2019 has been the year of wait and see in UK commercial property. After a couple of extremely busy years, where we saw exceptional volumes of deals being transacted, it’s perhaps hardly surprising that some of the heat has come out of the market.

After years spent working hard to grow their business, vendors of small and medium sized companies (SMEs) want to realise maximum value when they decide to sell all or part of their shareholding, either to a strategic trade acquirer, or, a private equity investor.

While political upheavals may be delaying growth plans for some, ambitious businesses are keen to move forward and investors remain on the lookout for good private equity opportunities.

Miles Otway, private equity partner at Connection Capital explains why a good CFO is an essential ingredient in a pe-backed business

Virgin Wines backer Connection Capital injects £5.9m in the lab equipment supplier to Pfizer, GSK and the University of Cambridge

Real Deals coverage of the Rowan private equity deal.

City A.M coverage of the Tempcover private equity deal.

Coverage of our sixth private equity deal in 12 months in Real Deals.

Connection Capital backs stock Re-seller Rowan International

Clients of Connection Capital, the specialist private client investment business, have invested £7.5m of private capital in the £24m secondary management buyout (MBO) of global specialist container business Cargostore Worldwide Trading Ltd.

Leading UK relocations and storage business secures £ multi-million debt finance package from Connection Capital as it pursues growth strategy

Successful private equity exit from risk-advisory business JCRA achieved after just 26 months.

Members of Connection Capital, the specialist private client investment business, syndicate have invested in the TriSpan Opportunities Fund.

Private clients invest £5m in European CLO fund from Permira Debt Managers.

Our latest newsletter covers investment activity over the last six months of 2019 as well as news of our 10 year anniversary. Highlights also included a successful exit, four deal completions and the addition of new members of staff, bringing our team to 30. Read The Review: January 2020

Connection Capital host annual management team retreat in Gleneagles

Investor Survey 2019: Alternative Investments and Asset Allocation