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Sovereign Capital

Sovereign Capital acquires controlling stakes in established, profitable businesses, from London, United Kingdom. It states a focus on healthcare & life sciences, financial services and education.

Capital raised$149macross 2 SEC-filed vehicles
Most recent fund2020filing since 2014
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Largest single fund$146m

Stated investment criteria

What Sovereign Capital says it buys

Read from Sovereign Capital’s own website in August 2026. This is what the firm says it buys, not what anyone has recorded it buying, and figures are shown in the currency the firm itself used - nothing here is converted. Every line links to the page it was read from.

Transaction typesBuy-and-build, Management buyout1
People listed on its team page232

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SEC filings

What Sovereign Capital has raised

From this firm's own Form D filings. A fund files one within fifteen days of its first sale, under penalty of perjury, which makes these the hardest numbers on the page.

Vehicles filed2
Total capital raised$149m
Largest single vehicle$146m
Filing history2014 to 2020
Smallest accepted commitmentNone stated
Filed fromUNITED KINGDOM

Form D covers US-domiciled vehicles raised from accredited investors. It will not capture a fund raised outside the United States, separately managed accounts, or capital deployed off balance sheet, so treat these as a floor rather than a total.

Regulatory record

How Sovereign Capital is registered

Registered with the SEC as an investment adviser, and incorporated in the United Kingdom.

Adviser statusExempt reporting adviser
Regulatory assets under managementNot reported by an ERA
Private funds advised4 · $393m gross
SEC adviser numberCRD 159947
Companies House number12036642
Incorporated2019-06-06
Register statusActive
Officers on the register2

An exempt reporting adviser is not required to report regulatory assets under management, so the blank above means the question was not asked rather than that the answer is unknown. Where a figure exists it is the gross asset value of the private funds the firm advises, which is a different and usually larger measure.

Valuation context

Transaction values in Healthcare & Life Sciences

What companies have actually sold for in healthcare & life sciences, across 1,263 recorded transactions.

Median consideration$110m
Middle 50%$30m-$318m
Revenue multiple2.8×
EBITDA multiple12.5×

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