Backing entrepreneurs, UK private and public growth companies, and US large-cap equities with long-term, aligned capital.
Dark Horse Family Office Limited (“Dark Horse”) is a private investment office backed by billionaire investors Sandy Easdale and James Easdale alongside corporate finance expert and serial investor, Brian Stockbridge. Dark Horse focuses on backing exceptional entrepreneurs and compounding capital through concentrated investments in UK private and public growth companies and a complementary allocation to US large-cap equities.
Purpose and Investment Focus
Dark Horse seeks to build enduring relationships with a select group of high-quality founders, management teams and co-investors, acting as a long-term, aligned capital partner while stewarding the Easdale and Stockbridge family capital with a disciplined, institutional approach.
How We Invest
Entrepreneur-led and partnership driven
We back ambitious, execution-focused management teams with clear alignment of interests and meaningful co-investment. Relationships and reputation matter more to us than deal volume.
Concentrated, research-led conviction
We focus capital on a select number of opportunities where we believe we have a clear edge in understanding business quality, governance, capital structure and catalysts. Diversification is achieved by design, not by holding a long tail of low-conviction positions.
UK growth at the core, globally diversified
Our primary opportunity set is in UK private growth companies and UK listed equities, where operational improvement, strategic repositioning or buy-and-build strategies can create outsized value. Public positions may be taken with a supportive mindset and an engaged owner mentality.
This is balanced by a core allocation to high-quality US large-cap equities, providing liquidity, resilience and exposure to structural global growth themes.
Long-term, opportunistic and patient
We are prepared to hold through volatility where the long-term thesis remains intact and to support winning businesses with follow-on capital. We prioritise entry price, downside protection and risk-adjusted returns over headline IRR.
Institutional standards, private capital mindset
Dark Horse applies institutional standards of governance, due diligence and risk management while retaining the speed, flexibility and discretion of a private family office. Capital is deployed without artificial fundraising cycles or deployment pressure.
Aligned, long-term capital from committed family investors
Hands-on support with strategy, governance and access to markets
Deep entrepreneurial and capital markets experience via the Easdale family and Brian Stockbridge
High-conviction, selective approach that prioritises quality over volume
If you are building a scalable UK business or seeking an engaged, supportive shareholder, we would be pleased to explore a partnership.
Why Partner with Dark Horse?
Get In Touch
Email: info@darkdarkhorse.com
We welcome approaches from founders, management teams, advisers and co-investors who share our focus on quality, alignment and long-term value creation.