Comparison · 13 material differences
UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA) vs TMA
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Verified September 2026
Professional association
Verified September 2026 UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA)
UK private equity, venture capital and private credit fund managers, their institutional investors, and the advisers and service providers around them
Professional association
TMA
Professionals working in corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business: turnaround practitioners, restructuring lawyers, lenders, investors, accountants, appraisers…
What the records say
- Maximum age at joining: UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA): No published maximum age at joining; TMA: NextGen membership is limited to new members aged 40 and under at the time of application.
- Minimum investable assets: UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA): Family offices joining as limited partners must have at least £20m invested in European private equity and venture capital; TMA: No published minimum investable assets.
- Accredited-investor status: UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA): General partners must hold FCA or equivalent regulatory approval; TMA: No published accredited-investor status.
- Geographic restriction: UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA): UK general partners must have an office or investments in the UK; TMA: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues: UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA): £3,100–87,450 a year; TMA: $475 a year.
Side by side
| UK Private Capital (formerly BVCA) | TMA | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Professional association | Professional association |
| Founded | 1983 (Founded in 1983 as the British Venture Capital Association; the organization's own site says it has been the voice of private capital in the UK for over four decades) | 1988 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Chicago, United States |
| Geographic footprint | United Kingdom; members are fund managers, investors and advisers with a UK office or UK investments | 54 chapters worldwide, 34 of them in North America; international chapters across Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Australia |
| Members | 600as of September 2026 | 10,000as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | Not applicable: the association has no chapter structure | 54 |
| Primary audience | UK private equity, venture capital and private credit fund managers, their institutional investors, and the advisers and service providers around them | Professionals working in corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business: turnaround practitioners, restructuring lawyers, lenders, investors, accountants, appraisers and advisers |
| Typical member | Member firms fall into four groups: general partners (PE, VC and private credit fund managers with a UK office or UK investments and FCA or equivalent regulatory approval), limited partners (pension funds, insurers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, plus funds of funds and secondaries managers), professional services and financial institutions, and investee companies. | TMA reports its membership as roughly 43% turnaround practitioners and advisers, 20% attorneys, 14% lenders and bankers, 3% investors and 20% other related professionals including receivers, appraisers, academics, government officials, judges and recruiters. Membership is individual only, not by firm. |
| Qualification | ||
| Maximum age at joining | No published maximum age at joining | NextGen membership is limited to new members aged 40 and under at the time of applicationAvailable for two years or until age 41, whichever comes firstverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Minimum investable assets | Family offices joining as limited partners must have at least £20m invested in European private equity and venture capitalUnregulated family offices with £20m–£100m invested must also supply a written reference from an FCA-authorised member at partner level or aboveverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published minimum investable assets |
| Accredited-investor status | General partners must hold FCA or equivalent regulatory approvalverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published accredited-investor status |
| Geographic restriction | UK general partners must have an office or investments in the UKverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Industry restriction | No published industry restriction | Work in or around corporate restructuring, turnaround and distressed business: practitioners, attorneys, accountants, investors, lenders, venture capitalists, appraisers, liquidators, executive recruiters and consultantsTMA does not publish a formal eligibility test for professional membershipverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | No |
| Application process | Firms contact the membership team at membership@ukprivatecapital.co.uk or apply through the relevant membership category page. Eligibility is checked against the category criteria and the code of conduct, and a subscription band is set from the firm's size. Unregulated family offices in the £20m–£100m band additionally need a written reference from an FCA-authorised member at partner level or above. | An individual joins through my.turnaround.org, choosing a membership category and a local chapter. Discounted categories (NextGen, government or academic, and student) require verification and are subject to approval. Membership runs for twelve months from enrolment on an individual anniversary cycle. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: the association publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance data | Not publicly disclosed: membership is open to professionals in the field; only the discounted categories are described as subject to approval |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | £3,100–87,450 a yearUK General Partner category, banded by European funds under management: £3,100 (£0–25m); £6,050 (£25–50m); £9,750 (£50–100m); £11,900 (£100–200m); £18,150 (£200–300m); £25,250 (£300–400m); £32,400 (£400–500m); £39,450 (£500–625m); £47,200 (£625–750m); £55,100 (£750–875m); £62,950 (£875m–£1bn); £70,850 (£1–5bn); £76,500 (£5–10bn); £87,450 (over £10bn)verified September 2026 · source ↗ | $475 a yearProfessional membership; includes membership of the member's local chapterverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Local chapter dues | All rates are published annual subscriptions. A special rate exists for first-time fund managers investing a first institutional fund; the amount was not located on the pages checked. | No separate chapter dues for professional members: local chapter membership is included in the professional rateverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual subscription | 12 months from enrolment, on an individual anniversary cycle |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | A year-round calendar of conferences, summits, dinners and training courses, mostly in London | Local chapter programmes through the year plus TMA Annual, regional symposia and other conferences |
| Peer forums | No peer-forum structure; members engage through committees, working groups and events | No confidential peer forums; members organise through chapters, committees and volunteer groups |
| Confidentiality | Could not be independently verified: no published confidentiality policy was found | Could not be independently verified: no published confidentiality policy was found |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused | Chapter-based, Event-focused |
| Confidential peer forums | No | No |
| Local chapters | No | Yes |
| Virtual membership | No | No |
| Online community | Partial | Partial |
| Member directory | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Partial | Partial |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | No |
| Next-generation programming | No | Yes |
| Investment discussions | Partial | Partial |
| Investment opportunities | No | Partial |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | Medium | High |
| Social emphasis | Low | Medium |
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