It’s not easy investing in lower mid-market buy-outs, but WestBridge Capital partner Guy Davies is no stranger to adversity.
He speaks to Marc Mullen about the challenges that face small-cap private equity in the UK, as well as detailing the achievements of WestBridge so far.
Of the decision to set up WestBridge, a lower mid-market buy-out house, in 2008, co-founder and managing partner Guy Davies says: “The timing was shocking. It was just before the Lehman crisis. I vividly remember being on holiday, watching the financial world melt down, thinking: ‘I’m not sure we should have done this, but let’s get on with it.’”
This article originates from the Corporate Financier March 2020 edition. The magazine is exclusively available to ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty members.
