Terra Firma Capital Partners
Terra Firma Capital Partners are a private equity firm based in London, UK. It was formed as a spin-off company from Nomura's Principal Finance Group in 1994 by Guy Hands and has invested £4.7 billion since its creation. Its first investments were in waste management and ex-Ministry of Defence housing but has since moved into leisure (pub & hotel ownership and cinemas) and transport, as well as other areas.
Investments
- Phoenix Inns, pub ownership
- Angel Trains, UK railway rolling stock ownership
- AT&T Capital
- Annington Homes, UK based residential home ownership (ex-Ministry of Defence housing)
- Inntrepreneur, pub ownership
- William Hill plc, bookmakers
- Thorn
- Inn Partnership, pub ownership
- Unique Pub Co, pub ownership
- Hyder plc, UK ultilities company
- First Quench, drinks retailer
- HBS
- Deutsche Annington, German based residential home ownership
- Meridien, hotel ownership
- Voyager Pubs, pub ownership
- [Waste Recycling Group], waste management
- Shanks, waste management
- Odeon Cinemas, cinema ownership
- UCI, cinema ownership
- Tank & Rast, hotel ownership
- BGCL