Oaktree invests £200m in RedCat

US-based Oaktree is currently investing from Oaktree European Principal Fund V, which closed on $540m in February 2020.

The company will consider acquisitions of individual pubs or pub operators. RedCat plans to partner with licensees, publicans and entrepreneurs to support the recovery of the sector and will look to acquire retail and tenanted pubs across the UK, but with a focus in the east, south-east, and south of the UK, according to a report by industry-focused publication the Caterer.

It is expected that the company will raise an additional £300m in debt, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Company
Founded in 2021 and based in London, the company will be dedicated to acquiring pubs and pub operators in the UK.

People
RedCat Pub Company – Rooney Anand (executive chairman).

Advisers
Company – Rothschild (corporate finance); Peel Hunt (corporate finance).

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