Bailie Group
Family-owned investment group acquiring majority stakes in UK mid-market businesses with £1m to £10m recurring revenue
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Bailie Group
Bailie Group is a self-funded family office that acquires and invests in mid-market companies in the UK. It mainly takes majority stakes to support incumbent management teams and is also open to minority investments in suitable cases.
Its investment criteria cover businesses with £1m to £10m in annually recurring revenue, EBIT of 15% and above, and EBITDA between £500k and £1m, with deals up to a value of £4m. Sectors named on the site include marketing and creative agencies, cyber security, artificial intelligence, training providers and edtech, data consultancy, SaaS start-ups, content creation agencies and property.
The group traces its origins to W&G Baird, a printing business in which Roy Bailie led a management buyout in 1975, and it moved toward professional services after acquiring CDS in 2000. Fergus Bailie is CEO. The company is headquartered in Antrim, Northern Ireland, and states that it invests throughout the UK.
Product: Mid-market acquisitions and minority or majority investments in UK businesses, with a stated focus on management teams remaining in place post-acquisition.
Jobs at Bailie Group
Leadership
- Fergus Bailie · CEOSource: company website
- Kieran Eblett · CFOSource: company website
- Zoe Cranage · Head of FinanceSource: company website
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