Kliro Capital Partners
Family officeGrowth · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Kliro Capital Partners operates as a family office managing its own capital, which allows a flexible and innovative approach to direct investment in private companies. Building on 12 years of experience in the international drinks industry, the firm continues to grow activities in that sector while expanding into other segments and alternative assets. Through Kliro Capital Private Equity (KCPE), it invests directly in private companies, primarily in the UK consumer sector, targeting businesses with enterprise values of roughly £10-50m or more, and works closely with management to drive returns. Kliro Capital Investment (KCIM) acts as investment advisor, providing strategy, financial management and oversight of publicly traded assets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website
Chartered accountant who trained at KPMG working with family offices, real estate funds and hedge funds, then spent over three years as a financial consultant and modeller at Swan Partners on buy-side, sell-side and listing transactions.
Chartered accountant trained at PwC, where he spent three years in corporate finance and restructuring as a Senior Associate after joining as a graduate in 2019, before joining Kliro Capital.
Founder and former CEO of the Quintessential Brands Group, which he built into one of the UK's largest independent spirits companies. Previously an investment banker at JP Morgan, KPMG, Jefferies and Hawkpoint over a 25-year career in London and Frankfurt, and chaired a UK automobile business that IPO'd on the LSE in 2010.
Psychology Masters graduate with over 20 years of HR and leadership experience across the UK and Middle East, most recently Head of HR (UK) at INEOS Enterprises.
Qualified lawyer and business executive with extensive in-house commercial and legal experience. Former General Counsel & Company Secretary at Bakkavor (managing its IPO) and most recently Group General Counsel at Quintessential Brands Group.
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2026
Director · British · since 2026
Charles James Scott — 25–50% of shares
James Montgomery Scott — 25–50% of shares
Warren Michael Scott — 25–50% of shares, 50–75% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Kliro Capital Partners invest at?
- Kliro Capital Partners invests at the Growth stage.
- What sectors does Kliro Capital Partners focus on?
- Kliro Capital Partners focuses on Consumer, Sector Agnostic.
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