# Beechbrook Capital

> Beechbrook Capital is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Consulting. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 89%
- Fund size: $159M
- Last fund: Dec 2021
- Last updated: Oct 2026

Beechbrook Capital is a VC fund focused on Manufacturing and Consulting.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Beechbrook Capital. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Beechbrook Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/beechbrook-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 17% |
| Consulting | 5 | 14% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 11% |
| Advertising | 3 | 9% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 28 | 80% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 11% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 63% |
| Germany | 3 | 9% |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 9% |
| Ireland | 2 | 6% |
| Norway | 1 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John O'Sullivan | Co-Head Ireland / CIO | 94 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-o-sullivan-3 |
| Jon Herbert | MD | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-herbert |
| David Merriman | Co-Head of Investment, Ireland | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-merriman-092e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LAVA Advisory Partners | LAVA Advisory Partners provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services for company owners, investors, and corporates. Offerings include buy-side search and assessment, sell-side preparation and process management, strategic options reviews, valuation perspectives, and negotiation support through to completion. The team advises across multipleindustries and has worked on aerospace and defence transactions, including an engagement supporting Crestline as an investor. Engagements cover deal origination, documentation, and coordination of diligence workstreams with legal and financial counterparts. The firm operates an employee-owned model. LAVA Advisory Partners is a member of the ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty. | $10.8M | Debt Financing | Aug 11, 2026 | https://lavaadvisory.com |
| Allegro Finance | Allegro Finance is an alternative lending platform aiming to provide efficient and reliable finance to the media sector. | $2.6M | Debt Financing | Mar 31, 2026 | https://www.allegrofinance.co.uk/ |
| LuxVet Group | LuxVet Group is a veterinary platform that develops and integrates the veterinary industry and provides specialized and emergency care for pets. |  |  | Jun 09, 2025 | https://grupaluxvet.pl |
| Give Me Cosmetics | Give Me Cosmetics is a manufacturer and supplier of cosmetic products. | $8.1M | Debt Financing | Apr 18, 2024 | https://www.givemecosmetics.com |
| BHSL | BHSL is an innovative technology company, who offer a heating service guaranteed to work with poultry manure as a fuel as well as a patented, energy efficient "bhsl Toploader"; which is a fully automated material handling system that ensures fuel delivery to the boiler. Over 10 years of going through a series of prototypes, bhsl deviseda solution, capable of reliably converting poultry litter into heat through fluidised bed combustion, a system used in large power plants but miniaturised for on site application.Installations also include this innovative fuel handling system (bhsl Toploader) which can be purchased separately to address a variety of bulk materials handling needs. |  | Private Equity | Apr 20, 2022 | http://www.bhsl.com/ |
| Bio-Medical Research | Bio-Medical Research Limited is a private Irish company operating in over 30 countries globally. | $8.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 21, 2019 | http://www.bmr.com/ |
| Robert Bürkle | Bürkle develops and builds major sophisticated coating and laminating lines for the woodworking industry, the printed circuit boards’, plastic cards’ and solar module industries. In addition to that, the company supplies plants and machinery to the automotive and building industry. |  | Debt Financing | Oct 01, 2018 | http://www.buerkle-gmbh.de/ |
| Future Thinking | Future Thinking is not only different — we’re distinctive. Created to deliver research and insight we help build client success, using our hardworking mix of intellect and commercial awareness to stand out from the crowdWe use proven tools and techniques — but we use them better. Dedicated teams with a mix of agency and client-side experience;innovative thinking; advanced technology, and analytical expertise keep us in front | $8.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 20, 2018 | http://futurethinking.com/ |
| GemSeek | Gemseek is a research and analytics firm founded by former senior managers at F500 companies. Having been on the client side of the analytics industry, we understand the continuous need to drive top- and bottom line results, and the complex environment in which corporate decision making takes place.Our insights are fact based, focused ondriving growth and have quantifiable impact. We combine industry expertise, specialized customer research and quantitative analytical capabilities to create deep understanding in customer, competitor and market behavior. Moreover, we ensure that data is unlocked, enriched and made easily available to the right people in our client’s organization.We have a successful track record with leading multinationals, specialized services companies and consultancy firms in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. Our value is derived from the innovative scope of our research & analytical services and focus toward achieving measureable results for our clients. | $8.6M | Private Equity | Jun 18, 2018 | https://www.gemseek.com |
| Leathwaite | Leathwaite: the human capital specialists.Leathwaite was established with one clear purpose: to help organisations secure the best Human Capital within Support, Enablement & Control Functions.We do this through 4 services, 4 offices, 100 people and over 130 clients, globally.> Executive Search > Executive Interim > ManagedProject Delivery > Data & Insight |  | Debt Financing | Mar 23, 2018 | http://www.leathwaite.com/ |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Access Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Next Wave Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-wave-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1 Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cheyne Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cheyne-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cornerstone Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cornerstone-investment-partners-a8cf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Syntaxis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/syntaxis-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Beechbrook Capital invest in?

Beechbrook Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Consulting and Financial Services startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Beechbrook Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Beechbrook Capital?

The team at Beechbrook Capital includes John O'Sullivan (Co-Head Ireland / CIO), Jon Herbert (MD) and David Merriman (Co-Head of Investment, Ireland). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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