GP Profile: Beechbrook Capital
Specialist lender Beechbrook Capital is currently raising its third fund for sponsor-backed SMEs. Denise Ko Genovese speaks to founders Nick Fenn and Paul Shea about the creation of a sponsorless strategy and the origins of the firm
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