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Inflexion point: 10 years for an overnight success with Mountain Warehouse

A true entrepreneur, Mark Neale always knew he wanted to build his own business. After a few early ventures in retail, he founded Mountain Warehouse in 1997. From opening the first store in Swindon almost 30 years ago, Mark has led the company through nearly three decades of change - navigating the rise of e-commerce, international expansion and the unprecedented challenges of a global pandemic. 

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Inflexion at a glance

1999

Founded

£25m - £500m

Investment size

120+

Businesses backed

47,371

Employed across our portfolio

180+

Strong team

530+

Portfolio acquisitions

£11bn

Assets under management

£11bn

Assets under management

0

Countries reached by our portfolio

Flexible approach

With three bespoke funds we can provide truly flexible funding tailored to meet the requirements of the businesses we back.

Our Buyout Fund provides majority funding to accelerate growth, our Partnership Capital backs larger businesses with minority capital, enabling management to retain control of their businesses, whilst our Enterprise Fund backs SMEs for a minority or majority stake. All the teams we back have access to the full range of Inflexion resources.

We are

entrepreneurs

Like you, we are entrepreneurs on a journey. Over the last 24 years we’ve experienced the challenges and excitement of growing a business.

We know that the road may be bumpy, so we will draw on our experience to help you navigate the exciting journey ahead.

Businesses grow

faster with us

It’s all about supporting your growth.
On average, the businesses we partner with grow their revenues by 21% p.a. and headcount doubles. This sounds ambitious, and it is.

Our experience means we have the networks to help you accelerate the plans you’re already thinking about – and perhaps consider new ones.

Investing is all

about people

Every business is made up of individuals with shared ambitions but sometimes with different needs.

We tailor our partnerships to harmonise those objectives: we can work with you for a couple of years or substantially longer, taking a minority or majority stake, depending on your journey.

Awards

We are proud to be recognised for the work we do.

We are proud to have recently been awarded Private Equity House of the Year: Upper Mid-Cap at the 2025 Real Deals British Private Equity Awards. We were awarded the Portfolio Innovation Award at the 2025 Actum Private Equity Value Creation Awards, and Group Portfolio Collaboration Excellence Award in 2024 and Value Creation Team of the Year in 2023. We are received, Best Pan-European Mid-Market LBO Fund at the 2024 Private Equity Exchange Awards, as well as Best UK LBO Fund in 2021 and 2022.

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