Growth equity investment firm FTV Capital has opened an office in London to serve as the firm鈥檚 hub for UK and European investments.聽
Richard Earnshaw has joined the firm as partner to lead and grow the London-based team while deepening the firm鈥檚 investing efforts throughout Europe.聽
Located in Mayfair, FTV鈥檚 London office joins the firm鈥檚 existing offices in New York, San Francisco and Connecticut, representing its first office outside of the United States.
Building on two and a half decades of experience and the firm鈥檚 strong investment track record in the region, FTV鈥檚 European team will work on deals in collaboration with FTV鈥檚 US offices and seek to strengthen its pipeline of European investment opportunities.聽
FTV鈥檚 current portfolio of European-based companies includes Liberis, ManyPets, Paddle, PeopleCert, and VikingCloud. Notable exits include Centaur (acquired by Waystone Group in 2022), Egress (signed to be acquired by KnowBe4 in 2024) and WorldFirst (acquired by Ant Financial in 2019).
鈥淲e鈥檝e enjoyed a successful history of investing in Europe for many years, supported by our global partner network in the region, and establishing our on-the-ground presence in London is a significant milestone in our growth as we seek to partner with the best entrepreneurs globally,鈥� said Brad Bernstein, managing partner at FTV Capital.聽
鈥淓urope is a promising breeding ground for technology innovation, and we鈥檙e excited to bring our flexible growth capital, value-creation resources and vast commercial network to more entrepreneurs to help them scale their businesses to new heights.聽
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to welcome Richard, who we鈥檝e known and respected for a long time, and to work alongside him and our fantastic growing team in London to accelerate FTV鈥檚 success.鈥�
With 13 years of experience investing in financial services technology, Earnshaw brings extensive domain expertise in financial software and data to FTV. He joins the firm from Hg, one of Europe鈥檚 leading technology-focused private equity firms, with experience investing across Europe and North America. Earnshaw began his career at Deloitte Consulting where he worked on a range of strategy and M&A advisory projects.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to join FTV where we鈥檙e not only investing in innovative companies led by great teams to help fuel their growth but also working collectively to transform industries and build the future of technology in Europe,鈥� said Earnshaw.聽
鈥淔TV鈥檚 unique DNA in financial and enterprise technology, combined with its collaborative culture and deep commitment to supporting founders and management teams, makes a material difference for the companies in which it invests.聽
鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to work alongside the talented and ambitious team at FTV to leverage our sector specialisation, extensive reach into the global financial services and broader enterprise technology ecosystems, and our world-class operational capabilities to help build the next generation of European technology leaders.鈥