BIG VALUES

BIG applies the enduring principles of The Commonwealth—credibility, patience, and long-term alignment to the challenges of the modern world.

These values guide every institution we build and every partnership we form.

  • INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP

    We work with proven leaders across government, finance, technology, and industry who have built and stewarded institutions of consequence. Leadership at BIG is defined by credibility, judgment, and responsibility—not profile or rhetoric.

  • SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY

    We pursue sustainability as an economic and industrial strategy, not a slogan. BIG builds platforms capable of delivering environmental and social outcomes at national and regional scale, while remaining commercially viable and economically resilient.

  • CONVICTION & STEWARDSHIP

    BIG combines long-term capital with active stewardship to build durable market leaders. We support our platforms through cycles, providing the patience, expertise, governance, and institutional discipline required to succeed in complex environments.

  • LONG-TERM ALIGNMENT

    BIG deploys permanent capital alongside nations, families, and institutions with multi-generational horizons. Our structures are designed to endure beyond political cycles and market volatility, aligning economic success with long-term societal benefit.

  • FOCUSED SCALE

    BIG concentrates exclusively on large-scale, systemically relevant opportunities where institutions—not transactions—create lasting value. We build platforms that are nationally and regionally significant, designed for long-term impact.

  • GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

    Our work is inherently global, drawing on the shared legal, financial, and institutional heritage of Britain and the Commonwealth. BIG builds cross-border platforms designed to operate credibly in a multipolar world.

  • ENTREPRENEURIALISM

    BIG focuses on disruptive industries that form the foundations of tomorrow’s infrastructure. Like the British merchant banks of the 19th century, which backed key businesses driving global development, BIG invests in platforms that enable growth in technology and financial systems, targeting sectors where creativity and entrepreneurialism drive long-term global impact.

  • ALIGNMENT

    BIG is a holding company of permanent capital vehicles owned by our founders. BIG values relationships and stands by friendships for the long term. BIG commits our own management capital to investments.  We have conviction in our platforms and work with long term investors in permanent capital vehicles. Our investments are for the long term and for the future. We work exclusively with sovereign investors and UHNW families.

  • DEVELOPMENT

    Traditional Private Equity is a fickle friend for long-term national investment. Its limited fund life cannot match the long term vision of national development programmes. Our responsibility is to use our capital alongside our national partners, improving lives for their people. BIG works with permanent capital that has support from local government and communities, exclusively on large cap vehicles.