2010 Buyout Track 100
Rank: 90 etc.venues
Private equity backers: Dunedin Capital Partners (57%), management and staff (43%)
This company has six venues across London and one in Birmingham that it hires out for training courses, events, conferences and executive meetings. Etc.venues says its buildings have more flair than most training facilities, featuring modern furnishings in bright contemporary colours and showcasing modern art. The locations are all near transport links and serve fresh food cooked on the premises. Dunedin Capital Partners backed the £21m buy-in management buyout in 2006 and profits have grown 32% a year from £2.3m in 2007 to £3.9m in 2009 under the leadership of managing director Alastair Stewart.
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This company has six venues across London and one in Birmingham that it hires out for training courses, events, conferences and executive meetings. Etc.venues says its buildings have more flair than most training facilities, featuring modern furnishings in bright contemporary colours and showcasing modern art. The locations are all near transport links and serve fresh food cooked on the premises. Dunedin Capital Partners backed the £21m buy-in management buyout in 2006 and profits have grown 32% a year from £2.3m in 2007 to £3.9m in 2009 under the leadership of managing director Alastair Stewart.
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Company facts
etc.venues
Training venue provider
Company website
| Profit growth | 32.37% pa |
| 2009 profit | £3.9m |
| 2007 profit | £2.3m |
| 2009 staff | 185 |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Location of HQ | Southeast London |
| If applicable: * = annualised figure‡ = draft figure |
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