Our history

1988	Founding of Birmingham (UK) entity
1990	First advisory account
1991	Closing of first fund of funds
1992	Closing of first secondary fund
1999	Founding of Swiss entity
2000	Appointment of the UK Government to launch and manage a dedicated European Venture Capital Fund
2001	First-ever private equity backed bond (first investment grade rating)
2002	First-ever AAA/Aaa-rated private equity-backed bond
2003	Management of an existing portfolio for Prudential Financial, one of the earliest investors in private equity and a recognized leader in investment management. Opening of New York office
2004	Expansion of our relationship with Prudential Financial to include advisory services on new commitments to private equity funds in the US and Europe. Registration of our subsidiary Capital Dynamics, Inc. as a Broker Dealer with the SEC and as an NASD member firm Integration of UK entity.
2005	Appointed as the exclusive global contractor for the private equity portfolio of the Washington State Investment Board. Opening of London office.
2006	Opening of San Francisco office. Certified as compliant with the International Standard ISO 9001:2000
2007	Opening of Hong Kong office