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Standard Bank’s former PE chief resurfaces at RIT

Graham Thomas, who left Standard Bank in July when the South African lender was scaling back its principal investing business, has joined UK-listed RIT Capital Partners.

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Catalyst, RIT exit MessageLabs in £397m sale

Catalyst Investors and RIT Capital Partners have exited their 19 percent stake in the UK online security group following its sale to Symantec.

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Darwin hits half-way milestone with £122m(4)

Darwin Private Equity has held a second close of its debut fund just three months after launching with the backing of City grandee Lord Jacob Rothschild and his RIT Capital Partners trust.

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Darwin hits half-way milestone with £122m(3)

Darwin Private Equity has held a second close of its debut fund just three months after launching with the backing of City grandee Lord Jacob Rothschild and his RIT Capital Partners trust.

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Darwin hits half-way milestone with £122m(2)

Darwin Private Equity has held a second close of its debut fund just three months after launching with the backing of City grandee Lord Jacob Rothschild and his RIT Capital Partners trust.

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Darwin hits half-way milestone with £122m

Darwin Private Equity has held a second close of its debut fund just three months after launching with the backing of City grandee Lord Jacob Rothschild and his RIT Capital Partners trust.

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Darwin Private Equity gets Rothschild seal of approval

Darwin Private Equity, a new mid-market fund launched by three former large buyout specialists, has received the backing of Lord Rothschild’s vehicle RIT Partners.

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VCs continue to drive UK cinema consolidation

Botts, JP Morgan Chase and RIT are looking to exit their investment in Cine-UK, the £150m cinema group.

RIT Capital Partners contact information

Offices

marker icon27 St. James's Place, London, SW1A 1NR, United Kingdom
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Contacts

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user imageMr. Nicholas Khuu
Job titleChief Investment Officer
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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user imageMr. Paul Hansen
Job titleDirector of Finance
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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user imageMr. Simon Pitcher
Job titleHead of Private Investments
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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user imageMr. Brian Rutherford
Job titleHead of Venture Capital
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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RIT Capital Partners fund commitments

Known fund commitments: 26

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Commitment dateMay 2026
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Commitment dateAug 2023
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RIT Capital Partners funds managed

Closed funds: 1

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Rothschild and Rockefeller join forces

Two of the Anglo-saxon investment world’s most famous dynasties have formed a strategic partnership to pursue investment opportunities together and share expertise.

Rothschild launches Chinese investor fund

Lord Rothschild is introducing a $750m buyout fund which will allow Chinese investors to take stakes in Western companies.

Darwin closes £217m debut fund

Amid tough fundraising conditions for first-time funds, the CVC and Permira spin-out fell shy of its £250m target but rounded up commitments from big fund of funds players including Pantheon and OXIP.

Blackstone unveils three new board members

In a recent filing, IPO-bound Blackstone has disclosed that it plans to name the former prime minister of Canada, the former CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Lord Rothschild to its board.

Clearbrook makes first disposal

Clearbrook Capital Partners, a private equity firm established by Robin Saunders, has sold laboratory company Eclipse Scientific for £50 million.

Blackstone-backed Cineworld to IPO

The UK’s second largest chain of cinemas intends to float on the LSE next month with a reported enterprise value of £450m.

Blackstone Group acquires Cine-UK

US private equity firm Blackstone Group has acquired Cine-UK, the British cinema chain, in a deal thought to be worth around £120m.