The Off-Market Deal Specialists.
Ashridge Partners
Specialising in proprietary deal origination — introducing founder-led, off-market businesses to aligned private equity firms.
Off-Market Introductions Between Founders and Private Equity
Ashridge Partners is a specialist in proprietary deal origination, focused on the mid-market.
We work closely with respected private equity firms, corporates, and family offices to identify off-market opportunities that align with their investment strategy.
Our approach combines targeted market intelligence, sector research, and strategic outreach. We work with investors to refine their investment theses — and then engage directly with business owners who meet those criteria, both commercially and culturally.
Every conversation is one-to-one, discreet, and based on understanding the business owner's personal and professional objectives.
Our role is to ensure alignment, create clarity, and make introductions that lead to lasting, value-driven partnerships.
What we do
For Founders & Business Owners
We use a combination of data, insight, and relationships to identify and approach successful, founder-led businesses that align with what private equity firms are looking for. — founders who are not actively marketing their business but who may be open to the right opportunity, under the right circumstances. If there’s interest, we facilitate a discreet introduction to a trusted private equity firm that aligns with the business and the founder’s goals. There’s no broker process, no listings, and no pressure — just a quiet, qualified conversation, if and when the time is right.
For Private Equity Firms
We provide curated, off-market deal introductions that are fully aligned with your investment thesis — whether that’s sector, size, or geography. The businesses we source are founder-led, generating £1M–£10M+ in EBITDA, and ready for capital, scale, or succession.
You won’t find these deals in a pitch deck or auction. We don’t shop deals — we deliver them to the right investor, at the right time.
👤 For Business Owners & Founders
If you're running a strong, founder-led business — we’d like to understand it.
We work with private equity firms that invest in well-run, profitable businesses.
Our role is to identify companies that aren’t being publicly marketed, but that may be open to a quiet, well-matched conversation with the right investor.
You don’t need to be looking to sell. We simply look for fit — and we only introduce when timing, performance, and alignment are all in place.
🏢 For Private Equity Firms
We work exclusively on off-market introductions, connecting private equity firms with profitable, founder-run businesses that aren’t in a sale process.
Our sourcing is guided by thesis, not volume. We take the time to understand your criteria — sector, geography, size, growth profile — and quietly surface aligned opportunities that fit both strategically and culturally.
We don’t circulate decks. We don’t shop deals. Every introduction is direct, qualified, and tailored.
🔍 What Makes Us Different
✔ Off-Market Focus
We find deals before they hit the open market — no auction decks or bidding wars.
✔ Smart Sourcing
We combine data, relationships, and technology to uncover high-quality opportunities other firms miss.
✔ Alignment First
We only make introductions where there’s strategic, financial, and cultural fit — on both sides.