exit: Apr 2021

Return: 2.7x MoC

DCL Group

Sector: Financial Services

Date of investment: Dec 2021

Location: Chelmsford, UK

Company website: directcommercial.co.uk

CBPE contact: Mathew Hutchinson


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