Independent owners.
Long-term thinkers.
Privately owned by Drew and Katie Mellor, VentureEP has spent more than a decade acquiring, developing and supporting UK businesses.
One acquisition.
A longer journey.
VentureEP was founded by husband-and-wife team Drew and Katie Mellor following the acquisition of Nu-Tech Engineering in 2015. That investment provided the foundation for Venture Precision Engineering Group, known as VPEG.
Since then, the portfolio has grown through further acquisitions, investment in existing businesses and the creation of new operating platforms. Today it spans five distinct sectors and remains independently owned.
We invest our own capital. As a result, our decisions are not shaped by a fixed fund cycle or an obligation to sell at a particular point in time.
A straightforward approach
to ownership.
Back management
Operating businesses are led by their own management teams, close to their customers, people and markets.
Support where it counts
We provide capital, strategic experience and selected group support in finance, people, marketing and acquisitions.
Think in years, not cycles
Our ownership structure allows us to invest patiently, while retaining the flexibility to make the right decisions for each business.
Experience behind
the investment.
A personal approach to ownership, supported by professional finance and transaction experience.
Different backgrounds.
Shared outlook.
Drew worked in corporate finance at PwC, focusing on transactions and deal execution. Katie worked in assurance at Grant Thornton, with experience in financial reporting, governance and control.
They completed their first acquisition together in 2015. Since then, VentureEP has completed 18 acquisitions and two exits, building five operating platforms along the way.
See the businesses
behind the story.
Five operating platforms across a broad range of UK sectors.