Natural capital services
Advisory, assessment and delivery businesses helping landowners, developers and institutions understand, enhance and realise natural capital value.
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Investing in a healthier natural environment.
We acquire specialist environmental businesses protecting, monitoring, and enhancing natural eco-systems on which communities and economies depend.
Overview
What we look for
We invest in expert-led companies delivering practical, measurable improvements for land, water, habitats and biodiversity.
Environmental management
Consultancies providing environmental assessment, planning, compliance and long-term management expertise.
→Terrestrial restoration
Restoring and managing terrestrial habitats, delivering biodiversity net gain, carbon and wider nature-recovery outcomes.
→Habitat restoration
Delivery-led businesses creating and restoring river, estuarine and wetland habitats, alongside ecological mitigation.
→Investment Focus
Targeting specialist environmental businesses with enduring expertise.
We seek businesses combining technical credibility, trusted client relationships and proven delivery capabilities in markets supported by regulation, infrastructure investment and growing demand for nature recovery.
Technical and regulatory expertise
Qualified teams with deep ecological, environmental and planning knowledge that clients rely on for complex projects.
Recurring and embedded demand
Long-term frameworks, monitoring programmes and repeat advisory relationships across public and private-sector clients.
Measurable environmental outcomes
Robust data, field capability and delivery track records that demonstrate tangible improvements to habitats, water and biodiversity.
Scalable specialist platforms
Strong regional businesses with the systems, leadership and service breadth to grow organically and through complementary acquisitions.
Market Opportunity
Nature protection is now widely established infrastructure.
Regulation, water quality pressures and public and private investment are increasing demand for specialist environmental advice, monitoring, mitigation and restoration.
Minimum biodiversity net gain required for most developments in England
Source: UK GovernmentRequired management period for habitats delivered through biodiversity net gain
Source: Natural EnglandWildlife-rich habitat targeted for creation or restoration in England by 2030
Source: Defra Environmental Improvement Plan 2025Of England's waters currently achieve Good Ecological Status or Potential
Source: Environment Agency, 2025
Nature Vertical
Martin Whitfield
Leadership, Smarter Nature
Martin Whitfield brings nearly four decades of leadership experience across the construction and water industries. A values-driven entrepreneur and former business owner, he leads the Nature vertical with a focus on strategic growth, team development and operational excellence.
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Let's build what's next.
We are always looking for exceptional natural capital, environmental consultancy, water monitoring, habitat restoration and ecological mitigation businesses to partner with. Get in touch to start a conversation.