Private equity firm Key Capital Partners has launched an office in London.
The move takes the company’s locations to four, adding to its offices in Cambridge, Leeds and Birmingham.
The new office on Gray’s Inn Road will provide Key Capital Partners (KCP) with greater access to the Thames Valley, Solent and Gatwick regions, as well as proximity to investors and the professional community in the City.
KCP has marked its launch into London with the appointment to the new office of investment manager, Gareth Evans, from PwC’s transaction services team.
Founding KCP partner Mike Fell will oversee the firm’s London and Cambridge offices.
Mr Fell said: “Since we launched KCP in 2007, we have made seven investments in exciting and high-growth businesses, while also significantly expanding our geographical coverage.
“This new office in London will help to strengthen our relationships with the business and professional community in the capital and support our goal to plug the funding gap for profitable, high growth businesses across the South East.”
Key Capital Partners was founded in 2007 to address the equity gap, making investments of between £1 million and £10 million in profitable, growing UK companies.
The firm has made seven investments since closing its maiden £100 million fund, including its £5 million equity investment in contemporary furniture and home accessories retailer Dwell in August 2010.
