Our main focus within retail is food and beverage with exciting investment opportunities to invest into gastro pubs and restaurants. With UK retail sector sales increasing by 4% each year, this is a massive industry with endless opportunity: the total value of UK retail sales was £339 billion in 2015.

According to the figures contained in April 2016's UK index of production, the largest contribution to the increase in manufacturing came from the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, which increased by 8.6% month on month, the largest rise since February 2014. It is expected that lower costs and a legacy of R&D investment will drive further growth in 2016.

The financial services industry is vital for the British economy: it employs around 1.1 million people and contributes billions of pounds of tax to the exchequer every year. In 2015 the UK financial services sector continued to expand, with the significantly rising value of M&A transactions, reflecting growing confidence and resulting in several £1bn+ deals. 2015 marked the second successive year since 2011 when overseas acquirers were outnumbered by private equity, both as investors directly from their funds and via their portfolio businesses.