Retail/ Consumer

In the retail/consumer sector, successful private equity investment requires specialist expertise.

High operational gearing of retail businesses makes structuring bank debt more complex and the unpredictable nature of consumer spending can make forecasting the future performance of retail and consumer product businesses extremely difficult. On the other hand, many retail and branded consumer goods businesses are highly cash-generative and are able to de-gear relatively quickly if they trade successfully.

Different consumer businesses will require different things from their investors. Some may have a roll-out strategy or see geographic expansion or consolidation as a route to value creation. Others may have product range development or other organic development needs. Our interest and experience is across all such strategies and sub-sectors.

Sector experience

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