Charterhouse Capital Partners
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| Limited liability partnership | |
| Industry | Private Equity |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
| Products | Private equity funds, Leveraged buyouts |
| Total assets | €8.4 billion |
| Website | www.charterhouse.co.uk |
Charterhouse Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm focusing on leveraged buyout of established, substantial businesses, based in Western Europe. Charterhouse focuses on a variety of industrial and commercial sectors, with focus on investments in chemicals, leisure, engineering and business support services.
Charterhouse is based in London, England, and was founded in 1982 as the European investment arm of Charterhouse Bank. The firm has approximately €8.4 billion of capital under management and was among the 50 largest private equity firms globally.
The firm's predecessors began managing private equity investments in the UK in 1975 and began pursuing leveraged buyout investments in 1982. In June 2001, the firm's management completed a management buyout from its then parent HSBC to become an independent investment firm.
In 2014, the firm acquired SkillSoft, an Irish company that provides cloud-based technology services to governments, businesses, and schools, for $2.3 billion.[1]
Founded in 1934, Charterhouse Capital Partners is the oldest buyout firm in Britain.[2] In 2015, The Wall Street Journal called Charterhouse Capital Partners "the elder statesman of British private equity, 80 years old and among London's most prestigious and private firms".[3] Becky Pritchard wrote in The Wall Street Journal that Charterhouse is a "legendary low-profile firm". [4]
References
- ↑ http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/marketplacek12/2014/07/mergers_acquisitions_on_the_rise_in_2014_report_shows.html
- ↑ Porter, Kiel; Willmer, Sabrina (2013-11-12). "Charterhouse Heirs Struggle to Maintain Bonnyman Legacy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ Clark, Simon; Pritchard, Becky (2015-01-05). "Infighting Roils Veteran British Buyout Firm Charterhouse Capital: Behind the Genteel Facade of the London-Based Private-Equity Firm Lurk Internal Frictions". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ Pritchard, Becky (2014-02-03). "Legal Battle Throws The Spotlight on Charterhouse". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
External links
- Charterhouse Capital Partners (company website)
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