D5 Capital (UK) Limited is a specialist investment advisory company operating in the global media and technology markets. Based in London, D5 Capital researches its favoured industry segments, looking for exciting trends that may allow new business models to be developed that can challenge the existing market participants.
Once an opportunity is identified, D5 Capital will then take on the role of the business catalyst: form the company, acquire the core business or establish a partnership with an entrepreneur, work on the business model, raise the capital, find additional management, introduce potential commercial partners, build the company and - in time - help to secure a successful sale or listing on a Recognised Stock Exchange (RIE).
Over the past 20 years, the D5 Capital team has helped to create and/or fund a range of successful businesses:
- Autonomy plc
FTSE-100 software company - Demon Internet
One of the UK's first ISPs, sold to
Thus plc - Durlacher plc
Listed media and technology
investment bank - Focus Communications Group
Financial PR & IR group sold to Grey Advertising Inc. - Graze.com
The fast-growing, healthy food distribution company - Investis Limited
European digital investor relations group - Metrodome plc
Listed film production company - Rage Software plc
Listed computer games group - 365 Corporation PLC
Listed digital sports and entertainment media group - Videojug.com
Pioneering factual video site.
In addition, during their careers, members of the D5 Capital team have advised on more than one hundred M&A and IPO transactions across a wide range of sectors.