Greybull Capital
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Greybull Capital LLP is a private investment company that specialises in medium- to long-term investments in UK-based companies. It was incorporated as a limited liability partnership in April 2010. In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007–2008, Greybull's strategy was to buy distressed firms and return them to success.[3]
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
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Industry | Investment |
Founded | 1 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-01) |
Headquarters | 32 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, SW1X 9NR, , United Kingdom |
Key people | Marc Meyohas Daniel Goldstein[1] |
Website | greybull |
Footnotes / references Registered Nr.OC354497[2] |
By 2019, Greybull had bought several struggling firms for low prices, but many of them had subsequently failed. Examples include the airline Monarch, sports bar and snooker hall chain Riley's, the M Local convenience store chain, and electrical goods retailer Comet.[3] Greybull bought British Steel, Britain's second-largest steelworks, for £1 in 2016, invested £20-million in the company, and charged it £6-million in fees and accrued £14-million of owed interest in the years after. British Steel became insolvent in May 2019, after failing to secure government funding.[3]
Greybull was criticised in 2019 by Lord Myners for its track record of making money from failed investments. [4]