RD Capital Partners (“RDCP”) was founded in 2015 by Sameer Rizvi and Iryna Dubylovska, who met the year before while working as Investment Banking Analysts at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in London. Driven by a desire to apply their financial expertise beyond advisory work, they decided to leave investment banking to build something of their own — a firm that would invest its own capital and grow a portfolio of enduring, high-quality businesses.

With no outside equity backers, Sameer and Iryna raised £2 million in debt from friends and family — all structured as 10% fixed-rate notes, which have been repaid in full in the years that followed. Since then, RDCP has never raised equity capital, a deliberate decision that has preserved its independence, long-term focus, and ability to think differently.

The journey truly began in 2016 with the acquisition of Kings Bromley, a single nursing home in rural Staffordshire employing 71 people. That first investment laid the foundation for RDCP’s approach to long-term compounding and building enduring businesses. While the core strategy has remained consistent, the firm’s scale and capabilities have grown significantly, supported by a team of experienced investment professionals and operating partners.

​Today, RDCP owns nine companies that collectively employ over 2,000 people. The group has a combined enterprise value of $650 million, generating annual revenues of $405 million and EBITDA of $42 million.

Sameer and Iryna did not begin with a grand vision to build a diversified investment group of this scale. With over a thousand private equity firms in the UK, what they did know was that they wanted to create something unique — a firm that would invest its own capital, operate without the constraints of a fund structure, and think long-term. Unlike traditional private equity, RDCP is not exit-focused; instead, it aims to build and hold businesses indefinitely, compounding value over decades rather than years. In doing so, RDCP quietly became one of the original pioneers of the HoldCo model.

From the outset, their philosophy was simple: stay disciplined on entry valuation; invest only in businesses that were easy to understand; ring-fence each investment with its own tailored debt structure; and ensure every acquisition stood on its own merits. Brick by brick, this approach has allowed RDCP to compound value over time while retaining 100% control — without external equity, without a GP/LP structure, and with minimal debt across the group. The result is a sustainable, resilient company built on strong foundations and a clear sense of purpose.

The vision today is clear: to build the largest privately owned company in the UK — and to create a business exciting enough that their four children might one day choose to join it.