Details

Industries

Finance,Financial Services,Venture Capital

Founded date

Jan 1, 2013

Number Of Employee

51 - 100

Operating Status

Active

Investor Type

PE

Pollen Street Capital is an independent alternative investment management company, focused on investing in businesses in the financial and business services sectors to drive business transformation and investment performance. It was founded in 2013 by Lindsey McMurray, and now operates across private equity and credit strategies on behalf of investors, which include major pension funds, asset managers, banks, and family offices from across the globe. Pollen Street Capital has offices in London and New York, with a team of 70+ professionals working across both locations.

Pollen Street Capital seeks to invest in high quality businesses operating in specialist markets, particularly working with entrepreneurial and driven management teams who share their values and philosophy, namely to build businesses that deliver market-leading products and services to their customers in order to create long-term sustainable success. The firm utilises its vast experience across its team to assist its partner companies take full advantage of opportunities to build high-growth, sustainable businesses that deliver profoundly to their customers within specified markets. The company invests in sectors which have the ambition and aspiration to be at the leading edge of change and maximise opportunities within the ever-growing landscape of its field.

Pollen Street Capital works alongside partners with strong core attributes and a sound foundation, supporting them and their management teams with valuable expertise and capital to propel growth. Pollen Street has a proven skill to identify trends and changing customer behaviours and to target investments with a clear distinguished approach in specialist areas. They look in particular at high growth lending, insurance, wealth, payments, technologies, as well as various other financial service areas. They are also committed to responsible investing, particularly ensuring that investments today will have a positive effect on people and the planet for many years to come.

Pollen Street are a progressive partner, who are capable of pushing boundaries to deliver on sustainable business. The Pollen Street Capital team sets the bar high, bringing specialist knowledge and best practice to the complex and changing environment of the financial and businesses service sector. They offer a broad skillset that covers analytical, technical, strategic, and operational capabilities. In a world where business transformation and digital development is fundamental, Pollen Street can anticipate this kind of change and drive growth. The firm’s system of transformation accelerates change and amplifies success.

Pollen Street Capital has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Capitalflow on May 20, 2016. They acquired Capitalflow for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
May 20, 2016 Capitalflow	Commercial	acquisition	—	Detail
Sep 18, 2017 MW EAGLEWOOD	Financial Services	acquisition	—	Detail