Duke Street Capital

Duke Street
Private
Industry Private equity
Founded 1988
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Products Leveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assets £2.6 billion
Number of employees
 45+
Website www.dukestreet.com

Duke Street is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies in Western Europe, particularly the UK and France.

The firm which is based in London was founded in 1988 as Hambro European Ventures, the private equity investment arm of Hambros Bank. The principals of the firm completed a spinout from Hambros in 1998, following the bank's sale to Société Générale, and changed name of the firm to Duke Street Capital and later Duke Street.

The firm has raised approximately £2.6 billion since inception across six private equity investment funds.[1]

Among the firm's most notable investments are Wagamama, Gala Bingo,[2] Equity Insurance Group,[3][4] Burton's Foods,[5] Esporta Health Clubs, Getty Images, The Original Factory Shop,LM Funerals, Marie Brizard,[6] Megabowl Oasis,[7] Great Mills[8] and Payzone.[9] In August 2015, Duke Street, with Searchlight Capital Partners, acquired controlling interests in two British construction equipment rental firms, Fork Rent and One Call Hire.[10]

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