Making a Difference for Future Growth ; Private Equity Mid-Market Firms Own Many British Smes but Their Importance Is Often Over-Shadowed by the Larger Private Equity Names. Andy Tupholme, Partner at Gresham Private Equity, Analyses the Role That the Private Equity Midmarket has in Ensuring Future Sme Growth in Britain

Birmingham Post › November 19, 2009

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Boots, Debenhams, The AA, Saga. Some of the most recognised names in British business, and the one thing they have in common? They are all owned by private equity investors and their own management teams.

Whilst the big-ticket deals may grab all the headlines, there is a plethora of SMEs both nationally and in our region, most of which you will never have heard of, that are backed by mid-market private equity funds.

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Making a Difference for Future Growth ; Private Equity Mid-Market Firms Own Many British Smes but Their Importance Is Often Over-Shadowed by the Larger Private Equity Names. Andy Tupholme, Partner at Gresham Private Equity, Analyses the Role That the Private Equity Midmarket has in Ensuring Future Sme Growth in Britain

In 2008 over 150 Midlands companies received private equity backing totalling pounds 1 billion, and private equity backed firms employ over 200,000 people in our region.

Whilst there ...

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