Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.

Firms / Barings (U.K.) Limited

Barings (U.K.) Limited

Corporate venture · probableLondonbarings.comSEC venture capital fund adviserpart of Barings

One of 4 advisers that share barings.com; the firm is Barings. Barings, Baring International Fund Managers (ireland) Limited, Barings Australia Pty Ltd. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.

corporate parent: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Importance
38
elevated
Active deployment
0
low
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
44
elevated
Freshness
98
high
Research priority
11
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
Headquarters
London, United Kingdomadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
20 OLD BAILEY, London, EC4M7BFadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
4.40208E+12adviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC adviser type
exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
Latest Form ADV
Mar 26, 2024
Private funds reported
21 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets
$6.0Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Owners on Schedule A
Massmutual Holding LLC (Sole Member), E; Barings Europe Limited (Sole Member), E; Babson Capital Management LLC (Sole Shareholder), E; Barings Guernsey Limited (Sole Member), E; Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (Sole Shareholder Of Massmutual Holding Llc), E; MM Asset Management Holding LLC (Sole Member), E
business phone
4.40208E+12adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
no observed deals yet
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
not stated or not yet read
Stages
not stated or not yet read
Geography
not stated
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors: no observed deals yet
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 0
Funds and vehicles
0 reported, 4 no longer reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Babson Capital Global Investment Funds 2 PlcSPV or co-invest vehicle · ADV: Other Private Fund2015 adv first reportedWound down$450M
Mar 31, 2015
13unknownunknown
Almack II Unleveraged LPSPV or co-invest vehicle · ADV: Other Private FundunknownWound down$314M
Feb 2, 2015
7unknownunknown
Almack Mezzanine III LPSPV or co-invest vehicle · ADV: Other Private FundunknownWound down$167M
Feb 2, 2015
7unknownunknown
Almack I Mezzanine LPSPV or co-invest vehicle · ADV: Other Private FundunknownWound down$2.0M
Oct 19, 2018
15unknownunknown
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
6 current, 20 departed
20 departed (kept with end dates)
  • Adam David Eifion-Jones · Director Of Almack Mezzanine Gp Iii Limited As General Partner Of Almack Mezzanine Iii Lp · Nov 1, 2010 to Mar 24, 2016 Inference
  • David Wilmot · Director Of Almack Mezzanine Gp Iii Limited As General Partner Of Almack Mezzanine Iii Lp · Nov 1, 2010 to Mar 24, 2016 Inference
  • AMY Callow · Secretary · Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 30, 2023 Inference
  • Christopher Anthony Defrancis · Company Secretary Of Barings (U.K.) Limited · Dec 1, 2010 to Oct 9, 2017 Inference
  • Christopher Gerald Biggins · Chief Compliance Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited · Dec 1, 2016 to Mar 29, 2019 Inference
  • Emma Louise Browning · Chief Compliance Officer · Jan 1, 2019 to Mar 30, 2020 Inference
  • Julian Simon Swain · Director / Chief Operating Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited · Sep 1, 2017 to Jan 5, 2018 Inference
  • Nicholas Emrys Evans · Secretary · Aug 1, 2017 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
  • Oliver Burgel · Director / Chief Operating Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited · Apr 1, 2010 to Oct 9, 2017 Inference
  • Peter James Clark · General Counsel Of Barings (U.K.) Limited · Jan 1, 2012 to Mar 29, 2019 Inference
  • Richard John Kent · Chief Compliance Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited · Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 5, 2016 Inference
  • David John Brennan · Non-Executive Director Of Babson Capital Management (Uk) Limited · Feb 1, 2012 to Jul 1, 2016 Inference
  • Elizabeth Ward Chicares · Director · Apr 1, 2012 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
  • Julian T Swayne · Director · Jun 1, 2017 to Aug 28, 2023 Inference
  • Patrick Louis Hoefling · Director · May 1, 2020 to Aug 28, 2023 Inference
  • Paul John Thompson · Non-Executive Director · Aug 1, 2011 to Mar 30, 2020 Inference
  • Richard John Kent · Director · Oct 1, 2017 to May 19, 2021 Inference
  • Russell Daniel Morrison · Director / Chairman Of Barings (U.K.) Limited · Jun 1, 2014 to May 19, 2017 Inference
  • Sheldon Maurice Francis · Director · Sep 1, 2019 to Aug 28, 2023 Inference
  • Thomas Michael Finke · Director · Feb 1, 2009 to Mar 30, 2020 Inference
Investments on record
0 edges, 0 companies, 0 partner-attributed
No investment on record yet. Edges arrive from the firm’s portfolio page, financing announcements, and Form D board seats.
Co-investors
0 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
No co-investor relationship yet: these are derived only from rounds and portfolio listings the graph has seen both investors on.
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
49 dated events
  1. Aug 28, 2023
    Julian T Swayne (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  2. Aug 28, 2023
    Patrick Louis Hoefling (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  3. Aug 28, 2023
    Sheldon Maurice Francis (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  4. Jul 1, 2023
    Martin Horne joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director
  5. Jul 1, 2023
    Katherine Kemp joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director
  6. Jul 1, 2023
    Nicole Parker joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director
  7. Mar 30, 2023
    AMY Callow (Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  8. May 1, 2022
    Rhian Williams joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Secretary
  9. May 19, 2021
    Richard John Kent (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  10. May 1, 2021
    Jill Elyse Dinerman joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director
  11. Mar 30, 2021
    Nicholas Emrys Evans (Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  12. Mar 30, 2021
    Elizabeth Ward Chicares (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  13. Jan 1, 2021
