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Derek Elliott and Kevin Street, both formerly of Permira, and Jonathan Kaye of CVC Capital Partners, founded Darwin in March 2007. The Founders have worked on over \u00a310 billion of transactions\u00a0including The A&A Group, Attenda, The AA, All3Media, Bromford Industries, Collins Stewart, Esendex, Euroffice, Homebase, IG Group, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Kwik-Fit, Maxinutrition, Plum, Travelodge and Whittan.<\/p>\n

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WHAT WE DO<\/h3>\n

We invest in UK-based businesses worth up to \u00a3100 million, working in partnership with management teams\u00a0to help them unlock the potential of their business.<\/p>\nRead more<\/a>\n

TEAM<\/h3>\n

We are an experienced team of private equity professionals with a passion for what we do and a strong track record of success.<\/p>\nRead more<\/a>\n

THE FUND<\/h3>\n

Darwin closed its inaugural fund in August 2008 and has commitments from investors including Goldman Sachs, LGT Capital, Pantheon and RIT Capital Partners plc.<\/p>\nRead more<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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