GP Profile: Soho Square pushes ‘dequity’ model in UK, eyes dealflow uptick
GPs that are technically lenders but behave more like private equity have more commonly been found operating in North America. But Soho Square has been pushing this nascent model in the UK over the past few years, to provide alternative financing solutions to owner-operators that need capital but do not want to sell out, co-managing partner Walid Fakhry told Unquote.
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