    AMY Callow joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Secretary
  14. May 1, 2020
    Patrick Louis Hoefling joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director
  15. Mar 30, 2020
    Thomas Michael Finke (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  16. Mar 30, 2020
    Emma Louise Browning (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  17. Mar 30, 2020
    Paul John Thompson (Non-Executive Director) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  18. Sep 1, 2019
    Sheldon Maurice Francis joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director
  19. Mar 29, 2019
    Babson Capital Global Umbrella Fund Plc no longer reported on Form ADV by Barings (U.K.) Limited
  20. Mar 29, 2019
    Peter James Clark (General Counsel Of Barings (U.K.) Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  21. Mar 29, 2019
    Almack I Mezzanine LP no longer reported on Form ADV by Barings (U.K.) Limited
  22. Mar 29, 2019
    Christopher Gerald Biggins (Chief Compliance Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  23. Jan 1, 2019
    Emma Louise Browning joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Chief Compliance Officer
  24. May 1, 2018
    Alex Sutherland joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Chief Finance Officer
  25. Jan 5, 2018
    Julian Simon Swain (Director / Chief Operating Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  26. Oct 9, 2017
    Oliver Burgel (Director / Chief Operating Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  27. Oct 9, 2017
    Christopher Anthony Defrancis (Company Secretary Of Barings (U.K.) Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  28. Oct 1, 2017
    Richard John Kent joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director
  29. Sep 1, 2017
    Julian Simon Swain joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Director / Chief Operating Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  30. Aug 1, 2017
    Nicholas Emrys Evans joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Company Secretary Of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  31. Jun 1, 2017
    Julian T Swayne joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Ceo
  32. May 19, 2017
    Russell Daniel Morrison (Director / Chairman Of Barings (U.K.) Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  33. Dec 1, 2016
    Christopher Gerald Biggins joined Schedule A of Barings (U.K.) Limited as Chief Compliance Officer Of Barings (U.K.) Limited
  34. Jul 1, 2016
    David John Brennan (Non-Executive Director Of Babson Capital Management (Uk) Limited) no longer on Schedule A of Babson Capital Management (uk) Limited
  35. Mar 24, 2016
    Babson Capital Global Investment Funds 2 Plc no longer reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Management (uk) Limited
  36. Mar 24, 2016
    David Wilmot (Director Of Almack Mezzanine Gp Iii Limited As General Partner Of Almack Mezzanine Iii Lp) no longer on Schedule A of Babson Capital Management (uk) Limited
  37. Mar 24, 2016
    Adam David Eifion-Jones (Director Of Almack Mezzanine Gp Iii Limited As General Partner Of Almack Mezzanine Iii Lp) no longer on Schedule A of Babson Capital Management (uk) Limited
  38. Mar 25, 2015
    Almack II Unleveraged LP no longer reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited
  39. Mar 25, 2015
    Almack Mezzanine III LP no longer reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited
  40. Mar 25, 2015
    Babson Capital Global Investment Funds 2 Plc first reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited (Other Private Fund), GAV $450,249,275
  41. Jun 1, 2014
    Russell Daniel Morrison joined Schedule A of Babson Capital Europe Limited as Director Of Babson Capital Europe Limited
  42. Mar 28, 2014
    Babson Capital Global Investment Funds Plc no longer reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited
  43. Apr 1, 2012
    Elizabeth Ward Chicares joined Schedule A of Babson Capital Europe Limited as Non-Executive Director Of Babson Capital Europe Limited
  44. Mar 29, 2012
    Almack I Mezzanine LP first reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited (Other Private Fund), GAV $694,780,898
  45. Mar 29, 2012
    Babson Capital Global Investment Funds Plc first reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited (Other Private Fund), GAV $1,055,764,329
  46. Mar 29, 2012
    Babson Capital Global Umbrella Fund Plc first reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited (Other Private Fund), GAV $130,775,638
  47. Mar 29, 2012
    Almack Mezzanine III LP first reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited (Other Private Fund), GAV $359,598,232
  48. Mar 29, 2012
    Almack II Unleveraged LP first reported on Form ADV by Babson Capital Europe Limited (Other Private Fund), GAV $476,697,205
  49. Mar 29, 2012
    Babson Capital Europe Limited first filed Form ADV (ERA)
Classification history
  1. Sep 12, 2026
    Corporate venture (probable, 80%, cls-1)
    corporate parent: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Evidence
56 observations from 2 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
SEC exemption claimedventure_capital_fund_adviserMar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
SEC adviser typeexempt_reporting_adviserMar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
First Form ADV filing2012-03-29Mar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-26Mar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Venture share of reported funds0Mar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Business phone4.40208E+12Mar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
HeadquartersLondon, United KingdomMar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Office address20 OLD BAILEY, London, EC4M7BFMar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Legal formCorporationMar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Private funds reported21Mar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Private fund gross assets (reported)$6.0BMar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Venture funds reported0Mar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
WebsiteHTTPS://WWW.BARINGS.COM/Mar 26, 2024FactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Website statusunreachable
home page did not answer with HTML
Sep 13, 2026FactVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)