Our group
Founded in 2012, Puma Capital Group is an award-winning investment manager operating within the tax efficient space and is a leading provider of growth capital to UK SMEs and property finance to developers and real estate investors.
Puma Capital Group comprises four businesses focused on delivering long-term sustainable growth for our investors and partners:
Puma Investments
Puma Property Finance
Puma Growth Partners
Puma Public Markets
With an established track record of achieving attractive returns for investors and the businesses we support, collectively the Group has over £1 billion in assets under management, over 13,000 investors, and has provided over £2 billion in loans to development projects across the UK. We are proud to have assisted dozens of businesses across the UK elevate and build to deliver on their brilliant ideas.
In the years since we were set up, Puma Capital Group has grown significantly. We are now around 140 people across the Group, with our staff working from our head office in London, and regional offices in Manchester and Edinburgh.
It is an exceptionally exciting time for our business. Combining our strong track record with ambitious growth strategies, we have substantially developed our market share, and are looking to further build on our success.
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Our Ambition
It’s our ‘way’ that sets the standard. Our ambition is to look beyond the benchmark and set the standard for the way to work. With a thoughtful, people-focused approach ensuring excellence is on repeat.
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Our Responsibility
We believe that success is produced by and belongs to all. With a bright, ambitious and passionate team we can achieve our unified goal, embracing real responsibility every day in everything we do. It’s the Puma Way.
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#40
Best Workplaces for Development 2025 (Medium)
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#56
Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2025 (Medium)
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#58
Best Workplace for Women 2025 (Medium)
Our awards
Our holistic approach to looking after our staff has meant that our staff turnover remains consistently low. Whilst we don’t adopt this approach for the accolades, we are delighted to have been consistently ranked in the top 100 Great Places to Work, Financial Services and Insurance (Small and Medium) and to be certified for the same. Additionally, we have been ranked 52nd in the UK’s Best Workplaces 2025 (Medium category), 40th among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development 2025, and 56th Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2025. A full overview of the lists we’ve ranked in for the last 3 years can be found below.
2025
#52 Best Workplaces 2025 (Medium)
#40 Best Workplaces for Development 2025 (Medium)
#56 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2025 (Medium)
#58 Best Workplace for Women 2025 (Medium)
Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance 2025 (Small & Medium)
2024
#70 Best Workplaces 2024 (Medium)
#28 Best Workplaces for Development 2024 (Medium)
#49 Best Workplaces for Women 2024 (Medium)
2023
Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance 2023 (Small & Medium)
We are proud to be 2025 finalists in the Inspiring Women Awards run by Property Week, for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Team of the Year, and Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year.
In December 2025, our CEO, David Kaye, was awarded People-focused CEO of the Year at the HR Excellence Awards. We were also finalists for HR Team of the Year, and HR Director of the Year.
Our businesses
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Puma Investments
Puma Investments raises capital from wealth managers and IFAs ranging from major firms such as SJP, Barclays Wealth, Evelyn Partners and Cazenove to regional and independent advisers, as well as execution‑only brokers and high‑net‑worth individuals. We also work with leading wrap platforms including Fidelity, Aberdeen, M&G and Transact.
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Puma Property Finance
Puma Property Finance is a development-focused lender offering tailored finance solutions to property developers across the UK. It provides loans from £10 million to £100 million, with the capacity to fund larger projects by exception. Their expertise spans residential and commercial sectors, providing loans across the UK. With a proven track record dating back over a decade, the team supports ambitious developments nationwide.
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Puma Growth Partners
Puma Growth Partners offers growth equity of £5 million to £15 million per round to UK scale up companies with a focus on accelerating growth through a transformational approach. The team supports businesses with investment, specialist expertise, a rigorous scale-up framework and a real understanding of the people involved.
