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Rustom Kharegat, Head of Private Equity
  • Rustom Kharegat
  • Head of Private Equity
Private Equity
Private Equity +16%
Revenue
Revenue - £131m in 2007, £113m in 2006
  • Continue to be the premier provider of private equity services within the ‘Big Four’ to the private equity industry.
  • Deals include Cinven and Warburg Pincus’ €2.6 billion buyout of Essent Kabelcom and the €2.6 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Endemol (by a consortium of investors comprising Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and others) and the acquisition by Duke Street Capital and Europa Capital of C.I. Traders Ltd for £401 million. Also advised on South Africa’s largest retail sector auction – Bain Capital’s acquisition of Edcon at US$3.5 billion.
  • Were key advisors in ECI’s investment and exit from Laterooms.com, a deal the British Venture Capital Association awarded ‘Mid–Market Deal of the Year’.
  • Received ‘Award for Excellence in Advisory Services – Europe 2007’ for Financial Due Diligence from Private Equity News.