Private Equity

Goldman Sachs offers Terra Firma investors an early way out

US bank's investment arm buys stakes in Terra Firma's 2007 buyout fund, used for the infamous EMI investment

Terra Firma's Fund III was used for the infamous 2007 purchase of EMI
Terra Firma's Fund III was used for the infamous 2007 purchase of EMI Photo: Getty Images

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has agreed to buy second-hand stakes in Terra Firma's 2007 buyout fund, offering investors an early way out of the vehicle that was used for the infamous EMI Group investment.

The bank's investment arm paid 82% of net asset value for the stakes, which were worth around $200 million combined, and Terra Firma invested alongside it on the deal, according to people familiar with the matter.

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