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Puma Public Markets
Puma Public Markets focuses on our award-winning Puma AIM IHT Service which is a discretionary portfolio service that seeks to mitigate Inheritance Tax by investing in a carefully selected portfolio of AIM listed shares alongside Puma AIM VCT, our latest VCT launched in 2024.
Our journey
Puma Capital Group founded
Puma headquarters moves to Cassini House
Puma opens office in Manchester
Puma's Business Development Team wins 'Team of the year' at the Growth Investor Awards
Puma is featured in Great Place To Work's Best Workplaces list
Headcount reaches 100 employees
First summer internship in partnership with The 10,000 Interns Foundation
Annual International Women's Day event launched
Puma expands into Scotland and opens Edinburgh office
Tarinee Pandey (CPO) wins EDI Champion of the Year at Property Week’s Inspiring Women in Property Awards
Puma AIM VCT launched, the first in 17 years
Second London office opens at 100 Pall Mall
Achieved B Corp certification
AUM surpasses £1 billion
David Kaye wins People-focused CEO of the Year at HR Excellence Awards
Our products
As a business, our origins lie in the management of Venture Capital Trusts (“VCTs”). Puma grew out of Shore Capital Group which started operating VCTs in 2004, and we now have 15 VCTs under our belt having raised over £380 million. We launched our latest, Puma AIM VCT, in 2024, marking the first new AIM-focused VCT to be listed in 18 years.
Over the years, we’ve also branched out into other investments, such as the Puma Heritage Estate Planning Service which finances professional property developers, the Puma AIM Inheritance Tax Service which invests in the Alternative Investment Market (“AIM”), and Puma Alpha EIS our Enterprise Investment Scheme (“EIS”) offer.
We are proud to have been recognised and awarded for our various offers:
Finalist/Winner of Best BR Investment Manager listed for seven years running (Growth Investor Awards, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Winner: Most Impactful Investment (Growth Investor Awards, 2024, 2025)
Runner up: Best VCT Investment Manager (Growth Investor Awards, 2024)
Commended: Best Venture Capital Trust (Investment Life & Pensions Money Facts Awards 2024)
Shortlisted, Best VCT (Investment Week, Investment Company of the Year Awards 2024)
Shortlisted, VCT Provider of the Year (Investment Week’s Investment Company of the Year Awards 2025)
Team of the Year (Growth Investor Awards, 2022)
Highly Commended: Best Venture Capital Trust (Investment Life & Pensions Money Facts Awards 2021 & 2020)
Our talented team come from various backgrounds - from eye surgeons to economists to historians and barristers. Find out more about why some of them work at Puma and what they think makes our organisation unique.
Paul Frost
CFO, Puma Capital Group & MD, Puma Property Finance
Karen Makomereh
Head of Operations and Data, Puma Investments
Eliot Kaye
Managing Director, Puma Property Finance
Joe Cornwall
Investment Manager, Puma Public Markets
Ivy Quan
Senior People Manager, Puma Capital Group
Hear from our employees
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Puma’s values-driven culture and collaborative environment make it an exceptional place to work. In my role, I lead strategies that strengthen partnerships, enhance client engagement, and deliver outstanding experiences. Surrounded by supportive colleagues and guided by integrity and teamwork, I’m passionate about driving client success and inspiring leadership that creates meaningful impact.
Oliver Wiggins
Head of Client Relations, Puma Investments
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Puma Investments is unique in the fact that it strikes a great balance between having a small company feel with a big market presence. The culture is very people orientated with collaboration and support a big part of mine and the company’s growth. We are a big market player, with ambitious opportunities for scale and change while maintaining a healthy culture and close knit environment.
Jamie Bowes
Internal Business Development Manager, Puma Investments
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Working at Puma you see the values of the business in your colleagues each day. It’s a hugely collaborative environment with teams of talented people working together to achieve our goals. As well as this, a real focus on ensuring people can really be themselves at work each day results in a really positive working environment not seen in many businesses.
Chris Whyte
Senior Manager, Puma Property Finance