UK - Key Capital Partners launches in £1m-5m space

Key Capital Partners has been launched to fill the gap in the market for providing equity investments of between £1m and £5m. Key Capital Partners was established by partners Mike Fell, previously managing director at Granville Baird Capital Partners, Owen Trotter, formerly a partner at The Royal Bank of Canada and Peter Armitage, ex-managing director of Yorkshire Funds for the YFM Group and formerly partner at Apax Partners. The fund is targeting £100m and has reported strong appetite from investors including blue chip institutions, local authority pension funds, family trusts and high net worth individuals.