Better Capital
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Better Capital is a British Private equity firm founded by Jon Moulton in 2009.[1]
Investments
Better Capital has had investments in the following companies:
- In February 2010, Better Capital acquired Gardner Group from The Carlyle Group[2]
- In April 2010, Better Capital acquired Reader's Digest UK from administrators Moore Stephens, backing a management buyout[3][4]
- In July 2011, Better Capital acquired a majority stake of Fairline Yachts[5] in a joint venture with Royal Bank of Scotland[6]
- In April 2012, Better Capital acquired fashion chain Jaeger[7] (entered administration in April 2017)[8]
- In April 2013, Better Capital acquired City Link[9][10] from Rentokil Initial (in administration, December 2014)[11]
- In September 2015, Better Capital sold Fairline Yachts to Wessex Bristol[12]
- In 2012, Better Capital acquired Everest,[13][14] and in 2020 re-acquired the operations of the company in a pre-pack administration deal.[15]
In 2020, the firm delisted from the stock market after their investee companies suffered huge disruption to their businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
