Hay Wain
London single-family office (Hay Wain Group Ltd, 2007) led by Jamie Constable; UK lower mid-market buyouts, growth capital and real estate, tickets up to £10m.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- London, United Kingdom
- FOUNDED
- 2007
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- United Kingdom
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPrivate equityReal estate
- TICKET
- Up to £10M
Overview
Hay Wain Group describes itself as a single-family office providing private investment to UK companies, investment platforms and management teams. Most activity is later-stage UK private equity (lower mid-market buyouts and growth capital, typically up to £10m into companies with EBITDA under £5m) and UK real estate with majority equity positions. Its principals founded investment firms including Rcapital, Blazehill Capital, Modella Capital and Quilam Capital, which it continues to fund directly or through their funds. It also makes selective early-stage, mission-driven investments.
Investment thesis
Flexible, commercial investor in UK companies and real estate: bespoke structures, complex situations and quick execution, working alongside management teams; sector and situation agnostic, control or minority positions.
Holdings & investments (7)
INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES
- Turnaround and special situations investor founded by Hay Wain's principals
- Specialist credit fund
- Retail and consumer sector investment firm
- Growth investor in speciality and alternative finance
HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST
- The Lettings HubFintech · since 2026
- Dynamic NetworksSoftware & SaaS · since 2023
- Bspoke Insurance GroupFintech · since 2022 · Exited
- Magentum Fiduciary ServicesExited
- Alperton, London (dry-cleaning business and industrial units)Real Estate & PropTech
- Tredegar, Wales (industrial asset, NPH Red Oak JV)Real Estate & PropTech
- Queen Street, Oxford (NPH Red Oak JV)Real Estate & PropTech
People
- Charlie MartindaleInvestment Director · source
- Will HalesInvestment Manager · source
- Kris ParashkevovInvestment Analyst · source
- Alex HarrisInvestment Analyst · source
- Jamie ConstableChairman · source
- Alex JohnChief Executive Officer · source
- Henry DonLegal Director · source
- Steve CurtisOperating Partner · source
- James WarburtonOperating Partner · source
- Scott MaddenOperating Partner · source
- Tim SmythOperating Partner · source
- Patrick SmithOperating Partner · source
Frequently asked questions
Hay Wain is a single family office based in London, the United Kingdom, founded in 2007.
Hay Wain invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity and real estate.
Hay Wain invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Real Estate & PropTech, Fintech and Software & SaaS.
Hay Wain's stated ticket size is Up to £10M.
Key people at Hay Wain include Jamie Constable (Chairman), Alex John (Chief Executive Officer), Henry Don (Legal Director) and Charlie Martindale (Investment Director).
Hay Wain's holdings and investments include The Lettings Hub, Dynamic Networks, Bspoke Insurance Group, Magentum Fiduciary Services, Alperton, London (dry-cleaning business and industrial units), Tredegar, Wales (industrial asset, NPH Red Oak JV) and Queen Street, Oxford (NPH Red Oak JV).