What Old Crest Group is — and how we work.

Old Crest Group is a UK-based private holdings, investment and advisory firm headquartered in London. It acquires and holds stakes in established companies, provides strategic growth capital to scaling businesses, and advises the founders, families and boards behind them. Unlike a fund, it holds investments on its own balance sheet for the long term.

Not in the conventional sense. Traditional private equity raises funds with a fixed lifespan and works to exit each investment within that window. Old Crest Group is a holding company that owns businesses on its own permanent balance sheet, with no obligation to sell on a timer — so it can prioritise long-term value over short-term exits.

A private holdings company owns stakes in other businesses on a long-term basis, typically held on its own balance sheet rather than through a fund. The holding company provides capital, governance and stewardship to its companies and reinvests the proceeds — compounding value over many years rather than selling quickly.

Old Crest Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and has a regional presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, through its operating company European Technical. It works with companies and principals across the UK, Europe and the Gulf.

Indefinitely. Because Old Crest Group uses permanent balance-sheet capital rather than a time-limited fund, it can hold companies for years or decades and through full market cycles. There is no fixed exit deadline, which lets it reinvest and compound value over the long term.

Old Crest Group is a generalist, but it focuses on businesses with durable economics, real customers and strong management. Areas of focus include professional and business services, property and real estate, technical and field services, industrial and manufacturing, consumer and retail, technology and software, healthcare, hospitality, education and logistics.

It does both. Alongside acquiring and investing in companies, Old Crest Group acts as a confidential advisory partner to owners, families and boards on capital structure, transactions, succession and other strategic decisions. Advisory engagements can be standalone and do not require an investment.

European Technical is Old Crest Group's UAE operating company — a licensed technical and property-services business serving Dubai and the wider Emirates. It anchors the group's presence in the Gulf and is one of the group's directly owned operating companies, held to the same standards of stewardship as the rest of the portfolio. Visit European Technical.

Email info@oldcrestgroup.net, call 050 168 5444 (international +971 50 168 5444), or message the team on WhatsApp. Every enquiry is treated in confidence, and an initial conversation carries no obligation.

Yes. While its primary focus is the United Kingdom and Europe, Old Crest Group has an active regional presence in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf through its operating company European Technical, and it works with companies and principals across those markets.

Old Crest Group typically engages with established small-cap through mid-market companies, taking both majority and significant minority positions. Because each engagement is tailored, it is best to reach out directly to discuss a specific situation, even if it sits outside typical ranges.

Old Crest Group is a private holdings, investment and advisory firm rather than a single family office, but it works closely with founders, families and principals and shares their long-term, owner-aligned mindset. Its principal-capital practice is built specifically for bespoke, multi-generational situations.