Keith Davidson
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- Full Name
- Keith Davidson
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Firm
- Scottish Equity Partners (SEP)
- Firm Type
- Growth equity / venture capital and private equity firm
- Investment Stage
- Growth equity; Series A to growth-stage technology companies
- Check Size
- Typically £5 million to £25 million; larger deals via co-investment
- Target Company Profile
- Enterprise technology companies with proven deployments, strong organic growth, profitable underlying economics, significant leadership ownership, European heritage, and global ambition
- Sector Focus
- Enterprise software, information technology, life sciences software, financial/regulatory technology, human capital management, security and risk management, industrial technology
- Geographic Focus
- UK and Europe
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Background
Keith Davidson is Managing Partner at Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) and a member of the firm’s Partnership Board and Investment Committee. SEP says he joined the firm in 2015 and was appointed Managing Partner in 2025.
At SEP, Davidson has led or played key roles in growth-equity investments including Dotmatics, Immedis, Cora Systems, Basis Technologies, FundApps, Tyk, and Restrata. He currently sits on the boards of Cora Systems and Basis Technologies, according to SEP’s team profile.
Before SEP, Davidson worked in private equity at August Equity, where he was an investment director and worked on deals including 4Projects, Accura Support Services, Enara, Lifeways Community Care, and SecureData. Earlier in his career, he worked in corporate finance at PwC and qualified as a chartered accountant with Andersen in 2002.
Davidson graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- SEP’s stated thesis is focused on “systems of operation for high-stakes environments,” meaning enterprise systems embedded in critical workflows where failure has operational, reputational, or financial consequences.
- SEP looks for companies with deep domain knowledge, differentiated products solving complex problems, proven enterprise deployments, strong organic growth, profitable economics, meaningful leadership ownership, and European roots with global ambition.
- Davidson’s specific track record points to complex enterprise software: scientific informatics at Dotmatics, global payroll at Immedis, SAP DevOps at Basis Technologies, strategic project management at Cora Systems, compliance software at FundApps, and critical-event management at Restrata.
- He appears to value products that are already trusted by demanding enterprise customers. On Basis Technologies, Davidson said the company was “ideally positioned” for SAP cloud and DevOps adoption.
- On Cora Systems, Davidson highlighted automation, strategic alignment, usability, and the fact that the software was “a critical part of customers’ workflows.”
Notable Investments
- Dotmatics: Scientific informatics software for life sciences R&D; SEP invested in 2017, Davidson led the investment, and Dotmatics joined Insightful Science in 2021. Siemens completed its $5.1 billion acquisition of Dotmatics on July 1, 2025.
- Immedis: Global payroll technology platform; Davidson led SEP’s investment and served on the board. UKG agreed to acquire Immedis in June 2023.
- Cora Systems: Ireland-based strategic project and portfolio management software vendor; SEP completed a growth-equity investment in 2023, led by Davidson, Tim Ankers, and Alizeh McClelland.
- Basis Technologies: DevOps and test automation software for SAP systems; SEP completed a $25 million growth-equity investment, with Davidson as the SEP partner quoted on the deal.
- FundApps: Regulatory compliance software for financial institutions; SEP invested in 2021 and exited in 2025 after FundApps grew to more than 160 clients and more than $29 trillion in assets under monitoring.
- Tyk: API management platform for enterprises in regulated sectors; SEP led a $35 million growth-equity investment, and Davidson joined the board as a non-executive director.
- Restrata: Operational resilience and critical-event management software; SEP lists Davidson as part of the SEP team for the investment.
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