New World Private Equity

New World Private Equity

New World Private Equity operates from London as a sector-agnostic investment firm founded by Stephen Altman, a chartered accountant who spent two decades in corporate finance at BNP Paribas, PwC, and Deloitte before launching the firm. The team is staffed by accountants who previously sourced and executed private equity deals at family offices, a profile that shapes the firm's approach to structuring and management support. The firm writes checks into UK companies generating between £5 million and £25 million in revenue, covering buyouts, growth capital, management buy-ins, and management buy-outs. For larger opportunities, New World draws on co-investment partnerships to participate alongside bigger trade buyers or private equity sponsors. The portfolio spans financial services, renewable energy, e-commerce, consumer, and cybersecurity, with named holdings including AI marketing firm Jam7, cyber specialist SCRT, and property development Cribs Triangle. Exits include Shazam to Apple and SACO The Serviced Apartment Company to Oaktree Capital. Led by Altman and partners Max Weil, George Barham, and Harry Avens — each a chartered accountant with family office or investment banking backgrounds — the five-person team operates a single London office. The firm's deal-sourcing and management-enhancement model relies on a network built through the partners' advisory careers. The firm functions as a hybrid operation: a traditional private equity buyout shop overlaid with a venture-capital-style readiness to back earlier-stage companies. The partners' own family office histories and accounting pedigrees produce a transaction approach centered on designing deal structures around sellers' specific goals, rather than applying a standardized acquisition template.