Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC specializes in direct investments, fund of fund investments, and investments in listed private equity companies. In the case of direct investments, it specializes in investments in management buyouts, management buy ins, and growing businesses in lower middle markets. The firm also specializes in organic growth, buy and build, internationalization, roll-out or international growth strategies. It primarily invests in aerospace and defense, automobiles and parts, consumer products and services, construction and building materials, electronic and electrical equipment, general retailers, household goods and textiles, medical, biotechnology, insurance, healthcare, real estate, leisure and hotels, personal care and household products, software and computer services, specialty finance, financial services, pharmaceutical, technology, industrials, and support services sectors. For direct investments, it seeks to invest in the United Kingdom. The firm invests in transactions of size between £20 million ($30.16 million) and £75 million ($113.10 million) in firms with enterprise values between £20 million ($30.16 million) and £100 million ($150.80 million). In the case of fund of fund investments, it invests predominantly in private equity funds and buyout funds specializing in small and medium sized buyouts in Europe. It was formerly known as Dunedin Ventures Limited and changed its name to Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust PLC in 1996. The trust also invests in European listed private equity companies.
