UK mid-market firm Gresham recently generated a twelve times return on its original investment when it exited Penn Pharmaceuticals – and it invested £30 million in bottle manufacturer Esterform Packaging. PEO caught up with Paul Thomas at Gresham to discuss these investments and wider trends in the mid-market.
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