B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in early stage, developmental capital/acquisition capital, startups, management buyouts, management buyins, and hive offs. The firm does not invest in insurance companies or businesses exposed to principle risk. It prefers to invest in the financial services sector with a focus on insurance intermediaries; asset managers; independent financial advisors; and professional consultants. The firm prefers to invest in United Kingdom, Europe, North America, Australasia, and occasionally elsewhere. It typically invests from £0.50 million ($0.79 million) and invests up to £5 million ($6.37 million). The firm makes equity investments and is able to provide debt funding which is in addition to, and not instead of, an equity investment. It takes minority stakes ranging from 20 percent to 40 percent and prefers to exit its investments through a trade sale or an IPO. The firm insists to appoint a non-executive board of director in its portfolio companies and also makes follow-on investments. B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC was founded in 1990 and is based in London, United Kingdom.