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Close Growth Capital Sells Allen & Heath to D&M Holdings Inc.
CGC has sold Allen & Heath, the highly successful designer and manufacturer of audio mixing consoles.
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CGC backs £12m buyout of Blueberry
Close Growth Capital backs serial entrepreneurs in the £12 million secondary buyout of the Blueberry Group Limited.
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Tangerine Agrees Monkhill Acquisition with Cadbury
Tangerine has agreed to acquire Monkhill Confectionery from Cadbury Schweppes for £58 million in cash. More >

CGC won Venture Capital Team of the Year at the recent South West Deals Awards where A-Gas International helped secure the title.


CGC’s Single Source funding is highly effective. Our investment structures offer investors the opportunity of high current yield with significant equity upside and early return of capital.

Investors in CGC Funds I and II are a consistent range of insurance companies, banks and fund of funds. CGC Fund I closed its fundraising in August 2000 and is now well into its realisation phase. Fund II closed its fundraising in December 2004, with follow-ons from all Fund I investors plus new investors and is currently 53% invested. CGC has £100m of funds under management. Our successful track record of achieving top quartile returns to investors is delivered by:

• A differentiated Single Source approach that generates quality deal flow from
   the UK midmarket
• An opportunity to get more money working quickly through our distinctive structures
• An experienced team that has invested successfully over several economic cycles
   in a wide variety of sectors
• Working in partnership with management to increase the profitability of the
   businesses in which we invest

For further information or specific funding enquiries please contact:
Bill Crossan, Managing Director on 020 7065 1100.