Private Equity

Inside Charterhouse: missed fund targets and departures at one of Europe’s oldest buyout firms

Charterhouse is the elder statesman of British private equity, but it has recently lost some of its top dealmakers and missed fund targets. What went wrong?

Alison Rose (left) has been promoted to senior partner under the leadership of Lionel Giacomotto (right)
Alison Rose (left) has been promoted to senior partner under the leadership of Lionel Giacomotto (right) Illustration: Barbara Gibson

It survived the Blitz, the global financial crash and a bitter legal fight among its partners.

Now Charterhouse Capital Partners, the elder statesman of British private equity, once again finds itself facing challenges.

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